For the first time in 40 years of owning dogs I find myself in the slightly daunting position of being able to choose a new addition to the canine Ridley family. All our previous dogs have come to us, to some degree at least, by default in that a puppy was the only dog or bitch in a particular litter. That said, I have been lucky enough to be able to choose the breeding that I was looking for, if not the individual pup. However, despite my limited choice, they have all turned out to be brilliant working and family dogs.
With the arrival of our first home-bred litter
