Apparently I've got a bit of an addiction problem...
Exhibit a - the ball. Apparently I'm totally obsessed to the point of running myself to death after said ball despite getting overtired/hot etc. The close relative of the ball, the stick, has already made me poorly and it's only a matter of time before the ball gets me into trouble. Come to think of it I suppose it already has cos I had to have an op last October to remove half of a ball from my tum. Hrm. And last night dad did this particularly great throw which went into the middle of the road and I just ran right after it. Well - I think he has to share some of the blame for that. Mum wasn't there but she is still freaking out about it.
Serious recall work needed apparently. Clickerdogs is supposed to have the answers - my buddy Hamish has done well with this. Looks like it's my turn to start...
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My dear young Charles,
Striking portrait, especially the quizzical "why would you think there's a problem here?" look. Quite handsome--a credit to us all.
I hear there's a good inpatient program in Southern California. Full of celebrities like yourself, so wear dark glasses to avoid the paparrazzi.
Yrs.,
B#
"they tried to make me go to rehab I said no no no" (we LOVE naughty girl Amy Winehouse)Oh Charlie we don't want you to be unsafe but really we just think it sounds as though you have very extremely excellent retrieving instincts. A VIRTUE! It's your DAD whose throwing techniques need some work. Send him to a decent trainer.
Redgirls went to that clicker site you mentioned. ALL of the distractions for us were #10!! Every one of them. Rubbish tuition. Nope we won't be doing it.
Lovely pic by the way. You look academic. With a mortar board. VERY fetching. XXX
Poor Charlie in trouble again, the young Viz boys just can't seem to do anything right can they mmmmm? Maybe we need to cut them a bit of slack? and do the learning ourselves first methinks.
Your buddy Hamish hasn't been doing so well recently on that front actually...he went to say hello to a greyhound last week, who slipped out of his collar and sprinted off the towpath of the canal into the streets and Hamish followed despite whistle, me calling him back and frantic squeaking of favourite toys. When I got to the roadside they were nowhere to be seen. I was stopping traffic asking if they'd seen two dogs anywhere. After a couple of minutes he came running back with the expression of glee on his face saying 'Oh Dad I've had the best time just now.' I was in shreds and very, very upset and soooooo disappointed after all our hard work....?
We do recall work all the time and a few days before this horrific event Hamish had come back to me from half way towards a squirrel (Andrea is my witness).
Recall, eh? I've been told it can never be 100% but how can we avoid these types of situations. Our beloved, hot headed, young guys NEED to be safe. How can we do it? I think the clickerdogs method will improve it a bit but it's a huge comittment to the long line (such a drag). I've got some stuff coming form dogwise I hope will be more inspiring.
Best of luck with it Charlie, let me know how you get on.
Rocket was jogging through a field last week and scared up a sleeping deer. Off they went at warp 9 speed! Husband was repeating himself like a broken record "Rocket, leave it!" He thought they were gone into the next county at the speed they took off through the field (near a road too) but hear came Rocket. Bouncing back through the tree line grinning from ear-to-ear. He'll not be going in the field again without his e-collar. Hate to be that way but he's a real bad boy about chasing the deer who lead him quite far off then he's LOST!
Oh Charlie... you mustn't be chasing onto the road. Last year Zala and I did that after a rabbit and ended up stopping traffic on a busy road. Mum was livid and threw us in our beds till Daddy came home from work then told him not to talk to us all night. Boy was she mad!!
After that she and Daddy worked really hard to stop the chasing. Unfortunatly I am still a 'life support system for my nose' whilst goody girl Zala doesnt chase much now. As for the ball obsession .... brov, dont you worry, just keep training the humans to keep throwing it and that cute face will win through.
Ps. Sorry I've been gone for ages. Will update my blog soon.
LOL Rez xxxx
Hey Rez! Well it sounds like you and Hamish have got into similar trouble - perhaps it is our age? I've been returning quite well for pork scratchings recently, but much work is still to be done apparently (yawn). What are your parent's tricks Rez?
Practice and a long line have helped plus Mum sets us up in places where there are lots of rabbit. Although they both still pray for no hares on grouse moor pointing tests!!
Also sausage and treats help and no matter how mad they are they can't tell us off when we do come back... tee hee!! Calm Assertive (Ceaser Millan. We have never usd a clicker as most of our training is at distance, but I believe it can work extremely well.
R xx
Hi there, Charlie. Tell you dad that the cousin to the ball and the stick is the FRISBEE...you will love it!!!
Gabby aka Gabalicious
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