My Springer is now 13 years old and has slowed down a LITTLE bit, but boy did my bank account take a beating when she was younger. $800 here, $500 there, all effn season long. Thankfully my vet took pity on me when I reached about the $1,500 threshold for the year, and cut me some slack.

But undoubtedly my next dog will be a Spaniel too, call me stupid. I just love the way they hunt.....I love the animation and they don't just hunt the cover, they burn it down!

Sidenote....for the first time ever I clipped a nail too low today, and it took hours for it to stop bleeding. Vet told me to use corn starch, which appeared to have some coagulation qualities.

Ike