Six months old

Well, the last six months have flown by.....Where has our puppy gone?

Both these photos are of Alfie and not Molly!

We have been away in the US for nearly 3 weeks and we left behind a puppy and a dog but when we got back we came home to two dogs. Ali had a big shock too as he's just returned from Greenland and hadn't seen Alfie for a month and Molly literally licked his face clean she was so pleased to see him.

Alfie is now taller in limb than Molly but still has a lot of filling out to do. It can be difficult to tell them apart when they're asleep. He's had a big shock as we've been bold and stopped his lunch. He still scoffed his bigger breakfast at breakneck speed and then tries to finish Molly's if we're not watching closely.

He has now been promoted to proper walks. Molly was having to have shorter walks to accommodate him as it was impossible to get out of the house with just one dog once they sussed out a walk was on offer. He isn't as water obsessed as Molly (yet) but the Trent seems to be good for their coats. The best walk game is carrying a stick together, but usually the dogs end up facing in opposite directions and it becomes rather comical.

Alfie's training has been going quite well and he is better on the lead than Molly was at this age. It's difficult to work out if this is nature or nurture but we seem to think he takes after dad for temperament more than mum on this occasion. We have been doing some ringcraft classes which help and he walks well on a tradtional gundog slip lead when well bribed. Trying to get him to stand still is rather a challenge

We still have crazy playtimes and the bitey-face game is still continuing with even more aninated noises. They definitely love each other and Alfie doesn't like Molly to be out of his sight for too long. He often sits and waits for her on walks when she's busy sniffing out the undergrowth!