The Spaniel Annals
working and living with performance spaniels
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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: November 2019
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Best early Christmas present ever! 12-year-old Rozzie’s vet checkup went fine, and her labs came back looking great. She does have a wear a diaper at night now, but that is her only flaw. I’m hoping for a lot more time with this precious girl. We’re going to play more in barnhunt next year, and…
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Sometimes love wins. I know this; I see it in my home everyday. And so I don’t despair. But other times even the greatest love can’t heal the ills of this world. We both tried so hard, my good boy. “Reardon” Melchris Royal Bard, UD, TD, RN, FD (freestyle dog) October 5, 2007 –…