MORE TAILS FROM
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SEAVILLE SETTERS
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Last year was a very sad year for us. We had to say goodbye to so many of our oldies. In the week before Christmas we lost our Old English Sheepdog - Sophie. Incredibly she would have been the grand old age of 16 in May 2000. In all of those years she hardly ever missed a meal.
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| We actually had Sophie before we became involved with English Setters. I remember when she met Ross our first Setter. Sophie was not amused at this silly young puppy who was sick all over her in the car. To get her own back on him she rolled him over and over in the thick smelly mud whilst we were out walking. Poor Ross, as soon as he picked himself up she knocked him back down again. They did eventually become friends and spent almost eleven happy years together. Sophie only had two golden rules and every Setter who ever came here whether it be temporary or to stay soon learnt them. |
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DO NOT EVEN LOOK AT MY FOOD
2. DO NOT DISTURB WHEN SLEEPING.
In late Summer we took in a six month old Working Setter called Cindy. On her first morning I thought I would take her into the field and she what she was like on the recall. I soon found out. After I had sat on a tree stump for almost two and a half hours she came back to me. The only reason being she was worn out and hungry! She had chased the sheep (our sheep fortunately) played splash in the water and generally chased every bird that flew over head. What did I do? Keep her.
| At the other end of the age spectrum Dina came to live with us aged thirteen or so. After collecting her we stopped off to get some fish and chips for lunch. Dina thought it was great eating fish and drinking milk from a make shift bowl whilst sitting in the back of the car! Then when she arrived here of course it was TEA TIME! |
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It was not a busy year for us on the Rescue front. For the dogs we did place we are, as always, very grateful to the people who offered a good home to a Rescue. Although sad to see them go trotting off with their new owners (and typical setters never give a backwards glance) that is what Rescue is all about at the end of the day.
The success stories.
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Judy 'at home' in the flower bed | Ross the French, Scottish, English Setter |
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Bess & Saphire experience the comforts of their new home |
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