Coloured judgement
AS WE ALL KNOW, sound working-bred spaniel puppies are in high demand at the moment, so I was delighted to be able to tip off a friend about a litter I had heard about.
She arranged to see them and I was sure she would end up buying one. I gave her a call the day after the viewing. “Super puppies,” she confirmed, “but they were the wrong colour. I really want a liver-and-white bitch, not black and white.” I haven’t heard whether she has since regretted
