Now where do I start with Darcey ? Darcey is the first puppy we’ve had since Cassie, nearly 21 years before and of course we’re 21 years older ! Well we thought after re homing a few Goldies we would have a puppy. We read up on them, researched the internet, talked lots and lots to the breeder, but we still weren’t quite ready for the ‘whirl wind’ called Darcey.
I worked from home and my husband worked nights, one week on one off, so between us we knew that she would have us there all the time.
We picked her up, from her owner and took her on a three hour journey home. She was so good, she slept in her cage nearly all the way home, with Mia our other dog keeping a watchful eye over her, from the back of the car.
We got her home and Mia took to her straight away, she would play with Darcey, very gently and would constanly clean her, they had a great bond together.
Owning a new puppy is I have to say a ‘lot’ of hard work and early mornings and lots of accidents, so hopefully you have a good mop ! but mostly lots of patience. Darcey didn’t quite do what it ‘said on the tin’ she had a mind of her own. The ‘tin’ (book) said, put her in a cage at night, get her used to it in the day time and she’ll happily go in her cage, ‘don’t give in to her, otherwise you’ll make a rod for your own back’ hmmmm, yet right ! Darcey would go in and out of her cage during the day,but never to sleep in it, then came bed time, she would howl, cry, bark, she just wanted to be with Mia, so yet we gave in and got rid of the cage…but be aware they do like to chew and Darcey loved to chew ! especially my pine dresser when we left her to go shopping !
She did get out of all this and became a beautiful, loving, caring, funny little ‘being’ that she is. This sounds really daft, but we think she talks or at least tries to talk to us. She’ll sit in front of us and just look at us, until we ask her a few questions and get it ‘right’ then we know what she wants.
Darcey loves her walks, either in the mountains or on the beach, she’s happy wherever you take her. If you take her to the beach, as we only live a few miles from it, she’ll run to the sea, splash about a bit then run back to you. Mia is getting on a bit now and doesn’t like to play with her now, but she has play dates with my Grandaughters retriever too, who is a couple of months older than Darcey, they just love each other. darcey is the lovliest dog you could of wished for, she is beautiful inside and out and loves everyone and everyone loves her. She has the most beautiful white coat as well.
I never regret having a puppy for one second, but be prepared for hard work, but goodness, it’s worth it, totally worth it !
Darceys vital stats
Darcey is Kennel Club registered as is her Sire and Dam. All of Darceys Pups will also be KC registered
Birth Date : 30th May 2017
Sire: Thornywait Diamond Geezer
Dam: Sansue Golden Fortune For Cawdowen
Darceys Health Checks
Hip Score 3 + 3 = 6
Elbow Score 0 + 0 = 0
Eye Score Unaffected