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The girls playing individually yesterday. You may notice I don’t use Kongs or Tennis balls at this stage I like to use Tug E nuff rabbit skin toys as the spaniels enjoy them holding and possessing. Kongs and tennis balls can be Introduced later on.
This mornings exercise included getting to know some of the confidence building items that desensitise them to different textures that aren’t natural.
Another trip out and another new place to explore.
Today I worked with all the Males individually. Iggy was a star in a room he has never been in before.
I let them express themselves as some want to give interact with me straight away when in possession and others want take themselves off. I make mental notes and try and cater each play stage to each pup.
Yesterday we headed out to our favourite feed merchants TFM Country Store - Whisby to play.
Group learning and ventures in the snow.
Day 2 of visiting and we went to Grimsby institute College. Madness and mayhem for an hour.
The Pups had their first trip out after the 2nd vaccines. We went to South Yorkshire Police dog section to meet new faces and explore new surrounding. ( I have muted the videos as Policing matters were in the background noise )
The Pups have had their 2nd vaccines today so ready to Rock and roll and start venturing out and about
Thought of the day after an interesting first half of the week.
Good dogs search and others just give a behaviour if they smell or see something.
Woolly bear feeling satisfied with himself after his first session of brick work. Getting the training in before his castration ( ⬆️ and ⬇️ )next week.
Todays in a few pictures and videos.
Scarlett had a trip out to work on her delayed retrieving and air scenting for her kong at a friends private woodland. She worked around strange men ( and I mean strange ) she played and competed with dogs she’s never met before and her hunt drive was awoken. 10/10 today for her.
Wet and wild introduction to delayed retrieving for Scarlet
Bobby (black and white ) searching the National arboretum in his role as a Explosive detection dog for Staffordshire Police.
Dog handler of the Royal Engineers (Signals) with his messenger dogs at a Army Veterinary Corps HQ Kennel near Nieppe Wood, 19 May 1918. Note the dogs feet, bandaged as a result of injuries caused by mustard gas. (Source © IWM Q 10965)
Dogs used during WWI included Border Collies, Lurchers, English Sheepdogs, Retrievers and mongrels. The Airedale Terrier was probably the most common breed used by the British in World War One though. The Red Cross also commonly used them to find wounded soldiers.
It has been estimated that eight million horses and one million dogs died during the First World War.
(Photographer – Second Lieutenant Thomas Keith Aitken)
Colorised by Leo Courvoisier
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New girl Scarlett first 24hrs and she has settled living in with Hattie for company and a bit of support after changing circumstance.
We look at drive suitability constantly but sometimes I think in the working dog sphere we forget about the emotional frame work, fear periods 1st and 2nd the hormones that are developing and the upheaval leaving where they are so content can do to them and a bit patience can do wonders.
Getting feeding right for pups can be a mine field. Ida is busy bee and sometimes I can’t work out if playing is more important than eating. So we did choice test and offered her choice of Royal canin which the rest are eating or CSJ cp30 salmon. Well she made her choice and I now the rest of litter can stay on the RC and she can have the Cp30 mix
Athos from our first litter out doing his thing getting better and better with age.
Some heel work with Hattie whilst she’s in season making the most of the 1 on 1 walking.
Eire and Solo on a Police Scotland NCTAS ( explosives) exercise.
The Prestige training DNA came apparent when Solo’s handler was watching Eire work he approached her handler with lots complimentary feed back about her ethic and intensity to search and she reminds him of his own dog.
He asked her where did she come from and the 💡 moment happened that they were both related and from Prestige Search Dogs - PSD training program as puppy’s.
The Moral of the story is if you stick to your beliefs in training and development and you carefully select when each dogs ready to go and to what job the dogs do all the talking for you.
Last night Tucker and I had a walk down Skegness front( Las Vegas of Lincolnshire) by taking the dogs out with me on daily appointments utilising those spare 10/15 minutes gaps is great time management.
Throw back Thursday. The first 3 months of my trainers course in 2011 was the detection phase with Vinny (spaniel) and Sam(lab). Sam was partially trained dog and Vinny was a blank canvass from the trialing scene. We would train Bricks for indication in the Morning and pattern of search in the afternoon using Kong till 2/3 weeks before the end where we imprinted on Explosives and introduced larger venues.
Sam went to the Olympics and carried on his carrier and retired with his handler.
Vinnie was meant to go to the Olympics but was chosen to go to Afghanistan instead where he retired at the end of his career with his handlers family
Training today with Tucker and then we went down the train station for a bit.
Throw back Thursdays. 2 of the 4 dogs from trainers course back in 2011. The best thing about the course was the freedom to train with ideas of your own to get to the end product rather than painting by numbers with someone manipulating things and you don’t develop. I took my HASD back ground and trained them to do property ( finding lost/discarded items with human scent on ) using the bricks focusing on 5p pieces and cut up bits of T shirt. In turn this complemented them as awesome pursuit trackers really accurate but would go at hot pace to get to end as they rather enjoyed the confrontation side of things as well 🦈
Tucker and Hattie enjoyed their trip to the college today
Shaping and climbing training for the new student Tucker.
3 weeks old today.
I was super excited to receive this yesterday. Flos is the full genetical sister to I litter as I repeated the mating as it was so good.
Inky and her puppy’s 🖤🤍🤎
Vet checked export paperwork done ✅
Walked and been for a final swim ✅
Presented, loaded and ready for his new life ✅
Hero you have been a pleasure.
Hero doing some agility and showing great confidence. He leaves next week and will greatly missed as he is such a joy to work with.
Ida getting in the most comfortable position possible.
The I litter has arrived this morning. It’s a repeat mating that created Flo flick and Floss and now we have 💙ICE ISCO IGGY 💕 INCA IVY IDA.
Knowing cool places to stop is handy.
I was at Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education today giving a talk on working dogs to new students. Hero and Hattie joined me to help deliver the presentation.
Incorporating confidence building exercises in to our play stage after a short brick work session.
After a few weeks off I have brought the labs back in to work I thought it’s important for them to just be dogs for a bit. Hero 10months old just listen to his nose working.
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Today I worked with all the Males individually. Iggy was a star in a room he has never been in before. I let them express themselves as some want to give interact with me straight away when in possession and others want take themselves off. I make mental notes and try and cater each play stage to each pup.
Some heel work with Hattie whilst she’s in season making the most of the 1 on 1 walking.
Last night Tucker and I had a walk down Skegness front( Las Vegas of Lincolnshire) by taking the dogs out with me on daily appointments utilising those spare 10/15 minutes gaps is great time management.
Hero doing some agility and showing great confidence. He leaves next week and will greatly missed as he is such a joy to work with.
I was at Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education today giving a talk on working dogs to new students. Hero and Hattie joined me to help deliver the presentation.
Incorporating confidence building exercises in to our play stage after a short brick work session.
After a few weeks off I have brought the labs back in to work I thought it’s important for them to just be dogs for a bit. Hero 10months old just listen to his nose working.
The I litter are developing ready to appear in September.
Floss out exploring. No issue with the open stairs 💯 #sprockersofinstagram #dogtrainingisfun #searchdogs #puppygram #policedoginthemaking
Short sharp session for Flo. With a line left to purposefully tangle her up and be annoying so she is forgiving later on when on a course and working tied down to an area. She’s 7 months and 22 days and full genetics to G’s which excites me enormously. I apologise for the camera angle as it tilted after spraying #dogtrainingisfun #readytoflythenest #spaniels #marking #accuracywithspeed🚀
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