....well, at least when they are well trained, biddable and well socialised! There is possibly nothing worse than a badly behaved Gordon Setter - they are a liability! Which is why this special breed needs special people to be owned by them!
Anway, enough of the preaching - they are after all my passion - here is today's blog:
Bailey (before his accident) in the bluebell grove
For the first time since Bailey's accident, we (by that I mean me and my two Gordon Setter's Bailey and Harvey) went out for a decent walk. Bailey still has a pronounced nod but it didnt seem to worry him - he was truly back to his normal cheeky little boy self (despite being nearly nine with a greying muzzle). Two weeks ago I wasnt even sure he'd make it through the night let alone acompany me on long walks again. It felt good to see him back to normal. He's a wonderful dog.
Harvey the Terrible (doesnt he look the guilty party?)
The weather was gorgeous, frosty in the morning but sunny all day. I can handle winter days like this, its the grey, wet days that get me down. We walked all the way over to Tangley Manor, over the hill towards Frog Grove Lane - it was beautiful. With all the tension, stress and anger that's going on at work this was pure tranquility - the only noise was the occasional bird twittering after being flushed out by Harvey. Here are my two wonderful companions on the top of the hill, showing how well trained they are - the little darlings (or were they just posing for the camera ;) !
"If you take a dog which is starving and feed him and make him prosperous, that dog will not bite you. This is the primary difference between a dog and a man."
- Mark Twain
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