It has been a long time since I last had a dog, but, with changes to my job, I have decided that it is time to get one.
I work as an IT consultant and used to be travelling a lot for work, but since 2020 clients have realised that much work can be accomplished remotely with meetings and collaboration through tools like Microsoft Teams, Jira and Confluence. Therefore I only have to travel a handful of days a year.
I decided that I would get a Springer Spaniel, as I like walking and live in a rural Northumberland village, with both the National Park and Kielder Forest nearby, giving ample places for us to walk. I also decided that I would prefer a female dog.
However, as I started looking at litters I reconsidered both of my decisions regarding the type and sex. As well as looking at Springers, I also started looking at Cocker Spaniels (which are similar to, but smaller than, Springer Spaniels) and also that rather than looking for a particular sex of puppy I would view litters and see if any puppy stood out.