Thanks Annelie

Gulliver is my 4 th setter - at the moment he and Faolin (apparently Gaelic for red wolf) are the only two in the houselhold. Gulliver is an Oakdales boy -flew up from Cape Town. He is completely urbane about travel after this and has some sophisticated tastes - will get his tongue into a Cupucino if he can and like spicy cakes when no one is watching. He has strong birding instincts and has caught several birds in the garden. He caught a dove that had been trapped in the house and when I got it away from him  it flew off leaving a bunch of feathers in his mouth! Setters are delightful dogs - mine have all been sensitive but with minds of their own.

Hehe - yes, Jenni got a mouth full of chicken feather the other day when we weren't looking - poor bird nearly died of a heart-attack! She also found a Cape Francolin (out on a walk on the farmland) and has gone along on outrides to chase the Egyptian geese... having a ball of a time. But all these outings = costing me a lot of grooming time to get all the grass seeds & "klitsgras" out of her coat & from between the toes :P and of coarse we don't lie still... :) She certainly has a mind of her own!! Drives me up the wall some days! :)

Happy Birthday Annelle!!  no doubt Jenni will make this day very special just for you :-)