Retired Guide Dog - Warrington

Today I was delighted to meet Neil and his yellow lab x golden retriever, Leighton.  I was welcomed very warmly by them both into Neil's home in Warrington.  It's just the two of them at home now, and they are totally devoted to each other.

Leighton was initially a little camera shy, and jumped up from his spot every time the shutter was released - bringing me one of his toys and smearing his nose on my camera lens!  However, after about 20 minutes of shooting, Leighton could hardly keep his eyes open and I did come away with quite a few shots of him snoozing :-)

Neil was very generous with his time and stories - one of which was that of Leighton eating £90 in cash belonging to his previous (blind) owner. Ooops!  Not wishing to stereotype, but that's Labradors for you!