Bella was our first flatcoat. She was born on 11th October 1991 in a litter of 7. The two boys were Wizardwood Rough Water and Wizardwood Wild Water. The girls were Rushing Water, Shining Water, Stormy Water, Quiet Water and Dancing Water. Mum was the beautiful Champion Wizardwood Water Witch (Fern) and Dad was Champion Branchalwood Stroan (Ryan). To view her full pedigree click on the pedigree paw icon.

As novice owners we were very lucky to have her, thank you to the Forsters. It must have been meant, because she has ingrained into us that total obsession with the breed, familiar to many owners and breeders, which we cannot escape! What an introduction! She was well named.... She was incredibly lively and over enthusiastic, in fact manic may be a better description. Eating the judges earrings and laddering her tights at her first show was not an auspicious debut. She did calm down a little after her first litter taught her some responsibility and we gained some experience!

Here at a few months old she had just had her first swimming lesson in Jumbles reservoir with our mongrel Fay. She splashed a lot on that occasion but soon became a very competent swimmer indeed. Her love of water continued all her life, the seaside perhaps being her favourite. After her first visit on a chilly, early spring day, we had to drag her off Filey beach after two hours. She wanted to live there forever and would have gone to be with any other family if they were staying on the sands longer. No one else was daft enough to be there shivering though!