I have been neglecting my training blogg for a while now. I will try and post more regularly from now on.
On Sunday morning I took Molly to a field of rushes with the goal of working on her quartering pattern and introducing the concept of dropping to shot. She has previously been successfully introduced to gun fire. I also wanted to work on a few easy marked retreives.Facing into the wind and with Molly sitting in front of me I cast her to the right and when she had gone about 7 or 8 yards I blew the turn whistle and brought her across me and out to the left. I then started walking in a zig-zag pattern up the field blowing the turn whistle just as I turned and bringing Molly across with a hand signal with me moving in the desired direction. She was full of enthusiasm as there was some 'old' scent on the ground to keep it interesting for her. She burst through the rushes with drive and showed a good bit of pace too. She has a tendency to run behind my legs as she comes across some times but I am thinking that once game is introduced this will be ok as she will start to pull ahead a bit more. Her turning on the whistle was good and only twice did I have to get out to her for failing to respond. A quick tug on the ear and repeating the command had her back on track.
Towards the end of the field I decided to try a drop to shot exercise. As she was at the extreme right of a cast I fired a shot from the shot-gun and accompanied it with a long blast on the stop whistle. She dropped to the whistle and remained steady. I left her dropped for a minute and then went to her and praised her before sending her on again to the left to continue hunting. After about 2 yards I repeated the shot and whistle again and she was solid on the drop again. I decided to quit while I was ahead with this exercise.
Being almost back at the car I decided to give her one fairly easy marked retreive in to a bare patch in the rushes and after a short delay on the drop she ran to the area well and found the dummy easily and retreived well. She does a lap of honour with the dummy when she returns before sitting in front to present it nicely. I will have to do a lot of work with my back to a wall to try and prevent this habit.
All in all a good mornings work with Molly. She is progressing nicely and doing the simple things well. Still plenty to work on, such as the crossing behind my legs when quartering and circling me with the dummy on her return. A long way to go yet but I am happy so far with the progress.
02 October 2007
29 March 2007
29th March 2007
Its been over a week now since I posted. Nothing major has happened in this time. I am continuing to work on Molly's sitting and she is excellent now both on and off the lead. I have not yet attempted to back away from her when she is sitting and I think that I will continue as I am for the rest of this week and then next week will start work on making her stay. I have a feeling that this will test my patience to the last. Molly has a very soft temperment and any harsh words of correction are met with a tail between the legs and a very upset little girl. She will have to be handled with kid gloves. In saying all that she is very brave also if you know what I mean. She takes on new environments and situations with no sign of fear. She does not give up - at all - in the search for a dummy. She does not take critisism very well is all ha. A gentle approach is needed with her.
Away from the formal training I have been taking Molly into the fields and getting her used to new environments and sights and smells. She has taken to this like a duck to water. I have kept the walks in the fields fairly short and mixed in a few retrieves to keep it interesting for her. Last Sunday we were walking around a shallow pond and after a few minutes sniffing around the edge she took off out into the shallow water like she had been doing it for years. The pond is very shallow and she did not have to swim, but she showed no fear of the water which was great.
For the rest of this week I am going to continue the sitting exercises on and off the lead and get her out into the Irish countryside as much as I can to build up her confidence.
I am very happy with the progress she is making so far.
One thing I have noticed also is that while I have been doing a lot of work with Molly my other Spaniel and my English setter have not been getting as much attention as they had before Molly arrived. When I take them out now 3 times a week as opposed to every day before Molly arrived they go like the clappers. Both are more responsive....especially my other Spaniel who seems to be trying extra hard to please me and is dropping almost before I blow the whistle. Long may it continue ha. My English Setter is listening to me more than usual also. He is still as arrogant as ever and has an air of superiority about him but at least he now seems to listen to my opinions a bit more and takes longer than normal to dismiss them as foolish. HA. You have to love him though!
Away from the formal training I have been taking Molly into the fields and getting her used to new environments and sights and smells. She has taken to this like a duck to water. I have kept the walks in the fields fairly short and mixed in a few retrieves to keep it interesting for her. Last Sunday we were walking around a shallow pond and after a few minutes sniffing around the edge she took off out into the shallow water like she had been doing it for years. The pond is very shallow and she did not have to swim, but she showed no fear of the water which was great.
For the rest of this week I am going to continue the sitting exercises on and off the lead and get her out into the Irish countryside as much as I can to build up her confidence.
I am very happy with the progress she is making so far.
One thing I have noticed also is that while I have been doing a lot of work with Molly my other Spaniel and my English setter have not been getting as much attention as they had before Molly arrived. When I take them out now 3 times a week as opposed to every day before Molly arrived they go like the clappers. Both are more responsive....especially my other Spaniel who seems to be trying extra hard to please me and is dropping almost before I blow the whistle. Long may it continue ha. My English Setter is listening to me more than usual also. He is still as arrogant as ever and has an air of superiority about him but at least he now seems to listen to my opinions a bit more and takes longer than normal to dismiss them as foolish. HA. You have to love him though!
14 March 2007
Wednesday 14th March 2007
Haven't posted for over a week. Molly's training has been going well. I am taking things nice and slowly and we are making progress. Over the last week I have been giving Molly a few retreives and she is doing really well on them. Every so often she reverts to her habit of running past me with the dummy but if I stay low and call her by name she comes to me. When this happens I go back to standing with the kennel wall behind me to reinforce. She is now starting to 'hunt' the lawn for tennis balls. I have been walking the lawn into the wind and throwing out a tennis ball a few feet from me when she is not looking and guiding her on to it. She has really turned on to this now and when I go on the lawn and tell her to 'get on' she has the nose down and is off searching. I have been reducing the amount of times I throw the ball and she is eagerly searching away for it. I keep these sessions very short so as not to tire or bore her. Her sitting is improving all the time but it has been frustrating. She is still on the lead and needs reminding with a sharp jerk on the lead to get her to sit. I have been going slow though and know that we will get there in the end. The battle of wills continues.
05 March 2007
Monday 5th March 2007
In the last few days since I posted I have continued to work with Molly on her sitting and recall. The recall is going very well now and she is 100% reliable even when she is running away from me. The sitting is getting better every day. She will sit now no problem when you call her to you and tell her to sit. She will sit quietly for about 20 seconds at a time until released with a single pip on the whistle.
On Saturday I took her out with a friend of mine who has a pup of a similar age. This was mainly a fun walk for the 2 pups and they got nice and dirty and enjoyed themselves playing and running around. We were careful to keep them close to us though and not get out of range. We decided that this might be a good time to see what their reaction would be to a gun shot. My friend walked on about 300 meters with the pups and when they were well distracted playing and wresting with each other I fired a shot. Both pups stopped for a second to see what the noise was and then continued with their game with no problems at all. We walked back to the car and left it at that.
Yesterday I took Molly to a group training day organised by a Spaniel Club I am a member of. I wanted to get Molly used to groups of people and other dogs. I needn't have worried. She was unfazed by it all. We did a few short marked retrieves (she came straight back to me and didn't try to pass me...great!) and then a short hunt-up in some rushes. The ground was very wet and soggy after persistent rain the following week and Molly just walked around the rushes picking her steps at time. I am not at all worried about this as the whole experience was new to her and I have seen the way she searches and hunts the lawn at home. I will gradually build up the cover that she is introduced to. The spaniel trailer that was giving the class said that he would not have expected anything more from a pup of such a young age in these new surroundings.
On Saturday I took her out with a friend of mine who has a pup of a similar age. This was mainly a fun walk for the 2 pups and they got nice and dirty and enjoyed themselves playing and running around. We were careful to keep them close to us though and not get out of range. We decided that this might be a good time to see what their reaction would be to a gun shot. My friend walked on about 300 meters with the pups and when they were well distracted playing and wresting with each other I fired a shot. Both pups stopped for a second to see what the noise was and then continued with their game with no problems at all. We walked back to the car and left it at that.
Yesterday I took Molly to a group training day organised by a Spaniel Club I am a member of. I wanted to get Molly used to groups of people and other dogs. I needn't have worried. She was unfazed by it all. We did a few short marked retrieves (she came straight back to me and didn't try to pass me...great!) and then a short hunt-up in some rushes. The ground was very wet and soggy after persistent rain the following week and Molly just walked around the rushes picking her steps at time. I am not at all worried about this as the whole experience was new to her and I have seen the way she searches and hunts the lawn at home. I will gradually build up the cover that she is introduced to. The spaniel trailer that was giving the class said that he would not have expected anything more from a pup of such a young age in these new surroundings.
28 February 2007
Wednesday 28th February 2007
Over the past few days I have continued to work on Molly's sitting. She is very good now at sitting when walking on the lead. Still not 100% and needs the odd reminder. Most of the time all that is required is a sharp tug on the lead and she sits immediately. I had intended trying her when dragging the lead but I have decided against this now for a few days until she is 100% when on the lead. Hopefully by the weekend we will be well on the way.
We are also working all the time on her recall and this has been going so well so far that I started to introduce the whistle last night as I was calling her in. I will continue doing this over the next few days and watch her reaction. She seems to be taking to it well so far. I won't introduce the whistle to the sit until she is progressing better at it.
We continue to do a few short retreives in the lawn and she is a very determined retreiver. I hold her when I am throwing the dummy and she is really straining at the bit to get after it. She is much better now at coming straight back to me with the dummy and gives it up easily with no tug of war. I am still using the kennel wall at my back to prevent her running past me. It seems to be working well.
We are also working all the time on her recall and this has been going so well so far that I started to introduce the whistle last night as I was calling her in. I will continue doing this over the next few days and watch her reaction. She seems to be taking to it well so far. I won't introduce the whistle to the sit until she is progressing better at it.
We continue to do a few short retreives in the lawn and she is a very determined retreiver. I hold her when I am throwing the dummy and she is really straining at the bit to get after it. She is much better now at coming straight back to me with the dummy and gives it up easily with no tug of war. I am still using the kennel wall at my back to prevent her running past me. It seems to be working well.
26 February 2007
Monday 26th February 2007
I spent the whole weekend working on the sit command with Molly. She has been relatively slow in getting the hang of this but after a lot of gentle persuasion over the 2 days of the weekend we are making great progress. On Saturday I gave her two ten minute sessions in the morning with an hours rest in between. Walking her on the lead around the garden and every few paces commanding her to sit and gently putting her in position. She was still reluctant to sit after this. In the afternoon I took her to a stubble field that has a some grass growing through it now for a run about. Mainly to get her used to different environments. I brought the reteiving dummy with me and gave her 4 retreives in the longish grass/stubble. This was a great exercise cause eventhough I only threw the dummy about 10 yards she had to search for it. She is much better now at coming straight back to me. On the 3rd retreive she went past me and lay down but I walked backwards away from her calling her to me and came in straight away. The last retreived she did perfectly.
On the walk back to the car I had her on the lead and decided to use the opportunity to do more sit exercises. I told her to sit and put her in position and then walked on after lots of praise. The next time I commanded her to sit she DID! I gave her loads and loads of praise and walked on again and gave the command again. Same result. I left it at that and went home.
On Sunday I put her on the lead and walked round the garden again to continue on the sit. She is now sitting well while on the lead. Any hesitation and a slight jerk on the lead has her on her bum. I am going to give her lots of practice at this over the coming week to perfect it. Tonight I am going to try her with the lead trailing on the ground. Gradually working up this week to have her sitting 100% while off the lead. Thats the plan anyway. I am in no hurry though so if she is not ready then so be it.
On the walk back to the car I had her on the lead and decided to use the opportunity to do more sit exercises. I told her to sit and put her in position and then walked on after lots of praise. The next time I commanded her to sit she DID! I gave her loads and loads of praise and walked on again and gave the command again. Same result. I left it at that and went home.
On Sunday I put her on the lead and walked round the garden again to continue on the sit. She is now sitting well while on the lead. Any hesitation and a slight jerk on the lead has her on her bum. I am going to give her lots of practice at this over the coming week to perfect it. Tonight I am going to try her with the lead trailing on the ground. Gradually working up this week to have her sitting 100% while off the lead. Thats the plan anyway. I am in no hurry though so if she is not ready then so be it.
23 February 2007
Friday 23rd February 2007
I have spent the last 2 days working on Molly's recall and sit. As I said in previous posts Molly has been 100% on the recall. Over the past 2 evenings she has remainded 100%. I have been slowly increasing the level of distraction that Molly is engaged in when I give the recall and she so far she has come running to me at full speed. I am very happy with this.
Her sitting however is another matter. She is not taking to the sitting as well as the recall. Other dogs I have owned have been sitting readily after a day or 2 and my last springer took about half an hour. Molly though is a different story. I have had to put her into position every time so far. I have only been doing it for about 5 - 10 minutes at a time. Once last night did she sit on command and I gave her loads of praise. The very next time she was back to 'normal'. I know it is only a matter of time and patience and I have buckets of both so we will get there in the end. I will crack it over the weekend. Watch this spot on Monday ha!
As I said before, Molly is a natural retreiver and I have been doing a small bit every evening by holding her and throwing the dummy (rolled up sock) then releasing her when the dummy lands. She started with a tendency to run past me on the right hand side but by using the kennel wall at my back I have just about cured this. She still passes me the very odd time. If she does I go back to the wall. Last night I gave her a retrieve in a dark area of our lawn. She was not able to see the dummy landing but she ran in the direction I had thrown it and searched the area really well using her nose until she found the dummy and came straight back to me proud as punch. She was very determined to find the dummy and spent about a minute searching until she found it with no sign of giving up. I am very please so far apart from her sitting. Taking things nice and slow at this stage.
Her sitting however is another matter. She is not taking to the sitting as well as the recall. Other dogs I have owned have been sitting readily after a day or 2 and my last springer took about half an hour. Molly though is a different story. I have had to put her into position every time so far. I have only been doing it for about 5 - 10 minutes at a time. Once last night did she sit on command and I gave her loads of praise. The very next time she was back to 'normal'. I know it is only a matter of time and patience and I have buckets of both so we will get there in the end. I will crack it over the weekend. Watch this spot on Monday ha!
As I said before, Molly is a natural retreiver and I have been doing a small bit every evening by holding her and throwing the dummy (rolled up sock) then releasing her when the dummy lands. She started with a tendency to run past me on the right hand side but by using the kennel wall at my back I have just about cured this. She still passes me the very odd time. If she does I go back to the wall. Last night I gave her a retrieve in a dark area of our lawn. She was not able to see the dummy landing but she ran in the direction I had thrown it and searched the area really well using her nose until she found the dummy and came straight back to me proud as punch. She was very determined to find the dummy and spent about a minute searching until she found it with no sign of giving up. I am very please so far apart from her sitting. Taking things nice and slow at this stage.
21 February 2007
Wednesday 21st February 2007
Over the past 2 evenings I have been continuing to work with Molly on her recall. She is doing really well on it. So far she is 100% reliable on the recall although I have been careful to make sure she is not too distracted when I give the command and call her in. Last night I called her as she was running away from me and she stopped instantly and turned and came in straight away. She literally comes flying back and launches herself at me. She gets loads of praise and I have not had to resort to any edible treats which is great.
I am also working on her sit. She is a real live wire and it is taking a bit longer to get her to sit still than it did with previous dogs I have owned. I just have to be patient with her and we will get there very soon. We had great progress last night in that I was able to put her in the sit position and after stroking her to calm her I was able to stand up and she sat without me holding or touching her at all. I will continue over the next week or two concentrating on the recall and sit.
We have been doing a few marked retreives every evening too on the lawn and she is a very enthusiastic retreiver. I hold her as I am throwing the rolled up sock and release her after a few seconds. It is like pulling the trigger on a gun when she is released. She still has a tendency to run past me on the right but I have been using the kennel wall at my back and we are getting over that tendency now. She is starting to get the idea. I think this is due the fact that the breeders daughter was throwning a tennis ball for her and not insisting on her coming back to hand. This is only a minor issue that is well on the way to being sorted already. I am still only giving her a few retreives every every evening. Five at most but only 2 or 3 if they are done right. I always stop on a good one.
I am also working on her sit. She is a real live wire and it is taking a bit longer to get her to sit still than it did with previous dogs I have owned. I just have to be patient with her and we will get there very soon. We had great progress last night in that I was able to put her in the sit position and after stroking her to calm her I was able to stand up and she sat without me holding or touching her at all. I will continue over the next week or two concentrating on the recall and sit.
We have been doing a few marked retreives every evening too on the lawn and she is a very enthusiastic retreiver. I hold her as I am throwing the rolled up sock and release her after a few seconds. It is like pulling the trigger on a gun when she is released. She still has a tendency to run past me on the right but I have been using the kennel wall at my back and we are getting over that tendency now. She is starting to get the idea. I think this is due the fact that the breeders daughter was throwning a tennis ball for her and not insisting on her coming back to hand. This is only a minor issue that is well on the way to being sorted already. I am still only giving her a few retreives every every evening. Five at most but only 2 or 3 if they are done right. I always stop on a good one.
19 February 2007
Sunday 18th February
Let Molly out in the morning for a run round the garden and continued to call her to me. So far she is 100% on this in the garden lawn. Granted I am waiting until she is not distracted by anything before I call her to me but 'from little acorns....'! Very happy with the progress so far.
After a few minutes of this I got out the rolled up sock and holding her I threw the sock and she was straining at the bit to get after it. I held her until the sock hit the ground and then she was off like a bullet for it. Picked and back to me. She ran to the right of me and past me so I stayed on my knees and encouraged her to come to me which she did fairly quickly and I took the sock from her and loads of praise. I moved then so that the kennel wall was at my back and repeated the exercise. This time she could not run past me with the wall at my back and came straight into me. Again loads of praise. I did this 3 times and she came to me every time. I then moved to the original spot where she ran past me and tried again. This time she came straight into me. I gave her loads of praise and left it at that (total of 5 retrieves). Quit while you are ahead is the main thing in training. In the evening then I took her out and let her run around again and called her to me. Still 100% (this is going too well...something must be wrong ha ha ha). On the 3rd recall I commanded to sit and put her into position. She went to wriggle but a little pressure under her chin put her right. Gave loads of praise and repeated 5 times. Finished with a good play in the garden. So far so good.
After a few minutes of this I got out the rolled up sock and holding her I threw the sock and she was straining at the bit to get after it. I held her until the sock hit the ground and then she was off like a bullet for it. Picked and back to me. She ran to the right of me and past me so I stayed on my knees and encouraged her to come to me which she did fairly quickly and I took the sock from her and loads of praise. I moved then so that the kennel wall was at my back and repeated the exercise. This time she could not run past me with the wall at my back and came straight into me. Again loads of praise. I did this 3 times and she came to me every time. I then moved to the original spot where she ran past me and tried again. This time she came straight into me. I gave her loads of praise and left it at that (total of 5 retrieves). Quit while you are ahead is the main thing in training. In the evening then I took her out and let her run around again and called her to me. Still 100% (this is going too well...something must be wrong ha ha ha). On the 3rd recall I commanded to sit and put her into position. She went to wriggle but a little pressure under her chin put her right. Gave loads of praise and repeated 5 times. Finished with a good play in the garden. So far so good.
Saturday 17th February
Decided to give lots of time playing with and getting to know Molly and continue with some very basic and gentle training.
First thing in the morning I let her out of her kennel to have a good romp in the garden. The grass was covered in frost and she loved the new sensation, rolling over and jumping around on this 'new' surface.
When she was not too distracted I called her name followed by 'here, here' and she came to me straight away and gots lots and lots of praise. I continued this for a few minutes and only called her in when she was not distracted with other things to ensure she would comply. She was 100% in this very controlled situation.
I put her back in her kennel and took the other two dogs for a run in the fields. When I got back I let her out again and called her to me a few more times. Again 100% in very controlled situations (very happy with this).
I commanded her to sit and gently put in position. She didn't mind at all. Lots of praise and a big game before doing it again. After about 5 goes of this she would sit quietly while I stroked her with no attempt to wriggle away. I put her away after 5 minutes of this and gave her some food.
In the afternoon my wife and I took all three dogs to a lake with a wooded path all round and Molly was no problem on the lead and loved exploring all the new sights and sounds. This is a busy walking track and is a good place to socialise a pup and get her used to the hussle and bussle. Got home and put her up for the night. A good day for Molly.
First thing in the morning I let her out of her kennel to have a good romp in the garden. The grass was covered in frost and she loved the new sensation, rolling over and jumping around on this 'new' surface.
When she was not too distracted I called her name followed by 'here, here' and she came to me straight away and gots lots and lots of praise. I continued this for a few minutes and only called her in when she was not distracted with other things to ensure she would comply. She was 100% in this very controlled situation.
I put her back in her kennel and took the other two dogs for a run in the fields. When I got back I let her out again and called her to me a few more times. Again 100% in very controlled situations (very happy with this).
I commanded her to sit and gently put in position. She didn't mind at all. Lots of praise and a big game before doing it again. After about 5 goes of this she would sit quietly while I stroked her with no attempt to wriggle away. I put her away after 5 minutes of this and gave her some food.
In the afternoon my wife and I took all three dogs to a lake with a wooded path all round and Molly was no problem on the lead and loved exploring all the new sights and sounds. This is a busy walking track and is a good place to socialise a pup and get her used to the hussle and bussle. Got home and put her up for the night. A good day for Molly.
16 February 2007
15th February 2007 Come - Fetch - Walk on Lead
Still playing and getting to know each other for the next while. I am trying to spend as much time as possible with Molly. I let her out of her kennel yesterday evening when I got home from work and she had a nice run around the lawn. I got down on my knees and made a big fuss of calling her and she nearly knocked me over with excitement running to me. I let her run around a bit more and called her again and she came galloping to me. I made a big fuss of her and gave her a piece of biscuit.
Brought her into the kitchen and threw the rolled up sock for her. She ran straight for it, picked it up and came back to hand with it a few times. She seems to be a natural retreiver which is great.
After about half an hour just following me around the house and playing I slipped a light slip lead over her head and let her drag it around. She only became aware of it when she stood on it. Her reaction was good though in that she didn't seem too worried about this new sensation. After a few minutes I picked up the lead and then I followed Her around the kitchen putting as little pressure on the lead as possible. Only once did she have a reaction to the lead in that she tried to pull away from me. I got down on my knees and called her to me and she came straight away. She got loads of praise and had a good romp on the floor before I fed her and put her to bed.
I am very aware that she is still very young and getting used to her new surroundings so I am keeping things very simple and very short (1 - 2 minutes at most on any one thing). All the time I am watching her and if I get even a hint that she is feeling pressure I stop and have a good old play with her. So far so good. We are having fun together which is the main thing. Roll on the weekend!
Brought her into the kitchen and threw the rolled up sock for her. She ran straight for it, picked it up and came back to hand with it a few times. She seems to be a natural retreiver which is great.
After about half an hour just following me around the house and playing I slipped a light slip lead over her head and let her drag it around. She only became aware of it when she stood on it. Her reaction was good though in that she didn't seem too worried about this new sensation. After a few minutes I picked up the lead and then I followed Her around the kitchen putting as little pressure on the lead as possible. Only once did she have a reaction to the lead in that she tried to pull away from me. I got down on my knees and called her to me and she came straight away. She got loads of praise and had a good romp on the floor before I fed her and put her to bed.
I am very aware that she is still very young and getting used to her new surroundings so I am keeping things very simple and very short (1 - 2 minutes at most on any one thing). All the time I am watching her and if I get even a hint that she is feeling pressure I stop and have a good old play with her. So far so good. We are having fun together which is the main thing. Roll on the weekend!
15 February 2007
14th Feb 2007
Today is Molly's first full day with me and when I came home from work this evening I took her into the kitchen to spend some time with her so that we could get to know one another. She was a little nervous at first at all the strange sights and smells but she was soon running around the kitchen wagging her tail and taking pieces of biscuit from me and my wife.
I stuffed an old sock with some newspaper and threw it for her across the kitchen floor to see what her reaction would be. She galloped after it, picked it up and came straight back to me with it and I took it from her gently with loads of praise. Did this about 5 times and every time the same result. Very happy.
As she was nosing around the kitchen I started to call her name and get down on my knees encouraging her to come to me. She came running every time and I made a big fuss of her.
I then spent about half an hour sitting on the kitchen floor talking to her and letting her crawl all over me and generally had a great time playing with each other and building confidence and that all important bond.
After about an hour in the kitchen I took her back to her kennel and gave her some food which she hoovered up. As I write now she is curled up in her bed sleeping soundly. All in all, a very enjoyable evening for both of us.
I stuffed an old sock with some newspaper and threw it for her across the kitchen floor to see what her reaction would be. She galloped after it, picked it up and came straight back to me with it and I took it from her gently with loads of praise. Did this about 5 times and every time the same result. Very happy.
As she was nosing around the kitchen I started to call her name and get down on my knees encouraging her to come to me. She came running every time and I made a big fuss of her.
I then spent about half an hour sitting on the kitchen floor talking to her and letting her crawl all over me and generally had a great time playing with each other and building confidence and that all important bond.
After about an hour in the kitchen I took her back to her kennel and gave her some food which she hoovered up. As I write now she is curled up in her bed sleeping soundly. All in all, a very enjoyable evening for both of us.
Welcome
Welcome to my Blog. I will be writing here about my experiences, thoughts and actions as I train my new Springer Spaniel pup Molly. Molly is 4 months old and is bread from Field Trialing lines with names like FtCh Steadroc Sker, FtCh Clarburgh Art, FtCh Kennine Rob of Rytex, FtCh Rytex Rue, FtCh Millshadow Aster, FtCh Trawsgoed Lad of Caldyview, FtCh Badgercourt Warlord, FtCh Phillips Girl in her 3 generation pedigree amoung others.
I took Molly home from the breeders 2 days ago on the 13th February 2007 and she has settled in well to her new surroundings and is feeding, drinking and sleeping happily. See will be kept outside in a kennel. I have 2 kennels side-by-side with Molly in one on her own and my other 2 dogs (English Setter and another shooting springer) in the other right beside her. She will have company all day with the other dogs when I am at work.
I hope you enjoy reading this blog and keeping in touch with our progress down the rocky road ahead.
I took Molly home from the breeders 2 days ago on the 13th February 2007 and she has settled in well to her new surroundings and is feeding, drinking and sleeping happily. See will be kept outside in a kennel. I have 2 kennels side-by-side with Molly in one on her own and my other 2 dogs (English Setter and another shooting springer) in the other right beside her. She will have company all day with the other dogs when I am at work.
I hope you enjoy reading this blog and keeping in touch with our progress down the rocky road ahead.
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