We kept a solid liver bitch puppy from Jess' litter and called her Rosa. At six weeks old she was enthusiastically retrieving toys which we threw for her. She has a lovely biddable temperament and she enjoys life to the full. She has a great enthusiasm for life and especially for being a gundog. Since she was 18 months old she has been working with Helen Philips and she is now a great little hunter and a manic retriever. At the beginning of 2007, she injured her front paw and had to rest up for three months, so she missed the 2007/8 season. However she went out beating this year and loved every minute of it. This year we will concentrate on honing her skills for next season and perhaps do a few working test for fun.

She loves obedience and achieved two second places in her first competition. We have enjoyed showing her and she qualified for Crufts 2009 at the Three Counties Agricultural Show. She was placed First by Gill Roden in Post Graduate Bitch. She is about to take her Gold Good Citizen test. 

Rosa will be having her first litter after the 2009/10 season.