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1st 2nd 3rd 4th Well, in common with many parts of the UK, it was absolutely chucking it down here this morning. As a consequence @Mrs UB stayed at home (no sense in both of us getting soaked through) and so did most of the other usual class attendees - today it was just Harv and the black...

First Class Second Class OK, this class was a complete cock-up. Not by Harv but by me and @Mrs UB - despite having been to two classes at the designated time already we somehow managed to convince ourselves that the class was an hour later than it actually was!!! :facepalm: On the plus side...

Harv's first advanced class Well, what a difference a week makes ... :facepalm: As in the previous week, we started off with some heel work to help calm down the dogs. The initial objective was to heel in and out of some cones that had been placed about 5 meters apart - 4 cones in total - one...

So, today was Harv's first advanced gundog training class. I have to admit - I never thought that we would end up here (unless we went to watch somebody else's dog!). Almost regardless of how we do in these classes I'm so pleased with Harv for getting this far :) Harv is always hugely excited...

I often walk Harv to our local garden centre. He loves it there - in large part, I suspect, because all of the staff there love him and shower him with attention. Today we were doing our usual 'being calm while the customers walk by' when we heard a banshee wailing. As we cringed, feeling as...

OK, so we all know that we should have out dogs 'under control' when out and about. What do you think about this scenario that I've just seen while driving to work: Travelling in the opposite direction was a cyclist whose dog, a large German Shepherd, was trotting along off-lead in front of...

OK, spurred on by Harv's success here Re-visiting Stay and Recall I thought we'd try to push the distance a little further ... (same dodgy recording and lack of editing I'm afraid!) #1 #2 Virtual £5 for the first one to spot the (er hem) deliberate mistake.

OK, so I have previously been somewhat put off from posting videos on the forum because of my ineptitude at editing and posting videos. However, I now have a (very rudimentary!) understanding of how to go about it so I thought I'd share what I've found. Feel free to add your own hints and tips...

You know how it is - there are always so many new things to teach our dogs that we sometimes forget to re-visit things that we have taught previously. Well, its been a while since I put Harv through his paces with a Stay while 'out and about' (we quite often do them indoors) and also his...

Title: Brain Games For Dogs Author: Claire Arrowsmith ISBN: 978-1-84286-277-3 RRP: £9.99 (but can get cheaper eg £6.99 on Amazon - other book retailers are available ) Pages: 160 As you might expect from the title, this book is concerned with brain games for your dog. It starts off with an...

Title: My Dog Pulls. What Do I Do? Author: Turid Rugass ISBN: 978-192924223-8 RRP: $10.95 (around £6 on Amazon) Pages: 59! (and some of those are completely taken up with photos and a couple of lines of text) OK, first impressions were : That's not a book - I've seen thicker CD cases than that...

Title: Clever Dog (Understand what your dog is telling you) Author: Sarah Whitehead ISBN: 978-0-00-748854-4 RRP: £8.99 (around £6 on Amazon) Pages: 308 OK, this isn't a dog training book. Rather, it is a guide to interpreting the behaviour of dogs (not an in-depth scientific guide, more of an...