John and I got our first cocker in August 2000, and immediately fell in love with this wonderful and endearing breed. Our first dog was a black, Alfie who was purely a pet. We fell hook line and sinker. Our second dog archie, a blue roan came 13 months later, and it was purely by chance that we started showing him for a but of fun, over the years we have met some wonderful people, and not only from the cocker breed. We found that showing our dog was a furfilling hobby for both of us. As we showed more we became more confident. We always yearned for another dog that we could love and take further, by going to championship shows. This is when sonny, a beautiful gold came into our lives, followed a few months later by his georgeous sister, a wonderful black Paris. All 3 dogs qualifield for crufts 2005 that year,our first time there. Tasha then came into our lives at the end of 2004.