Never again!

[otherclive]

 

[Buckman]

When the wind is blowing our dogs bloomers really show up.

 

[otherclive]

She goes to doggy play school one day a week as does our grandsons Visla so it allows her to blast off her energy levels and socialise as our adjacent nature reserve has been closed since October 2022 due to ash dieback. We also use a secure dog exercise field as we train her recall which is better than loosing her for up to 45 minutes on the Downs. I’ve had working dogs pretty well continuously since a kid but this one is very different. 🤣

 

[Buckman]

She goes to doggy play school one day a week as does our grandsons Visla so it allows her to blast off her energy levels and socialise as our adjacent nature reserve has been closed since October 2022 due to ash dieback. We also use a secure dog exercise field as we train her recall which is better than loosing her for up to 45 minutes on the Downs. I’ve had working dogs pretty well continuously since a kid but this one is very different. 🤣

Ours being a terrier despite training still does not know what recall is. If there is no one around, he does come back, but if he sees someone he is off to say "hello!" and there is no stopping him and he ignores the recall command. He has been for training and is good at most of the other commands.

 

[otherclive]

Ours being a terrier despite training still does not know what recall is. If there is no one around, he does come back, but if he sees someone he is off to say "hello!" and there is no stopping him and he ignores the recall command. He has been for training and is good at most of the other commands.

The weakness of ours is birds.

 

[Steve1962]

The weakness of our Springer called Jake.......was my two toasted hot crossed buns on the sideplate...... on the first day we had him!!
After that is was pheasants.

 

[Beachball]

She goes to doggy play school one day a week as does our grandsons Visla so it allows her to blast off her energy levels and socialise as our adjacent nature reserve has been closed since October 2022 due to ash dieback. We also use a secure dog exercise field as we train her recall which is better than loosing her for up to 45 minutes on the Downs. I’ve had working dogs pretty well continuously since a kid but this one is very different. 🤣

We have two terriers, now aged 15 and 11, even though they are now grand old ones they both still enjoy hour long walks and can be trusted off lead with good recall, answering straight away to their names or a whistle. This took patience and alot of work but has paid dividends over the years, taking about six months to achieve this level of success. They can be trusted off lead so can use up any excess energy they have and in the past would run along side the mobility scooter even now when Sadie [15] enjoys a lift sitting between my legs until reaching the destination for a run.

 

[Devonisheaven]

The weakness of ours is birds.

It’s not a weakness, it is what they are “hardwired” to do, although it must be in a very controlled and disciplined manner. Hunting, flushing and retrieving is what my dogs have always lived for, to say they love it, is a huge understatement. 👍

 

[Beachball]

The weakness of our short leg Jack Russel he loves rabbits and birds but his recall is excellent 🙏

 

[Hutch]

Harry loves rabbits and birds, and has No recall at all.

 

[otherclive]

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It’s not a weakness, it is what they are “hardwired” to do, although it must be in a very controlled and disciplined manner. Hunting, flushing and retrieving is what my dogs have always lived for, to say they love it, is a huge understatement. 👍

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I know what you mean. My last two went on to nearly 16 years and never really gave up, but just less successful as they got older. They were from gamekeepers stock. They were not trained for working but had no problem catching rabbits. The present one has a penchant for squirrels as well as birds.

 

[Devonisheaven]

Any dog that kills Greys is a hero in my books! 👍

Edit: Dogs look in great shape, nothing worse than a fat dog.

 

[otherclive]

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Harry loves rabbits and birds, and has No recall at all.

I take it that Harry is the smaller one, as the larger one looks too laid back.

 

[Hutch]

I take it that Harry is the smaller one, as the larger one looks too laid back.

Yes, The Larger Black one is a F1 Labradoodle, Chocolate Lab mum and Dad was a Standard Poodle, died 4 years ago.

 

[Steve1962]

This was our last dog … Jake… on the day we got him which was his 5th birthday

 

[otherclive]

Someone once said to me “ Once you have had a Springer Spaniel you will never want another dog”. Since mine was away in the canal chasing ducks I wasn’t sure how to take his comment 😂😂😂

 

[Buckman]

Do any terriers know what recall is? Somehow I doubt it. Recall only works for the human being they are monitoring! 🤣

 

[Devonisheaven]

Do any terriers know what recall is? Somehow I doubt it. Recall only works for the human being they are monitoring! 🤣

It helps if you know where they are in the first place!