Dog Day Acres Labrador Retrievers

02/06/2024

Next and one of the last major things for the training room. Put in the foundations for teaching seems on furniture!

01/06/2024

What did we do today?

✅ 2 narcotics dogs worked
✅ 1 fi****ms dog worked
✅ 1 bomb dog worked
✅ 1 nosework dog worked
✅ 1 cadaver dog worked

4 labs ran through yard work for hunt tests.

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31/05/2024

Walking fetch, casting, obedience and a run make for a tired dog. Tomorrow is detection work.

20/05/2024

One of many SUPER AMAZING proud breeder moments. Some I can share, some I can't. This one...wow....

Very proud of this young team. They leave my house at 8 weeks as a wonderful ball of genetics that I have prepared them to succeed as best as I can. The trainer takes them to the next level.

07/05/2024

Road trip to work with some LEO handlers tomorrow!

Bristol says being a chosen dog to help teach tomorrow is amazing!

05/05/2024

We “dressed” the front of the building today! Fresh gravel and landscaping rocks (boulders) are placed! Still need to put up the airing yard fence and get some signage!

01/05/2024

FB hive mind....

I have an X-pen fence in the new building that I need a brace to help keep standing upright but NOT in a circle. Ideas for bracing on the top and bottom to help? We can secure on either end.

Picture of the type of XPen fence it is.....

28/04/2024

Mats are in. A few finishing touches and this segment will be done. We also put up the outdoor kennels for our indoor/outdoor runs!

26/04/2024

Guess what we will be doing this weekend!!!

21/04/2024

It’s always amazing to see what our dogs are up to. A huge thanks to Natalie Runge for giving us this update about Evie. They are doing amazing work and I can’t wait to see where they go!

Dash x Flare 2023

06/04/2024

Check out this podcast we did about area search dog training.

Episode 108: All Things Area Search/Life Find SAR

“We're dealing with a dog who has its own set of motivators. And so we just need to always be conscious of the fact that we can reinforce at any point along the chain.”

We discuss the challenges of area search/live find search and rescue. We talk about how Crystal adapted her protection sports training background to the search arena, and how we decide the appropriate alert. There are pros and cons to each. Through laughter and learning, we discuss the various alert styles and the impact of environmental factors on search strategies. The underlying concept is building and keeping our relationship with our canine partners' and focusing on their well-being.

Listen to this episode on any of your favorite podcast players or our website to see the show notes and special links: https://www.k9detectioncollaborative.com/post/all-things-area-search-live-find-sar

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04/04/2024

Jenks
???, 2012 to 4/2/2024

I don't have the words for this wonderful dog.

Jenks came into our lives thanks to Janey Fuller and Cheryl Morris as a working dog prospect. His ability to make friends of anyone and his clownish manner reminded us to always be happy no matter what is going on.

Due to a injury he couldn't pursue a traditional working career. His main job was Joe's buddy and being the prewash cycle for any and all kitchen dishes. He was also the chief varmint hunter here on the farm, made sure the cows and donkeys were ALWAYS in line, and made sure we were safe from all the thunder.

Thanks to Dr. Lisa King and Dr. Christina Marie Carlo for taking care of him for so long. His years with us were extended significantly and his pain managed because of all the wonderful care from these two women.

His warm soft fur is greatly missed, his whining low wagging tail his deeply missed. Rae is sort of lost.

I know he's happily playing with Chloe the cat. Moses and Talyn met him at the bridge to show him all the best ponds to waller in, the frisbees to catch, and the cows that might need reminded where they need to be.

There's no more pain, no more arthritis, and he's running full speed to catch the thunder.

Go get'em buddy.

04/04/2024

Wireless is up, fridge with ice maker installed, kennels done, shelving is up. Waiting for the mats!

25/03/2024

When you have a new toy, you want to use it! We are up and training. The systematic search wall is fully trimmed out and ready to go. We also have this nice little paw print sign so that people know when I’m in the building.

25/03/2024

We are up and training! How about you?

24/03/2024

Systematic Search wall is installed. Just need to do a few things to secure it and put the turf in front of it and we are good to go!

18/03/2024

Flash working on her detection work when the Iowa weather doesn’t support doing hunt test training.

Hoping we can do a certification year this spring.

Dash x Flare 2022

14/03/2024

I'm doing a webinar through Fenzi Dog Sports Academy. Make sure to check it out and get registered!

Online dog training classes for obedience, rally, agility, tracking, nosework, dog behavior, freestyle, and foundation skills.

13/03/2024

Kennels are power washed and ready for installation. Mats are ordered for the training room!

06/03/2024

It’s finished. Time to start moving in!!! New ventures are on the horizon. Stay tuned!

01/03/2024

Very excited to see that Bristol’s sire, Percy, gained his Amateur Field Trial Championship! It’s an amazing accomplishment and the result of a lot of hard work and talent! And it’s amazing because she looks almost exactly like her dad. Only smaller.

Hope to be breeding Bristol later this year, a few are interested in a puppy out of her please fill out the application on the website.

https://www.ddalabradors.com/

14/02/2024

Memory/pattern blinds are sooooo exhausting. It’s the last day of reasonable temperatures for the next several days, so I overdid it on training, and the dogs thought it was fantastic! They, however, have put in petitions for a new memory/pattern blind field is not a bean field.

13/02/2024

You has a cookie dough ball. I luv cookie dough balls. I luv balls.

10/02/2024

And 18 new bumpers from my arts and crafts for hunting dogs. Pool noodles and duct tape!