Our Welsh Springer Spaniel Tess is now just over one year old and is very much part of the family. She is our first dog and has proved to be both rewarding and challenging in equal measures.
Tess is a very friendly and sociable dog who just loves to play with other dogs and introduce herself to people. Like all Welsh Springer Spaniels she has a lovely Red and White coat that is very soft to touch and her markings make it look like she has freckles on her snout.
Her kennel club name is Northey Soul Dancer and she comes from a wonderful line of Welsh Springer Spaniels from the Northey (McDonald) kennel. Her mother, Briny, is a lovely dog who’s kennel club name is Northey Sun on the Sea and her father is Shandwick Raffles. Both Mum and Dad are from very successful kennels, with her Dad winning Best Puppy in Show at the Welsh Springer Spaniel Club Championship Show in 2004.
Tess has so many of the Welsh Springer Spaniel characteristics as you would expect
- she is lively and playful
- likes everyone including other dogs
- responds well to training and enjoys it
- can get rather over exuberant at times jumping up at people
- suffers from separation anxiety if left alone for to long
- on walks jumps into all the muddy water
- enjoys gardening, especially digging holes and pruning
- greets you with wild enthusiasm when you come home
For all the challenges and the stresses that having your first dog has brought us we would not change this little Welsh Springer Spaniel for the world. She is loyal, friendly, trusting, fun and part of our family. She is growing up quickly into a wonderful dog who we love to take for long walks and she just cannot wait to meet other dogs and play.
SJR
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