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This is what is currently happening. People selling their young cockers to make a fast buck. Current advert on Pets4homes. 👿😤

Traditionally border terriers were kept and used along side packs of foxhounds. I guess that's why I see so many of them. Where I live here on Exmoor there are several hunt kennels still in place, one in our village, and many of the local people are involved with the various hunts. It is not...

All the border terriers I know are a nightmare - snappy with other dogs and prone to going off hunting, definitely not a good choice for a first time dog owner.

My Clumber Ziggy has sired four litters but I have never bred from my girls. Too nerve wrecking and stressful for my liking.

Going back to the current price of puppies, prices for cockers have gone through the roof. Breeders are asking for somewhere between £2000 - £3000. It's ridiculous!

No, he gets totally bossed about by my three ladies and Ziggy treats him as if he is invisible!

Murffi didn't cost me anything other than a lot of grey hairs. He is definitely a cautionary tale. Lethal combination of field trialling bred dog being sold to novice owners. He turned 10 last month. His ears are still as gorgeous as ever, and what's between his ears is still as scrambled as ever 😂

Murffi my crazy cocker has an all red pedigree. Every dog in his 5 generation pedigree is a field trial champion. It explains a lot! :giggl:

That looks very much as if it has turned into a hotspot. One of my Clumbers is prone to hotspots and the best methods of dealing with it I have found is to clip the hair on the spot and around the surrounding area right back and clean three times a day with diluted Hibiscrub. It seems to be...

My two Clumbers have pink noses, it’s part of the breed. They have never had any problems with sunburn but neither one is a sun worshiper. I think sun screen wouldn’t stay on long enough to offer any protection so I would limit her sunbathing to mornings and late afternoons but not during the...

I have been quiet for a while. To be honest life has been one horrendous nightmare for a while now not just since the virus. Hoping to come out the other side a stronger person. Take care everyone and look out for each other xx

Is it a gundog trainer you will be seeing Kate?

I will be taking Amy. Mostly I am interested in PW’s way of teaching. The course is all about retrieving and I think apart from Amy there will be only one other spaniel. Amy is a very good retriever so I don’t think she will look out of place amongst the labs and golden retrievers.

I am treating myself to a gundog training holiday this year. Have just booked a place on Philippa Williams Dogs for Life training holidays. Some of you might have seen Philippa’s gundog demos at Crufts. I am really looking forward to it.

I do very few seen retrieves where I (or someone else) throw out the dummy and then send the dog from my side. They are deadly boring to a dog and don’t really teach the dog anything especially on short grass hence the dog getting bored and starting to mess around with the dummy. Instead I would...

Whereabouts on Exmoor are you?

Do you have Hattie’s microchip number? Usually it is written on the dog’s vaccination card, failing that any vet will have a scanner and will be able to read her chip number. Then ring Petlog and change details. If she is not registered with Petlog then they will be able to point you in the...

Have also been thinking of you Sonia and sending you good wishes. xx

I’m so sorry. What a sad time for you. xx