When your Cocker proves she has a 'soft mouth'...

[Stalker62]

For reasons that some readers will be aware, the recent loss (why do we use that word?) of two of our dogs, has left us with just the one Cocker Spaniel.

The joy a dog can bring to one's life, is manifest.

It is sometimes brought about by the most random of events.

This simple wee tale is one such event.


I walk my dogs (force of habit) dog, very early in the morning. Oft times whilst it is still dark.

About a week ago, I was aware of the Cocker sniffing about in the undergrowth. The lady who bred her; had initially trained her to 'hunt truffles' and I thought that perhaps she has caught a scent of something that reminded her of her earliest days.

After a few moments, she reappeared and was clearly carrying something in her mouth (where else does a dog carry suff!?)

She was quite protective of her 'find' and was not going to let me take it, until she got it home.




As soon as we arrived home, she 'presented' her find to me.

She was terribly proud of it.


Not as proud as I was of her.

Only a simple thing.

Just one of those joyous moments a dog brings to your life.

I thought it rather wonderful...

 

[Fosbery Holster]

Well done that cocker, l don’t know how she did it wearing a mask, some dog that is !

Good to have you back, no not the dog, you !

 

[Ruby Tuesday 2]

Mine brought back a baby bird this week then somehow returned with a slightly upset weasel.

 

[finbar]

My two springers pick up hedgepigs

 

[Mungo]

My dog has all the grace and delicacy of a badly set gin trap.

I believe the Germans sometimes call GWPs ‘crocodiles in fur coats’

 

[hendrix's rifle]

My dog has all the grace and delicacy of a badly set gin trap.

I believe the Germans sometimes call GWPs ‘crocodiles in fur coats’

My springer is brilliant, she will carry an egg and the only time it will break it when she decides to play with it and throw it around.

My GWP on the other hand... no deer has gotten away without having bite/chew marks on it somewhere. The usual one is he's ahead of me on a track, has a minute or two in his own with said deer and i find him covered in the fur

 

[dogman56]

My cockers Lucy, is great at carrying eggs from chicken to goose and about 2 months ago when the geese were laying my Teckel tried his best to carry a goose egg! My springer used to be relable in the egg carrying duties but has now found that they are very tasty on the inside....