01/11/2026
I do think spaniels suffer from some very poor PR. People are very quick to tell you how much work they are. Very little mention of how absolutely hysterical they are to live with.
Yes, they’re full throttle. No sh*ts given. A thought enters their head and apparently that’s all the consultation required. We’re doing it. Everyone keep up.
And the optimism. Every walk could be the best walk they’ve ever had. Every bit of undergrowth deserves investigating. You’ve picked up a ball they’ve seen 4,000 times and they cannot BELIEVE their luck.
They can spend twenty minutes searching for something, find absolutely nothing and still consider it time very well spent. Lovely bit of bramble. Would visit again.
Meanwhile, we’re standing there wondering how to make them a bit less enthusiastic about everything. Could they possibly lower their expectations? Take less interest? Have a slightly worse time?
I know they’re a lot. I have several. But I do sometimes think people are so busy discussing how to live with a spaniel that they forget to mention how cool it is to actually know one.
