Auntie's on Watch

26/08/2024

On our afternoon walk today Auntie Audrey and I were with:

Roxy & Ronnie, Blu, Brodie, Mary, Daisy, wee Max & Nola.

26/08/2024

At lunchtime today, Uncle John was with:

Wee Willow, Reggie, Millie, Buddy, Rudi, Bonnie, Medley.

26/08/2024

Uncle John’s Monday morning walk was with:

Big Barney, wee Cooper, Maggie, Monroe, Veda and Hamish.

26/08/2024

Some pics from Uncle John’s walks on Friday.
I had:
Maggie, Candy, big Cooper, Veda, Bo, Belle, Eden & Jack and Skye & Darcy.

26/08/2024

Auntie Audrey’s first walk on Wednesday 14/8 I had Spud, Lochie, Astro, Fig, Candy & Bo.

Lunchtime walk I had Skye, Darcy, Maisie, Eden, Jack & Jimi

26/08/2024

Auntie Audrey’s first walk on Tuesday 13/8 I had Spud, Lochie, Astro, Flash, Stewie & Harley.

Lunchtime walk I had Iain, Skye, Darcy, Eden, Jack & Brodie

26/08/2024

Auntie Audrey’s first walk on Friday 16/8 I had Joe, Big Cooper, Veda, Candy and Bo.

Lunchtime walk I had Skye, Darcy, Maisie, Brodie, Eden, Jack & Belle xx

26/08/2024

Auntie Audrey’s walks on Monday 19/8 on the first walk I had Baby Cooper, Big Barney, Monroe, Maggie & Hamish.

Lunchtime walk I had Big Cooper, Brodie, Rudi, Millie, Buddy & Reggie xx

26/08/2024

Auntie Audrey’s second walk on Tuesday 20/8 I had Wee Willow, Benjamin, Buddy, Orson & Millie. This lot were hyper!! Xx

26/08/2024

Auntie Audrey’s photos from Wednesday 21/8 so on the first walk I had Baby Cooper, Monroe, Big Zara, Hamish, Kobe & Veda.

Second walk I had Rudi, Buddy, Orla, Jimi, Brodie & Big Cooper.

Last walk no photos as it was pouring but I had Daisy, Orson, Wee Max & Roy

26/08/2024

Last walk for Auntie Audrey on Thursday (22/8) I had Benjamin, Daisy, Orson, Roy, Buster & Wee Max. We had a great walk up the fields and playing in the big pond, everyone had a swim as it was hot and we had to get Daisy out with treats as she just wanted to have a cool bath haha xx

26/08/2024

Auntie Audrey’s lunchtime walk on Thursday (22/8) I had Rudi, Bonnie, Orla, Reggie, Millie & Mary. Great wee walk with lots of chases xx

26/08/2024

Auntie Audrey’s Thursday (22/8) morning walk I had Wee Willow, Stan, Monroe, Hamish, Kobe & Lomu. xx

26/08/2024

Auntie Audrey’s first walk on Friday I had Bonnie, Baby Cooper, Daisy, Sully, Rudi, Rosie & Roxi. Lots of chases on this one thanks to Rosie getting everyone to play xx

26/08/2024

Auntie Audrey’s lunchtime gang today were Iain, Skye, Darcy, Maisie, Eden, Jack & Big Cooper xx

26/08/2024

Auntie Audrey’s first walk today I had Lochie Flash, Leah was here for a wee visit, Candy & Bo xx

22/08/2024

All of Uncle John’s walks today.

Maisie, Lochie, Astro, Fig, Stewie & Harley, Spud, Eden & Jack, Skye & Darcy, Brodie, Harry, big Cooper, Rollie, Roxy & Ronnie and Iain.

22/08/2024

When a Greyhound does this, it’s time to put the lead on. Quickly😂
Because they’ve seen something you haven’t!

21/08/2024

A collection of pics from Uncle John’s walks today,
I had:
Maggie, Astro, Lochie, Fig, Candy, Bo, Romy, Eden & Jack, Maisie, Skye & Darcy, Blu, wee Zara, Roxy & Ronnie and Rollie.

21/08/2024

This is so well put and very important to read if your taking on a puppy xx

Written by Julia Baxter but sharing for education. The number of merle cockers I'm seeing is terrifying for the breed 😔

I thought I’d just clarify a few points regarding breeding, buying and registering of Merle dogs. The following are facts.

Breeds of dog that can be registered with the Kennel Club with the colour Merle:

Australian Shepherd
Beauceron
Bergamasco
Border Collie
Dachshund (colour known as Dapple)
Great Dane
Pyrenean sheepdog (long haired)
Collie (Rough)
Collie (smooth)
Shetland Sheepdog
Corgi (Cardigan Welsh)

The Kennel Club states :

“If your puppy is of a breed not mentioned and is merle, we regret that it will not be possible to register it. You must not register it as another colour.”

Cocker Spaniel is not on the list therefore it is not possible to register a cocker spaniel as Merle.

If you have been sold a Merle cocker with Kennel Club certificates than this has been fraudulent.

Some breeders have got around this by advertising “Merle” litters but registering them as “Roan”. This is again fraudulent.

Merle markings are present at birth whereas Roan markings tend to show through later.

Having a Non KC Merle cocker spaniel doesn’t make it legitimate. It isn’t possible to have a Merle cocker spaniel without it being a crossbreed. I believe that Collies and Dachshunds are generally the breeds being used to cross with cockers. If this is the case you have a cocker cross.

There is no such thing as a Merle cocker.

You can have a Merle cocker cross, just as you can have a Sprocker, Cockerpoo, labradoodle etc

If this is what you intended to buy and you are happy with your choice then that’s absolutely 100% fine. The reason for this post is to make people aware that there are unscrupulous breeders who hoodwink people into buying something that doesn’t exist.

How is Merle inherited?

“This type of coat is caused by a variation of a particular gene. Each dog has two copies of every gene; one that they inherit from their mother and one they inherit from their father.
The merle gene variant is dominant, which means that a dog only needs one copy, inherited from either of their parents, to have a Merle coat.”

Health concerns.

The Kennel Club will not register puppies out of two Merle parents.

“Dogs that have two copies of the merle gene variant, inherited from both of their parents, have an increased risk of problems with their eyes and ears, causing blindness and/or deafness.”

I hope this has clarified things a bit and that people will take time to read the information. There really is a bit more going on then “pretty colouring” and “rare markings”. Make sure you don’t get conned!!

For those that have regrettedly fallen into the trap, your dog will, I’m sure be a healthy and happy pet/worker!! Breeding from these dogs is not advised.

Photos show Merle on the left - Roan on the right.

20/08/2024

On my afternoon walk today I was with:
Daisy, Simba, Roy, Buster, Sully and Nola.

20/08/2024

On my lunchtime walk today, I had:
Eden & Jack, Skye & Darcy, Belle, Brodie and big Cooper.

20/08/2024

On my morning walk today, I joined up with Auntie Audrey.
We had:
Spud, Lochie, Astro, Stewie & Harley, Rudi, wee Zara, Joe, Roxi and Sully

19/08/2024

On my afternoon walk today I met up with Auntie Audrey. We had:
Iain, Roxy & Ronnie, Mabel & Lily, big Zara, Mary, Daisy, Nola, Rosie and wee Max.

19/08/2024

With Uncle John on his morning and lunchtime walks today , I had:

Spud, Lochie, Candy, Fig, Bo, Romy, Veda,
Jimi, Eden & Jack, Skye & Darcy and Blu

16/08/2024

Uncle John’s Friday walks were with:
Maggie, Bonnie, baby Cooper, wee Willow, Simba, Roxi, Daisy, Buddy, Reggie, Sully, Rudi and Rosie.

16/08/2024

No pics from Uncle John’s afternoon walk on Thursday. Bit of a techie glitch!!
I had:
Buster, Roy, Daisy, Orson, wee max and Maggie.

16/08/2024

Not a lot of pics from Uncle John’s morning and lunchtime walk on Thursday as it was a bit wet!
I had:
Stan, Monroe, Simba, Spud, Maggie, Lomu, Sully, Brodie, Benjamin, Buddy, Reggie and Rudi.

14/08/2024

Uncle John and Auntie Audrey’s afternoon walk today was with:
Roxy & Ronnie, Rollie, Mary, Daisy, Roy, Orson and wee Max

14/08/2024

Uncle John’s lunchtime pack today was:
Maggie, big Cooper, wee Willow, Rudy, Brodie and Buddy.