Pureheart English Springer Spaniels

09/12/2025

Just taking a little break...

08/17/2025

Today I took Aleah out to a Canine Good Neighbour (CGN) test... she failed. The CGN is a 12 part test, designed to evaluate a dogs manners & reliability in various situations. A dog must demonstrate that it is capable in ALL 12 areas in order to pass the test. Aleah was exemplary and had everyone admiring her easy going and obedient behaviour throughout the test, except when it came to 1 area 'Supervised Isolation'. This is when you hand the lead to a stranger and walk away from your dog for 3 minutes, there can be no signs of stress such as pulling on the lead, excessive whining or barking, etc. Aleah whined as I walked away and cried for me the entire time, because she couldn't calmly accept my absence, she failed the test 🤦‍♀️. This won't come as a surprise to anyone who knows Aleah, she's pretty attached to me.

I'm sharing this because people and businesses often only share their accomplishments on Facebook. It can appear that others are always excelling, passing, winning but I'm here to tell you they aren't... they just don't share about their setbacks, fails, or defeats. But this is part of life, everyone faces setbacks even with our dogs. So dont feel alone when you try something with your dog and don't quite reach your goal, we've all been there. So here's our fail for the day, it's not the first time we've haven't met the mark and it won't be the last. But we will take it as a learning opportunity, a chance to look at how we can improve, and use it as our motivation to keep going until we reach our goal. We will practice with Aleah going with others for short periods and do the test again... next time she will pass.

I would encourage all our dog families to wirk towards the CGN, its a great way to stretch and build a bond with your dog. To find out more about the CGN visit Canine Good Neighbour Program | CKC https://share.google/c4S98z06ugNX7Jmze

08/07/2025

Max and Aleah have been doing some Sprinter lately and have enjoyed it! I bet your dog will too. 🙂

This article gives an intro to Sprinter and Chase Ability, both fun activities to get involved in with your dog. They are open to all breeds and mixed breeds, usually available in most communities thanks to local clubs.

by Laurel Brunke Does your dog get the zoomies?? Have you ever seen your dog’s prey drive arise as they react to a squirrel or rabbit running by? Maybe the Canadian Kennel Club Chase Ability Test is something to try with your dog. The Chase Ability Program was modeled after the Lure Coursing event...

08/05/2025

Happy belated birthday to the Anabelle x Dillon litter (Aug 03rd). To the one and only pup Re*****on!

07/23/2025

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07/23/2025

Creating an album for Charlie

07/22/2025

On the weekend we attended a dog show with a good turnout of springers for our area. 𝒞𝒽𝒶𝓇𝓁𝒾𝑒 earned the first points towards her CH by taking the 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝 at one of the specialty shows!

'𝒞𝒽𝒶𝓇𝓁𝒾𝑒' Purehearts Drawing a Royal Flush got 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 at a Pacific Kennel Club show and 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞, 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 & 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝 at a Sporting Dog Club Specialty show (see her official win pic is below).

'ℳ𝒶𝓍' Purehearts Dealers Choice got 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐠 at a Sporting Dog Club Specialty show.

Thank you to Lorianne Amadeo for helping us in and out of the ring once again🙏