Murphy will be returning to us this weekend.

Now aged seven months, this lively tricolour boy has come unstuck from his first home through no fault of his own, and we will shortly be looking for just the right people for him.

He has some gaps in his education, but is very loving, adores children and other dogs, is clean in the house and walks beautifully on the lead.  His bad habits include chewing, digging and some degree of separation anxiety.

He is a quality puppy with all the essentials to give someone a lot of fun in the show ring - above a "happy snap" - ungroomed - at age six months.  We also feel that with his enthusiastic and energetic nature he may enjoy some kind of work too, perhaps herding or obedience/agility.

The right home is out there and in the meantime he will be here receiving some valuable life lessons from his mum Meg.

Many thanks to David and Elinor who have been acting as "foster parents" to Murphy, and have already put in so much work on him. Their kindness is much appreciated by all of us!