It's been almost a year since I said my sad farewells to Wally J Jones (see posting below). I still think about him regularly, particularly when my son asks where he is and when he is coming home. I have explained that Wally has gone to heaven which is where he lives now as a star in the sky and is very happy. He won't be coming home. "Evans", as Ashley calls it, must be a good place.Given I am off work at the moment we decided that it was time to add to the family and so we went in search of a new puppy. Our criteria, well quite simply, a black Cocker Spaniel. Similar temperament to Wally but different enough so as not to replace him. Seems in this cycber world the internet is now the new pet shop and we quickly found a breeder who just happened to have a few litters born. We slapped down a deposit having picked our dog from the pictures on the net and have waited his homecoming at 8 weeks.
So, meet Miss Marley Jones. Naming the dog was not an easy task. Ask Ashley and the only possible name for the puppy was "Wally", not Polly, Molly, Holly or Lolly. So, we just picked Marley (with fingers tightly crossed that she is somewhat better behaved that the screen animal which shares the same name.)It has been a week since Marley joined us and I can only say we are very very pleased. The delight on Ashley's face when we picked up Marley was a joy to watch. She sleeps well, pees mostly outside, poops mostly on the paper and well, is just a delight really. We are looking forward to many long and lovely years with our new puppy.
