Hannah's History

This was the first time I met Hannah at 3 weeks and 2 days old! Love at first sight? I think so!	That's Hannah, top left, asleep with her siblings. 4 girls and 4 boys	In her new home with us at 7½ weeks - under the coffee table	A golden fox at prayer? No it's Hannah taking a nap. 8½ weeks	Caught in the act! Hannah about to do some pruning. 8½ wks
It was July 1993 Lorna's birthday and we were taking the drive to Gosport in Hampshire on the south coast of England, 150 miles from Kettering. Our purpose? to collect our new puppy. kennel name: Kentee Madalane, who we had christened 'Hannah'. (Click here to see Hannah's pedigree) We stopped off in the New Forest to visit our friends Elaine and Dudley and Lorna had a birthday lunch, complete with birthday cake and a strangled chorus of 'Happy Birthday to You'. Elaine and Dudley's Golden Retriever Hazel made herself the centre of attention, greeting everybody with a loud "woooo woooo hoooo!" That gave us a small taste of what we were in for as retriever owners!
We noticed she liked to sleep in strange positions! 8½ wks	At 3 months and full of mischief and energy	Hannah recovering after the awful trauma of a BATH. 4 months	Hannah and Lorna in the local park practicing obedience training. Aged 4 months	Hannah's first trip to East Carlton Park. Here she discovered the joy of finding sticks.
Hannah's mum 'Honey' (Sylvia of Gulls nest), didn't seem all that bothered about losing one of her babies, more interested in stealing a bag of crisps from the coffee table! Typical Retriever, tummy first, custody battles last! Hannah's sire was 'Ben', (Brackengold Enigma), owned by breeder Mrs Coward, at Ibsley in the New Forest Hannah was the most beautiful bundle of golden fur I have ever seen, she even smelled wonderful! The journey home was long and arduous, (lots of traffic) but Hannah was unconcerned and spent most of the trip on Lorna's lap, looking out of the window at this strange new world.
An early attempt at her famous dead sheep impersonation. Aged 4 months	Hannah thought and still thinks most things can be eaten! Aged 4 months	Hannah trying to achieve take-off in the New Forest. Aged 2	Lorna and Hannah with Hazel (a Brackengold great aunt of Hannah's) enjoying a quiet moment after a long walk in the New Forest. Aged 3	Hannah's Brackengold relatives at Mrs Cowards kennels in Ibsley, New Forest. (2 aunts, grandmother and half sister) 1996