Dexters First Visit

Tilly had some friends round this week.

She was so cute...

So I was transferring all my photos to our new computer and came across this...

Awwwww

Tilly 's Boyfriend!

There is no doubt about it Tilly has a boyfriend!

First public agility!

Our agility group (Springers) were demonstrating at Honley Show at the weekend and as the puppy class has been going for 5 lessons now they asked if we would come along to show how amazing our pups were!

Needless to say Tilly was amazing - Jon however got very lost on what was a very complicated course with 4 puppys going around at once!

"Still not certain about the see saw"

"Which way now dad"

We only had one lapse when Tilly decided that someone stood outside of the ring looker far more exciting than the sack tunnel - but we soon got back on course.
The more advanced dogs were amazing and we are looking forwards to more days like this to come.

All credit to Rach for the piccies!

One Year Old!

Tilly is now a year old - I thought I would celebrate by taking the camera out with us today!

Path blocked by a very brave cat!

Crazed Dog.

Showing off at how bad she is at catching!

Proving she does get it eventually!

Sun bathing!

Bluebells

Time for a refreshing drink!

Well trained doggy...

All we need to do is teach her to lift the lid!

Our vet has never had a springer...

So Rachel and I had a rare weekend off together so we decided to take Tilly to Ingleton to go on a nice waterfall walk.


Tilly had a lovely time - playing with lots of other dogs and people we met.


When we got home she slept for a while before doing some search training training which invariably involves her clambering over sofas in search for colin (the cow!). On this particular evening we noticed a trail of blood following her clambering and on examining her paws found quite a nasty cut in one of her pads.

Of to the vet we went who bandaged it all up and told us to keep the bandage dry and all would be well in a couple of weeks. Tilly was not amused! After about a week she realised that she could quite easily take the nasty bandage off and make it into a pile of bandage bits. Several trips to the vets and several piles of bandage bits later the vet proclaims that her foot in nearly healed and she is going to give up re bandaging it - however "Tilly is not to go out for walks for 5 days". Now anyone that has owned a young Springer would know this is crazy talk - without constant exercise and entertainment they get - well destructive!


I struggle to move that mattress on my own - Tilly obviously didn't like it being positioned on the bed! Never mind not long to go now.

Lots of photos

Christmas has been and gone - lots of snow for photo taking of Tilly! Once again the really nice pics of Tilly struggling to keep her eyes open are down to Peter Blanchflower not me...

Christmas day walk

Tilly showing of her new "Table" command

She enjoys the good stuff (water)

Naughty with the police baubles

I'm not tired - honestly

All right maybe I am!

At the climbing wall

Tilly was adamant Rachel wouldn't make a snow angel.

Pointing in the snow

Deep snow