Thought I'd pop in and say hello - I have been lurking on these forums for some time now (said hello some years back) and thought it was time to reintroduce myself!
I am NOT owned by a cocker - I have wanted one since I was about seven years old, and a girl in my class had a new golden girlie called Lucy. I fell in love with her (the puppy that is!) and that was it as far as the breed is concerned. However, it has never been possible for me to have my own due to being a single girl who works full-time, lives in a garden-less flat in London, and where doggie daycare / dogwalkers can be prohibitively expensive.
HOWEVER, 30 years after falling in love with that first cocker, this could be imminently about to change
Not the working full-time bit, but the bits around the edge! My company is relocating large numbers of staff (including myself) to Buckinghamshire in the next couple of months. Although I will be commuting the journey at first, my best friend who also works for hte company IS going to be moving up there next month. This gives me a chance to really get to know the area, before making any massive changes that I may regret. I am also a horserider, and would like to complete my British Horse Society Stage 1 exams at the stables I currently ride at and as planned, before moving up there.
BUT.....!!! If I do move up to the area, then finally getting a gorgeous cocker pup can hopefully become a reality! I can afford a much larger place, with a garden, no need to share and I have found what seems to be a lovely lady (obviously closer inspection required) registered with NARP's who would be happy to look after my pup in her home during working hours. The plan would be to take the first three weeks off following the puppy's arrival and then going back to work once vaccinations have fully kicked in.
So I guess the next few months will be interesting - will I like the area, do I want to move etc? Although I have already been to visit a few stables for the horseriding side of life with my instructor
And I am soooooooo excited about the thought of maybe having a cocker at last. I guess the difficult bit may be convincing breeders that I am not about to leave the puppy on its own through the day, as that most definitely is not the case - I wouldn't consider getting a dog, if I didn't think the pup (and thus myself) would be happy.
So in the meantime, I will just have to continue battling the green-eyed monster while I read all about cocker kisses and cuddles, but godwilling, things may finally work out that I can get my own
Think I've ranted on enough about my life at the moment.....
