Well Done Rachel and Chacha

Well congratulations are in order again for Rachel and Briarlow's Chacha at Fivenineplus!!

Rachel and Chacha competed in the biggest class of the day under an English judge, in novice obedience, and we won 2nd place, the highest placed NI dog. On top of that they have been invited to a selection evening for the NI regional obedience team!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LYDIA

Well Lydia is 15 today. Spending her birthday at her grandma and grandad's as she decided that she would come into season for her birthday so she's there for the next few weeks away from Lastar and Anton.

Have a great birthday Lydia.

Photo's of her at 15 to follow soon!

Wonderful Lydia

Well my wonderful Lydia will be 15 years young on Thursday. Will try and get some photo's and a video of her in the next few days to show that a SWD can still be fit and healthy at the wonderful age of 15.

Calida and I will be going gundog training tomorrow. This will be her first time so think I've got quite a day ahead of me as she's such a character!

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The Gundog Club - Hunting Retriever Grade I

Well this evening Briarlow's Nuevo Principio (Carmen) got a distinction in the Gundog Club's Hunting Retriever Grade I test.

It's a nice basic test for beginners where the dog has to walk by your side on the lead, then sit stay whilst you walk away and then do a recall. Then you have two controlled retrieves the first in short grass and the second in long grass.

Carmen for once was very calm and did a PERFECT sit stay.

She managed to achieve a distinction with a score of 77/80. Mainly failing as when she came back with her retrieves she circled me once before sitting. I am extremely proud of her and looking forward to entering the Grade II test very soon.

If you want to find out more on how you can attend the above go to www.thegundogclub.co.uk and good luck!

Calida the Gundog!

Calida at 10 weeks old showing her gundog skills already!! I hope you enjoy the photo's as much as I did taking them.

Beautiful Day at the Park

Anton and I went to the park today. It was absolutely beautiful here in Manchester, so took my camera out as I believe it's going to rain all weekend!

Then Anton decided to climb a tree!