Re: Hoops DIY I have four spaniels but no Labrador, and have never trained a smart finish after a retrieve. It might look good but I don't need...
Re: Hoops DIY Yes, sure, but it is not necessary. You can just stand behind the hoop and train the dog to return and sit inside the hoop. The...
Re: Hoops DIY If you are using it along the principles of place board training then you don't need to stand in it yourself. I use place boards...
Re: Hoops DIY Why do you need to fit into the hoop, Tina?
Re: Lilly's biopsy They were ready to come out anyway. He just saved the vet a job. :D
Re: Lilly's biopsy I will keep you updated on his progress. ;) ;D
Re: Lilly's biopsy Sorry, Jacqui, for hijacking Lilly's thread with Ziggy's woes.
Re: Lilly's biopsy It was a freak accident, he jumped out of my arms and fell awkwardly on our drive. It was a clean fracture though that...
Re: Lilly's biopsy Helen, poor Ziggy had an accident and broke his elbow three weeks ago today. I was really shaken by the whole thing and...
Re: Lilly's biopsy Ziggy had also decided to take the stitches out of his leg himself the other day. :o I put a t - shirt on him to stop him...
Re: Scurry - Disaster! The bigger game fairs like the midland or the West Country game fair have scurries for every level, from very basic to...
Re: Scurry - Disaster! This is a more complex one. I've tried it myself at the Midlands Game Fair with Caddie. She is a handling machine and it...
Re: Scurry - Disaster! Oh poor Lady! Some of the scurries are difficult and and quite complex. Next year she will be ace! ;D
Re: Charlie's July/August training I'm glad you took the advise of not doing anymore SEEN retrieves in the open on short grass. But be careful...
Re: Charlie's July/August training I very much liked the suggestions Jan was making on your Facebook question. He is absolutely spot on. That's...
Re: Ulcer on her eye Kate, I don't want to alarm you but as I have mentioned before Alice had an ulcer in her eye a few years ago and it nearly...
Re: Charlie's July/August training I don't totally agree. Before I moved to a house with a field at the back for dog training I had to go out and...
Re: Charlie's July/August training I started with very short pick ups from about a yard or so, not just in my training field but away from there...
Re: Charlie's July/August training I have taken the clicker retrieve out and about with Murffi and it is not that difficult, but there is always...
Re: Charlie's July/August training I read the replies you got on Facebook with interest and I'm pleased to see that most people have come up with...