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Rainy Week, Little Dog Training

I worked dogs on Monday and it’s rained ever since. Rainy days drive me up the wall but we need the rain. I sold Bodie to a horse back field trialer. Although he had broken his leg earlier, Bodie not … Continue reading

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More Training With The Young Dogs

I have been working all 5 dogs on retrieving this week. The 3 young ones, Boss, Abby and Bodie, I have started force breaking them on the retrieving bench. For Sally and Mann I have been throwing dummies, actually Dokken … Continue reading

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More Force Breaking To Retrieve

This week I have been trying to work the young dogs twice a day on the retrieving bench. Monday, after I worked them on the bench I let them run for a while and put them back on the bench. … Continue reading

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More Training Of The Young Dogs

It’s hard to get time to train dogs in this kind of weather. So far, today February 24, the high temperature has been 18 degrees with snow most of the day. The only day, so far this week, that has … Continue reading

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