[Birdie Wife]

Cocker Spaniel puppy for pet, from working stock rather than show stock.  Not docked please.  Any colour considered! Must be able to see parents.

Please PM with details, or any suggestions of other sites where I might find the perfect pup.

[gillandtom]

I got a gorgeous white Worker who is 8 months old from the Scottish Rescue 3 weeks ago.

http://www.spanielrescuescotland.org/

or try

http://www.cockersonline.co.uk/discuss/index.php?board=46.0

Good luck!

[Cluckinggoodpoultry]

Hi, try www.epupz.co.uk I can usually find breeds I am looking for on there, and Im in Scotland. Depending on whereabouts you are then I may be able to help, can ask a few of the local farmers, they usually know of some.

[doganjo]

No No No no - not Epupz - there are puppy farmers are on there.

[Birdie Wife]

No No No no - not Epupz - there are puppy farmers are on there.

I found a site yesterday - not that one but different - more than half the adverts are from similar locations in Ireland, nothing against the Irish but it shouts 'Puppy Farm' at me 

[doganjo]

You can usually pick them up by doing searches for different breeds.  And puppy farms are rife in ireland.  English Springer rescue here in the UK have ferry loads of them being brought over for rehoming.  Some in a sorry state too.

[Birdie Wife]

You can usually pick them up by doing searches for different breeds.  And puppy farms are rife in ireland.  English Springer rescue here in the UK have ferry loads of them being brought over for rehoming.  Some in a sorry state too.

 

[doganjo]

Sorry, but it's true - we actually were asked to take one young lad onto our re-homing books that was a cross Springer/Brittany - they call them Bringers and one stupid woman in england is breeding them deliberately - 2 springer bitches, one brittany dog - bingo - money makers every season!  This one had had 3 homes already 1t 8 months!  we found him a great working home.  Working dogs are not suitable as couch potatoes.

[doganjo]

Mike Smith is a Field Trial Judge.  Check out Mike's webpage http://www.mailscotgundogs.co.uk/

[Birdie Wife]

I'm going to have a look at some black cocker puppies in a couple of weeks *big cheesy grin* 

[jameslindsay]

Is you are still looking I saw an advert for "working cockers" in Linlithgow, Contact number is 078265255322

[Birdie Wife]

The very same!! 

[doganjo]

Are you going to really work it?  for shooting over?

[Birdie Wife]

Plan is to get it working - not with guns, but finding nests on the nature reserve where I work.  I wanted a small dog that likes water as well, we go kayaking when we can so a good swimmer is a strong bonus    the pups in the ad are from parents that are quite laid back (for cockers) so hopefully the pup would be good for bringing in the office too.

[doganjo]

Spaniels hunt within gun range unless they are trained to go further - that is 50 yards each side of the handler/gun.  You may have to try to encourage it to hunt a wider pattern if that is what you need.  They also flush everything out that they come across - just a natural attribute, they can't help it.  HPR's are different inasmuch as they will go on point at the scent of game and hold the game mesmerised until it is flushed for shooting or counting. Are it's parent's field trialers?  Presumably you want to discourage the retrieving aspect - or perhaps not.  Would you need it to collect injured birds?  There are plenty of Gundog trainers in Scotland but perhaps you have trained a Spaniel before.