You know that proverb-

- about going abroad to hear news of home? We haven't been abroad, but I did find out something about Chloe in a magazine about goats! This is because a famous goat breeder also bred a famous cocker spaniel and a section of a piece on the breeder also referred to the cocker.
A paragraph said "To be awarded that qualifying certificate the gundog must show the ability to hunt and retrieve, and must show that he is not 'gun shy'."
I have always wondered by Chloe shows such eagerness to bring me pheasants when she is obviously not a working dog. Now I know - these qualities were preserved ( at least for a time) in the show-type cockers.