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Home Bred Black Labrador Bitch Being Trained for the Gun.

Sunday, March 31st, 2013

This is a short video of Sky a black Labrador bitch sired by our chocolate stud dog Jim – Pechasi Hazel Nut of Fallowfen. Her dam is our black Labrador bitch Millie – Brocklebank Kitty.

Sky is being trained for a shooting man and is coming on very well. In the video you will see there is very little pressure put on her. She is allowed to run in for the retrieve at this point to keep things exciting but you will alos see every time she is told to stay she then waits for the command to collect the retrieve.

In the video i also use a dummy she has never picked up before, you will see how different she is when this happens and how we over come this to get her back to ourselves. Enjoy!

 

Working Golden Retriever update.

Tuesday, March 12th, 2013

We thought we would post a few emails received of late regarding Working Golden Retrievers we have breed and how they are coming along.

 

Hi Amanda and Phillip,

I thought its time for another little update on Rocco. He is doing brilliant and his retrieving is coming on nicely. Just doing some more obedience classes at the moment before gundog training will begin in April.
He is strong boned and still gaining plenty in size. I think he will end up not much smaller than the other dog was. However he is ever so easy to train and it is almost like a walk in the park by comparison to training Charlie.
Well a little ‘more diluted’ Holway seems to make a difference perhaps. He is very alert but much easier to control. Good fun all round really.

Keep you posted and health and well being permitted he will certainly enter one or the other puppy working test this year.

Hope all is well with you – Christine + Rocco

 

Here are a selection of pictures we have received of Golden Retriever Puppies sired by Angus – Soinneanta Capercaillie of Fallowfen.

It’s a dogs life!

Monday, March 4th, 2013

It’s a dogs life!

When people consider a new dog they think about the best breed for their lifestyle. They think about how much exercise a dog needs and whether they can commit to their exercise routine within their working lives.

If truth be known dogs don’t need exercise like we think they do, I’m sure you have heard so many people say ” I have to let him have a good run to get rid of that excess energy”. There are things you can do with a dog to help stretch his legs without letting him run wild. Lets take a look at wild animals, the only time you normally see a wild animal run is when they are hunting for food or about to become food!

The quickest way to tire any animal out is no different to ourselves, brain activity which makes them think.

The only time I exercise their legs is if I’m trying to build up their stamina to make them fitter. If you need to run your dog for 1 hour everyday to make him settle he will need longer and further exercise to keep him happy as time and age progresses.

A dog should be happy to go out for exercise as much as he should be willing to stay in the garden with the family with out demanding attention.

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