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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: August 2011
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Gael continues to surprise me with her versatility and boldness in trying new things. At a recent July field practice in Oregon, I took Gael to the pond. Just to see how she’d respond, and not really expecting much, I tossed out a stick a few feet into the water. Gael promptly dove into the…
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This past year, I’ve struggled with getting Gael to trot when she is attention heeling. I’m still using a lot of food, but no matter what, she has so much reach and drive that I could only get her into an extended walk. Finally on the suggestion of a German Shepherd friend of mine, I…
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After four wonderful novice performances, Reardon and I bit the dust at the Olympia Kennel Club show in Enumclaw. I just can’t seem to handle heat these days, and in 85+ degree humid heat, with a swampy brain and sweaty legs, I couldn’t handle Reardon properly in his novice class. We had 2 no-sits (which…
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