Freda the Springer Spaniel

by Helen
(Sheffield)

Here is our 6 Month old Springer Freda, She has been described as "quite calm" for a Springer puppy although she has her moments! She has not ventured into water yet and doesnt quite get the concept even after watching my parents labradors bomb in the water, one being 3 weeks younger than Freda. We are hoping a holiday to the Lake district next month with her Labrador friends will encourage her to take that first step in.

Freda loves to fetch balls for us and is brilliant at recall to her name and whistle when out, unfortunaly we have to keep her on her 15metre training lead as she is very weiry of other dogs and will bolt! We are slowly building her confidence up but any tips would be muchly apprechiated as we really dont want to have a springer on a lead for the rest of her life!