Chester (Charlie's brother) & Lacey, Cape Cod, MA

Lacey watches Chester dig for treasure.Chester in the seaweed!
.......digging for crabs...

....found a hoseshoe crab shell.....

Fran and her cockerkids!

Thinking about getting a new Groomer?

Bailey (CC/Charlie daughter..on top) and her adopted sister, Bella (page back to Bella in her beautiful show coat flying through the air at an Agility meet) after returning from a grooming appointment. This new groomer assured their Momma that they knew how to groom a cocker and all would be good. Well.......you can see for yourself what Cathy found when she went to pick them up. Of course they are freezing, mortified that they are naked and Cathy is on her way to the store to buy sweaters. Talk about a bad hair day. Moral of this story: Take a picture of the cut you want. Never assume anyone new knows what a cocker cut looks like. I've seen some do a springer cut and leave feathers on the legs and tail.....but skinned down like a hound dog.....not acceptable unless you want a cool summer cut....AND ASK FOR IT! Anyway, we think Bailey and Bella are beauties no matter. And it's just hair......it'll grow back soon enough. Big sigh .We love you pretty ladies!

It's that time again......

It's nearing the holiday season once again. I'm told photographers are beginning to get their Christmas photo appointments. Here's one taken two years ago of Suni (Pansy/Weylin's boy) and Connor (Cherry/Drifter's boy). These beauties are living the good life in West Virginia with the Cooke family.

Perfect Halloween Costume.....

Sarah & Jamal.....Avon, NC

Good Morning from Grandpa Basil

"Here I sit wondering where all that lovely snow went. It's rather confusing for us old guys to one day have the sun beating down warming our bones and the next thing you know, we wake up from a nap in the bushes to find we're covered in a blanket of cold snow! Since the fire has been lit inside the house, I find myself drawn to it's warmth more and more. Why is it that my Philip will sit in a tree for hours freezing while I'm inside dozing happily without a care in the world. Humans are hard to figure."

Basil

The look of autumn around us........

Does someone need coffee?Philip and his son Butch head for the woods on opening day two years ago.

Butch has been very busy working this fall so hasn't come up yet for

his hunt. We're hoping he comes soon as the buck are on the move.

Philip spotted a six point this morning under the tree stand

where Butch normally sits! The doe are here all the time.

We don't harvest doe and choose to wait for that nice buck.

"Keep the doe and the buck will come!"

Bosco & CoCo's birthday party photos as promised.....

I'm told there was plenty of doggy ice cream......and fun had by all. This dynamic twin duo is so very adored by their family. CoCo is the boss and sweet Bosco is her slave. Now that's as it should be!

Girls rule, boys drool!