Moidart is now nearly 15 months old and yesterday she ran in the KSSLRC puppy test at Turner’s Hill. I was particularly pleased with the good heelwork she produced in the walk up and her marking of her retrieve, but just as she was about to pick the dummy there was an almighty hoot hoot […]
Moidart’s first win
Yesterday was a long, hot day at the United Retriever Club (Southern Area) Novice and Puppy test at Chailey, and as we drove down the track to the start it was impossible to see the vehicle in front because of the clouds of thick dust kicked up. As always, the organisers had made sure that […]
Water training at Isenhurst
I had the pleasure of a day out with some like minded friends yesterday, training at the Isenhurst estate with Gilly Nichols. There are numerous lakes to choose from, and we started the day off with our puppies, firstly making sure that they were happy entering water for a marked retrieve and later asking them […]
Mother and daughter neck and neck
I had a good day out on Sunday, competing with Shona and her daughter Riska in the UGS open water competition at 500 Acre Wood. They both ran well, and as we stood around drinking tea and eating cake while waiting for the results, I said that I really couldn’t say which of the two […]
Moidart’s first competition
Moidart is now 11 months old and her training is progressing well – so well that I decided to enter her in the SEGS puppy test last Saturday. She stayed calm all day and took everything in her stride. The tests were a mark to shot, three shots fired as she walked to heel followed […]