You may recall I posted about the wife's two little dogs (well after the loss of one) last August. Here's that post:
https://www.ft86club.com/forums/show...&postcount=851
Well, she's been dropping hints about getting another dog since before Thanksgiving, (the Canadian one) which I've been ignoring. Even had a couple lined up and I said NO! The old boy will be 15 this April and we know he won't see 16. So, at some point you have to say: No more pets!
(Or so I thought...)
Oh, she was sneaky and I fell for it. She asked about my favourite breeds and I told her all of them. However my very first dog was a dark red Spaniel. In fact it was the neighbours dog who adopted me when I was born. I might have mentioned that we'd never had a spaniel in almost 47 years of marriage.
This past Sunday I drove her to a kennel west of Ottawa, (about 3 1/2 hours in good weather) in a snow storm to get her newest dog. I had to pick it from the litter and I had to name it. Turns out she bought her for me as an early Valentine's present.
She's a 3 1/2 month old purebred English Cocker Spaniel named; My Precious Valentine. We call her Precious. (Sorry for the lousy phone photos)