Thank you all for the kind comments on the previous photo of Jasper, which took it to the Popular page, which has only happened once before for me. In many photos of Jasper he looks quite mad, with his ears and tongue all over the place, and often with his face covered in his own spit. I thought he deserved something a bit more dignified for his real birthday portrait, so I took this today. He's alert, handsome and doing what an English springer spaniel is designed to do, about to launch himself into the long grass and shrubs to search out and 'spring' rabbits and birds into the open.
@laroque a bit mad? are you kidding??? I am completely bonkers! lol I am working on getting cocker #3... but I have been told in no uncertain terms that I would find myself out on the pavement with my suitcase if it was to happen! ;-)