Thought I’d better send a somewhat overdue update on this Special Day. It’s Sammie’s birthday today (28th May) and despite still only looking about 9 months old she is actually 3 years old! I must get asked at least once a week how old she is and then await the shock when I tell people her real age – it’s all part of her charm I think, and she certainly has bags of that. I’ve lost count of the number of people that would like to keep her, but there’s no fear of her going anywhere she is our devoted (and yes spoilt) perfect dog.
Her recent adventures have included our very first camping trip – a first for all of us, she loved it, the tent was her favourite place, she didn’t have to wear a lead all weekend as any time we couldn’t see her she’d just be curled up in the doorway in her bed watching the world go by.
We are persevering with the gundog lessons, practicing at home she is really good and is like a rocket she a goes mad when I get her training bag out – but in the actual class she becomes some kind of little princess and carries out all the task but tiptoes around daintily and pretends that she doesn’t do running! But as we both enjoy it we carry on.
She got a major shock recently when she got a little brother, not only that but he wasn’t a Spaniel (she certainly has a preference for being friends with other Spaniels) no to her horror he’s a black Labrador! And being Sammie and not having a bad bone in her body she has been fantastic with him (although at times I’m sure I’ve caught her looking at him wondering when he’s going home) they are now becoming great friends so much so that we are going to have to get a bigger sofa as they now spend most of their time curled up together on it.
Well we must dash now, we have a busy few weeks ahead as we are all off to stay in North Norfolk again and Samantha is most excited about showing her little brother Gus her favourite beach at Wells and the boat trip to see the seals at Blakeney Point.
Her are a couple of picture of Our fab day at Crufts and little Gus