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I went out after dark last night to try to get some nice nighttime lake shots. I chose a different lake this evening, one I’ve not been to for years. In my mind, the parking was right slap bang next to the lake. Not so. It was about a twenty minute walk through very dark, very dense forest. The...

Oooh, oooh, my new air-powered dummy launcher arrived today! How exciting!! I have been trying to buy one for about three years and paid for this one in early March (yeah, I know...). It's finally here!!! Of course, now it's far too hot to actually use it. :facepalm:

I came across these guys on FB. Based in the US, but with international shipping available. She hand-makes the most amazing fully-waterproof (biothane) collars, and custom designs them if you want something unique. One of my FB friends has brilliant designs for her dogs. I'm SO tempted, and I...

Just so you're aware, email functionality should now be resumed. It should no longer be possible to send bulk messages through the "conversation" (private message) system, which appears to be what triggered the suspension of our email functionality, as this infringes the terms of business with...

https://theranch.clickertraining.com/live/?fbclid=IwAR0nAk5y9oPU9jqTWejkitUxR_1-JJOcUzqrB4J7nLTGJ9ZGrEaItqNYH7k This looks good! 12pm PT, so 8pm BST.

I noticed a tiny bit of frustration coming in when I was giving food when a ball reinforcer was expected, so I've spent the last couple of days thinking and introducing location-specific markers. Specifically, a behaviour I've been working on with Willow is dropping a ball on cue. She LOVES to...

I posted about my friend Sandy losing his Newfie, Casey a little while back. Well, this pup, potential name Reader after a mutual friend of ours, will be coming home with him on Tuesday! :heart: :heart: :heart:

I thought it would be nice to have a thread where people can recommend any resources they find helpful, heartwarming, uplifting etc at this time. I was recommended this podcast by Brené Brown. It's not at all the sort of thing I'd normally listen to, but the episode that was recommended (the...

I saw this webinar being advertised. It's FREE and happens today at 17:30 UK time. https://www.facebook.com/events/193154735311987/ "We are going to have a 90 minute conversation on Zoom to talk about how we cope in hard times. No dog training tips per se, but the presenters are themselves...

Our new calendar function is now live. Feel free to add anything you like to this: training courses, shows, meet-ups, anything you think may be of interest to the other members. The way it works is that you create a thread as normal, then attach it to the calendar. So, first create your post...

Hello everyone! I'm going to be running some upgrades to hopefully add a new little feature. I'm going to try to get this done this evening and/or tomorrow morning. It may mean that there is a little disruption on the forum, but I'm hoping it will be kept to a minimum. I'll leave it an hour...

Was it @Cupcase who asked for resources for if you're in lockdown? I'll dig out some others at some point, but the wonderful Donna Hill (@Emily_Babbelhund's SD trainer) has asked for her FDSA course "Stir Crazy" to be put into self study, so people can take it at any time. It's $50 for a...

I just saw this posted on the FDSA alumni group. Since both FDSA and IAABC have had to cancel their annual gatherings, they have teamed together to offer an online conference, spanning three days. The theme being, 'When life gives you lemons..." Pricing is yet TBC, but this could be really...

Ruffwear were due to launch their Heeler Harness this year, but have listened to the concerns of some of their customers who started a petition. I love the response from Will Blount on the organiser's Facebook feed (linked below). It shows that not only have they listened in this case, but they...

:cwl: Cuss Collar

... but she has to go to see the alien bum man tomorrow. She’s been licking her bum a lot and, whilst I can’t feel anything wrong with her anal glands (the things we do for our dogs!) there is a bit of yellowy discharge so I think she has an infection. I can imagine the look on her face now...

Here’s a video I came across on FB, showing clearly the body language of three dogs in a dog park, leading up to a minor scuffle. I thought some of you might find it interesting.

I mean, it's common sense, really, but still interesting that it has been studied. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08927936.2019.1673045?fbclid=IwAR1gNwHe7pDT_wws4jeO5arKpSojmU9tpTE5oJwlD5mwLjDNqe13yGrnxl0

It looks like I'll be coming to the UK again in October of this year; I've been asked to photograph a wedding in Wales (that's not too terrifying, right?!) and it's my Dad's 80th. I'm considering bringing both Squidge and Ginny. So maybe we can arrange some more forum walkies while I'm over?

Just after 9am today, J had gone up the mountain to work, I was settled down at my computer when all hell broke loose. A bird landed on our terrace and Squidge and Shadow jumped for it. Their combined force on the middle of the big window shattered it into a million pieces. I roared, chucked...