Jackanory Part 18 - Throw Back Thursday

This Jackanory Story takes us back to a time before Eko was old enough to come and live with us

I was able to watch Eko formally known as Wash grow from the moment he was born with regular updates, photos and videos from his breeder Sam, I'd booked him (a male puppy) approx 18 months before he was even conceived

Photo Description - A studio portrait of a very cute young Eko the Golden Cocker Spaniel sitting on a white chair with a white background looking at the camera with a calm confident expression 📸 This photo was given to me by Eko's breeder, if you're the photographer that took it please DM me and I'll add a credit

But our search and subsequent wait for Eko to join our little family had been so much longer, my list of wants for our second dog was extensive, most importantly of all was that both parents had to be health tested under the KC/BVA schemes

By the time I finally got to meet Eko in person he was around 6 weeks old I already knew a lot about his personality, that he was the bold, cheeky one with great problem solving abilities, but his little odd white sock is what finally did it for me, it made him so unique from any dog I'd had previously

Photo Description - Eko the Golden Cocker Spaniel ages approx 6 weeks sitting on our patio looking directly at the camera, he's wearing his first bow tie which is purple and green with a little pink bit in the middle 

As he's grown Eko's white facial markings have become less pronounced as his spots started to appear, but his white sock still remains bold and bright with only a few little naughty spots as we call them

Photo Description - A very recent shot of a grown up Eko the Golden Cocker Spaniel sitting out on the common showing just how much his colouring and markings have changed since he was a puppy

This year we're hoping to get Eko's induction assessment done to join Canine Generated Independence so he can follow in Boris's giant paw prints as my assistance dog, his original assessment in April 2020 was cancelled due to COVID and Lockdown

I'm so behind about getting Eko's induction done due to my parents various health problems as their needs came first, but if I can achieve nothing else this year I'd love to get Eko started on his path to becoming a fully qualified assistance dog

Life has certainly been made a lot tougher for me since Boris's early retirement, but his health and welfare must come first

I should add that whilst it's not a legal requirement to join an organisation to train your assistance dog, owner trained dogs have exactly the same legal rights in the UK if they mitigate the handlers disability, it's my choice to join an organisation and work within a structure of regular assessments

Dawn xxx

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This Post is linked too

1) Brian's Thankful Thursday 

2) Create with Joy - Friendship Friday

3) DVArtist - Friday Face Off 

4) Comedy Plus - Wordless Wednesday

5) Random-Osity - Little Things Thursday 

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