Well last little update on this thread..
I won't go into to many details as I'm still fuming but Tarka's 'owner' had her back for a couple of days and in that time tried to get her hit by a car as he 'just wants it over'. My neighbour took her back and suggested he says his goodbye's to her and so that's that now. She's here for good...
I dog sat her for a little while last night and she's absolutely wonderful.. typical happy cocker. She smothered the kids and me constantly with kisses, doesn't sit still for a second, body barges for cuddles constantly, can jump onto a table from a sit without any notice and she's wonderfully canny and norty
We took her and Dave out this morning and once she'd told him off for trying to bonk her 3 times (that's ma boy
) he gave up, moved on and they got on like a house on fire. They were inseparable all walk and hunted their little hearts out, swam in a very disgusting pond and rolled in all manner of dirt (much to my neighbours horror
) She's very biddable and focused, picked up on Dave's whistle quickly, so wonderful and so my kind of dog - she reminds me of Trev very much..
Other than the lumps on her belly you wouldn't know for a second she has anything wrong with her at the moment - she's happy, carefree, fit, very well muscled and 100 mph
so for now so we'll give her all that we can over the next few weeks and months until she's not happy and then gently help her when the time is right