The Spaniel Who Came To Call

[poliphilo]

Her name was Vita and she'd run away from home by way of a pond or ditch and was ringing wet. The tag on her collar gave me a phone number to ring- so I did- and her owners duly drove up and collected her.

But what I loved was the way she just came breezing in through the patio doors  going,  "Here I am, lovely to see you, what fun we're going to have!"

Comments

[puddleshark.livejournal.com]

heh! Running into a stranger's house while dripping wet and greeting them like long lost friends? Oh yes, that sounds like a spaniel alright...

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I've not had dealings with spaniels before. My parents used to specialise in corgis- and they're reserved and grumpy little dogs.

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen a corgi for years, and they're supposed to be Welsh dogs. There was a bit of a fashion for them in the 50s (queen's influence, presumably?), but then they dropped in popularity. Though there is a bit of a thing for them on the internet. Perhaps the Americans have managed to breed the grumpiness out of them?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

They were designed to nip at cow heels which- in my submission- hardly makes them ideal family pets.

[idahoswede.livejournal.com]

Spaniels tend to have that lovely sociable nature. Did she have time to stay for tea?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I didn't really have anything to offer. There was cat food in a dish on the kitchen floor but she didn't show an interest.

[idahoswede.livejournal.com]

Now that you've had a lady caller, you should lay in a few biscuits!

[internet-sampo.livejournal.com]

That reminds me of when my wife and I had rented a vacation cabin in Tennessee. There was a hot tub on the patio and while we were in it one afternoon a dog ran on to the patio from the woods, wagged its tail at us and then ran off (probably to say hi to the people in the next cabin!).

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Perhaps it belonged to the people in the next cabin.

[internet-sampo.livejournal.com]

Except that the cabins were no pets! We think it was a local dog who would go visit its new "friends"

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

Spaniels are lovely with their gregarious nature. They've long been favourites of mine though I also love the tough independence of terriers.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I like independence in an animal- which is why I'm more of a cat person myself.