I travelled from South West Lancashire to Falkirk to collect Henry, and he was well worth it. It was as if it was meant to be, as I was travelling to Scotland and stopped at Tebay services to give Charley a comfort break, as well as have a snack. When I got out of the car with Charley I met a lady with two lovely Cockers, and then another two ladies, each with a couple of Cockers. Naturally, we stopped to talk, and for me to make a fuss of the dogs. One was an Orange Roan of six months called Fletcher; he was gorgeous, the other was a Blue Roan called Axel, Fletcher's father. They had all been to a dog show in Malvern, and one was a member of COL After a long chat we all went on our fifferent ways.
A week or so later I received a text message to say that Axel had sired a litter of puppies, and that if I was interested there was one male Orange Roan. There was a 'phone number and name of the lady whose bitch had produced the puppies. Briefly, I later 'phoned Anne to say that I would like the Orange Roan puppy. She kept in touch with me and sent pictures of every stage of Henry's development - I posted these on the puppies' forum. Eight weeks later I embarked on the journey to Falkirk with my stepson, staying overnight at a hotel with Charley, and picking up Henry the following morning. Paul drove home and I was the passenger left holding Henry.
I didn't need to do a lot of research because I had everything I needed to know when we met at Tebay. If you want a good puppy then you may have to travel some distance.
