The Spaniel Annals
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I’m a retired English instructor, now devoted full-time to training, showing and enjoying my spaniels in many sports.
- agility
- Behavior
- competition
- conditioning
- dockdiving
- dual champion
- English Cocker
- English Springer Spaniel
- Fetch!
- field work
- Freestyle
- Gordon Setters
- heeling
- heeling journal
- Irish Water Spaniel
- match
- mental preparation
- new freestyle behaviors
- puppy training
- rally obedience
- retrieve
- scent work
- TEAM
- tracking
- training
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- Utility obedience
Month: July 2011
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Geeshy-peeshy. I was idly checking the new ratings published by the national obedience magazine, Front and Finish, only to find that Roz and Reardon (better known as the “R-babies”) are at the top of the national rankings for their Rally Novice titles last year. They only competed three times for their three legs, but look…
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Yesterday Gael made a major transition in her training. It might sound like a little transition, but not to me and Gael! In the past several months, Gael has developed a phobia about training at shopping centers. I routinely train at places like outlet malls and shopping strips because they provide distraction and usually have a…
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