Sunny Hill Cocker Spaniels

18/04/2023

Be glad your walks don’t go like this..

01/04/2023

The loss of this lovely kind man is so very sad 😞

The TV presenter and comedian died "unexpectedly but peacefully" on Tuesday evening, his husband says.

31/03/2023

I am so sad that this lovely man is no longer with us, he was an amazing ambassador for dogs, and helped so many find desperately needed new homes. And perhaps most importantly set an example by taking many home himself and encouraging us to consider offering a home to an older dog.

Rest in peace Paul O’Grady, you will be sadly missed.

The TV presenter and comedian died "unexpectedly but peacefully" on Tuesday evening, his husband says.

30/03/2023

I’m really not trying to labour a point, but this just came my way on fb and made me laugh, I’m sorry, just had to share it, and it’s not even cockers!

27/02/2023

Emily sent me this little clip of Ted from Poppy’s last litter, he’s in the garden with a chew and a neighbour’s cockerpoo popped round to share. These two are great friends and Lilla has found ways to visit Ted and they enjoy each other’s company.

Emily and I messaged back and forth quite a bit discussing the benefits of raw food and how she’s convinced that Ted has really benefited, and I don’t think anyone could argue with that, he looks absolutely the picture of health, that gleaming glorious coat!

27/02/2023

Further to my earlier post I was prepping swede this morning, the dogs are all attention, here they are munching on swede peelings, not too many of these methinks, (could be a bit windy!) but why not? All the vitamins are just under the skin, and they enjoyed them!!

25/02/2023

Another playtime clip of our birthday pups when they were little

25/02/2023

Some playtime with the big dogs! Poppy’s pup (I think it’s Ruby) from our birthday litter

25/02/2023

Here’s Poppy, mother of our birthday pups, taken today. It’s been a lovely sunny, but cold February day here in Wales, and it was an enjoyable walk for us all.

25/02/2023

Happy 6th Birthday to Teddy, Frankie, Tally, Rosie, Ruby, Fudge, Rosie and Buddy, the pups from Poppy’s first litter! I can hardly believe it’s 6 years, it’s incredible how the years race by.

A very dramatic litter this one! Poor Poppy didn’t know what had hit her when these pups started to arrive, they were popping out all over the place at top speed and I was gathering them up!! Thankfully Poppy settled to the matter in hand and became a devoted mother. There were many more hiccups in the course of raising this litter and there were some steep learning curves, but hey, what a gorgeous bunch of puppies 😀🐶

We hope you have all had a fabulous day filled with all your favourite things and been spoilt rotten. A very Happy Birthday to you all with all our ❤️🦴🍗🥩🎂🐶

20/02/2023

So here I am peeling broccoli stalks and all four dogs are waiting for the trimmings. Who needs commercial dog treats? Not me, and probably not you! Mine love these 😊

14/11/2022

02/02/2021

And another one who likes to help add some weight training to her mistress’s fitness training programme, this is Mabel, Cyffun’s sister (also Nutmegs pup) who like all our cocker spaniels can’t resist sitting on anyone who is sitting or laying down. Mabel lives with Caroline and Rob in Scotland with their other dog (a cockerpoo) Maisie.

02/02/2021

Naomi set up her camera to film herself doing a new exercise to check that she’s doing it correctly, but Cyffun has other ideas, and plants himself in full view instead. No cocker spaniel should ever be ignored or left out!

Cyffun lives with his mistress Naomi and her mum Ann in Anglesey. He is Nutmegs pup from her final litter, and has grown into a big fine boy now, but he was actually quite a small pup in the first few weeks of his life. Naomi adores him, he was long awaited as a puppy, as she had been looking for an orange roan show type for a long time. He gets lots of exercise, they are fortunate to live in a very beautiful part of Wales and close to beaches.

26/01/2021

Here are Bryn (Nutmegs pup) and Gwen (Poppy’s pup) in the snow in their garden chasing snowballs. A visit to Specsavers might be an idea, they just ran straight past it! ... a bit more practice required...

26/01/2021

Fun times have been had in the snow over in Caerphilly, Joanne has sent pictures of her four dogs out in the fields enjoying the white stuff, more fun with four! They are; Teddy (Poppy’s pup), Archie the clumber spaniel, and Lucie and Tilly (also cockers).

26/01/2021

Mother and son (Nutmeg and Blue).. and Poppy just looking a bit cute

22/01/2021

Gwen is clearly listening carefully as Kim puts in some harp practice, I wonder what she is thinking?

22/01/2021

Here are some photos of Cyffun snuggled up in various places, and with different members of his family, he’s a real chip off the old block, his mother Nutmeg is the snuggle queen and has made cwtching an art form

11/01/2021

Me and my mate Barley. ..Mark isn’t impressed, Barley just pinched his toast!

10/01/2021

Spot the dog

05/01/2021

A rare moment of utter relaxation for Barley whilst being brushed.

He is a sensitive soul and he can’t bare the pulling on knots when I groom him. His ears get really knotty, and well, everywhere else does too really, he is an active, fit dog.

Consequently I always have a pair of scissors close by, I don’t even attempt to brush through knots, I just surreptitiously snip them out whilst distracting with strokes on different parts of him so he isn’t focused on the scissors!

It’s not easy, I have to go with his mood and just do what I can, when I can. That’s why he is never looking quite so good as the others! I have found that he is more tolerant in the mornings, but I really have to do a bit little and often with Barley, and always make it as pleasurable as I possibly can.

All of my 4 dogs are different about being groomed according to their different characters. They all have their sensitive spots, usually ears, underarms or bottoms.

They all enjoy it as long as it’s comfortable, but one negative experience can change it, and it can take a while to build trust again. It’s definitely so much easier and more enjoyable if I really keep on top of it and do it every few days, but life isn’t like that, and I frequently find myself back at start line with a big job on my hands.

So little tips for getting your puppy happy to be brushed;

*. Develop the patience of a saint VERY QUICKLY!

*. Don’t let it become a game, keep it soothing and sensual

*. Don’t continue if your puppy has had enough, never make it a discipline issue , leave it and have another little go later if he’s not in the mood now.

*. Experiment with different brushes, personally I find very cheap £1.50 plastic hair brushes from some bargain shops the best, with flexible cushioned pins (after having spent vast sums of money on proper dog brushes)

*. Have a very sharp pair of scissors handy, with rounded tips . I actually now favour grooming scissors with a curved blade, I find them safer.

* if you know it’s going to be tricky because there are a lot of knots, have an extra person to stroke, soothe and generally lavish soppy attention while you quietly and quickly get on with the job.

Finally, Sorry about the camera angle!

01/01/2021

Well I thought we had finished with the snow last night, but it’s still with us today, so clad in their equafleece’s we set off for another snowy walk today in beautiful bright weather.

The snow was not so sticky today and the dogs were able to have some proper frolicking fun without the burden of snowballs weighing them down

01/01/2021

Two sweet photos of Evie who belongs to Shauner arrived today, Evie is a pretty girl, so like our puppies, but not directly related, some dogs from the same breeding line in her ancestry if my memory serves me right. I think Evie is about 7 months old now?

Shauner has been a close follower of our page for a long time, and it’s lovely to see Evie’s journey along with our own pups, I love to see her pictures.

01/01/2021

Here’s a greetings card that I received from Craig and Isobel in Berkshire and it made me laugh so much. They have 2 siblings from our first ever litter (Nutmeg), brother and sister Milo and Josie.

So funny!

01/01/2021

Stunning colours and sea clarity, Cyffun in Anglesey takes a dip.

01/01/2021

Ha , still on the snow theme, Mark has just sent me a load more photos of today

01/01/2021

Me and ours this morning, and photos of my daughter Anna in Germany who many of you that have been following our page for a while will recognise, with her dog Naska (she lives there now), where they also had some snow this morning

01/01/2021

Linda’s pup Ruby knows how to chill

01/01/2021

And this evening cosying up on the sofa after a snowy day, just us under a pile of cockers, (need a bigger sofa)