Re: We're moving Gosh, lovely! Looks like a perfect Labrador place :)
Re: Merla's training log Soooo.... Search Dog training.... As I mentioned previously, we have a local volunteer SAR group who run 'beginners'...
Re: Merla's training log Yes, I think you're right. Such a minefield though, isn't it?
Re: Working line - are our dogs related? Ooh, interesting! OK, I've checked and Merla has the following: Endacott Soames of Riversway...
Re: Blue tits Ooh, exciting! Fingers crossed :)
Re: Merla's training log Well, exciting things happening in the World of Merla this week! I've interviewed and enlisted a dog walker!...
Re: Blue tits Fantastic! I've always fancied one of those, but we inherited some cats a few years ago and the desirability of our property from a...
Re: Easter Bunny.......not welcome! Sad truth is that lots of pet dogs in this country are terrible chasers. Round our way it's mostly squirrels...
Re: Difference between me and my husband! Ah, erm, yeeeees ;D Many of us forum members are the main, active trainer in the house, and have a...
Re: Merla's training log Well, hello again! Sorry for the long 'radio silence', work has been a bit of a nightmare this last term, but the fog...
Re: Spay day ;D Sounds promising! Hopefully on the mend then :)
Re: Getting behaviour "off cue" Well, I'm in the camp of 'let them shake when they feel like it, as long as they hand the dummy over first' if...
Re: Getting behaviour "off cue" With the water/shake thing, I'm guessing teaching 'shake' is to try to encourage him to deliver first and shake...
Re: Spay day Fingers and toes crossed for you and Willow here xxxx KEEP BUSY this morning :)
Re: Getting behaviour "off cue" Interesting, and I can see how the confusion may set in especially as the two phrases 'on cue' and 'off cue' seem...
Re: Choc Charlie's training log Mmm, a new dummy is definitely NOT scent free. It will smell, faintly, of everyone who was part of its...
Re: Choc Charlie's training log Do the dummies become 'new' again in Charlie's eyes (nose?!) if you wash them? A guy I know says he puts canvas...
Re: D-day :) Not long now then until sleepy, achey wags and licks. Hang on in there. :)
Re: D-day Thinking of you both xx On the day of Merla's spay, I ended up doing an hour long on-lead road walk in the rain to fill the time...
Re: Heel work question Ah, good point :) Although the chances of me EVER wielding a gun while responsible for this particular dog are, err,...
