The Blog
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I feel kind of nervous starting jump work with Rio, I had the no-agility-til-12months thing drilled into me from the moment I started 10 years ago. When Dylan was a puppy it was very much still the accepted wisdom, but…
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Hare'n'Hounds January 2012
My main goal for this show was to try and keep Dylan relaxed. Partially successful, he wasn’t stressed but his jumping was shocking (stutter striding, tucked jumping) and his contacts were lacking in confidence (although he did the seesaw without…
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Tell Me Thursday
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1. How do you search for and then choose a trainer? Word of mouth is the big one. People who know my dogs have recommended certain people (or not recommended, in some cases!), or if someone I know with a…
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22 Weeks
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in RioShe grows! We went through a bit of a fatty stage for a few days this week, but her legs have sprouted again (literally overnight, how crazy is this puppy growth businesS?) and she’s gone back to her usual slim…
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Tell Me Thursday
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Late, as always. 1. What is one lesson you’ve learned this week? Knowing that I’ve done parts of the training doesn’t mean I can assume I’ve done all of the training. Or, don’t be lazy. 2. Who or what might…
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Fetch
I want some snow, we have a lovely covering of heavy frost this morning and it really makes me want some proper winter weather. Rio and I have been working on her bringing toys to me this week. She’s very…
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21 Weeks
I have been trying to get Rio to some busier places this week, hence our park trips and village walks. It’s a bit difficult as due to our walking locations, social night-time walks feel too uncomfortably unsafe (even if they’re…
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Awkward
Awkward Originally uploaded by kayanem
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Tell Me Thursday
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1. Stopping your dog – what do you prefer? On their feet? On their belly? Some combination? 2. At what point do you start teaching this? I think this is a herding thing. I can’t think of anything where I…
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Trips to the Park
We’ve been venturing further afield this week down to the big Meltham Hall park. Apparently it’s not called that any more, but whatever, it is. This means 15mins of on-lead road walking to get there and back, which is definitely…