FHRP

Here's last years thread, covering achievements for 2006 and goals for 2007 http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?show...83821&st=15 An interesting read, I see one of my goals last year was that blasted GDM

I would love to get my old boys (Flynn) GDM title, but I think that's just a dream. We just can't get our sh&t together in Masters Gamblers and have only managed one pass!! Hope to finish his SPDX title, only one more to go. If we can find a partner (sadly his current one will be retired for all but that last SPDX pass) then we'll see how SPDM goes. SDM maybe? I am surpised at how much Flynn enjoys snooker, only 6 passes left for that one Snooker just doesn't seem to be offered as much as the other two games. However, Flynn will be trialed sparingly in agility. Our aim in the obedience ring is not to embarass ourlseves too much in UD With Rogan pretty much the same actually! His Masters games titles! I'd also like to keep up the consistency in agility we've had this year. A few more wins in Masters would be nice so I can dream of an Ag Ch one day I'd love some better consistency in Retrieving trials this year and hopefully some more placements in Restricted (those last 2 wins would be magic). This year may well be his last in Retrieving, in which case we'll think about tracking. Hopefully by the end of the year I'll have dabbled enough with him in UD training that he'll be ready to compete. Finishing his show title would also be nice Trialing wise with Polo I'm not expecting a lot. We hope to cement the foundations in training and enter both retrieving trials and the obedience ring. A CCD would be nice and an NRD would be fanastic! I hope to start some agility equipment training late next year but he won't trial until the year after at the earliest. This is fun Traditionally this is a conversation we have on New Years as we welcome in the New trialing year with fellow doggy people, a perfect start :D

Congrats all for successes on the weekend, a great way to end the year (has everyone finished??).

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It's easy, have no other life I have three dogs I'm training/trialing in various events. They are nearly 10yrs, 5yrs and 7 months. The 10 year old is pretty much winding down his trialing career, so training is low. I'm not about to change anything drastically in agility and basically train every now and then to keep up our team work. I train him in UD when I've entered a trial ;) There is no UD class so it's usually by myself at our club, where I will do soemthing with all three dogs, keeping it short and sweet The 5 year old is trialing fairly heavily but at the moment he's basically at a maintenance level. We could of course train a lot more to improve. I take both the older dogs to the same agility class and probably only attend once a fortnight. If I get the desire to retrain a few things with Rogan (5yr old) then training will be more intensive. He's 'inbetween' levels at obedience, having his CDX title but not yet training for UD. My decision was that while we're training and trialing in Retrieving trials I won't seriously look at UD. Not enouh time (sometimes you do have to make this decision) and Retrieving handling can be confusing with UD. The 7 month old is where most of my time is spent at the moment, setting the foundations. I have recently pulled him from obedience class because the club doesn't offer what we're looking for and train on my own. A lot of this foundation stuff can be done at home, in your lounge room even! The retrieving training is probably the most time and labour intensive, having to travel a bit to suitable areas, find water etc. It's also the most enjoyable for us Unlike many people, I don't write timetables etc. Maybe I should But, I find what and when I train depends a lot on my mood. If I'm not in the right frame of mind there is no use even bothering Also, having a goal, like entering a trial usually puts a cracker under my butt! The real decisions come when deciding what to enter! With so many options, there are bound to be clashes Usually I choose what I and the dogs enjoy more, showing last and retrieving or agility first

Am working on it

Thanks Ptolomy. This is very similar to how I taught my Vizsla scent discrim

Can you post a direct link to the scent discrimination method? All I get are links to other sites if I click on the Dogtraining link. Thanks

BMP, you and Peebs did great!!! Trust me there are far more tragic first runs than yours Peebs looked to be having a great time, even if he did want to find 'Dad' Hope we see you in the ring again next year

My first response is no. However I also don't agree with the above response. I guess it depends on your idea of "good at agility/obedience" . I think a good trainer can train most dogs to novice titles in agility and obedience, but for what I regard as 'good' there has to be something from the dog too. Titles don't make or 'change' a dog. If I was looking for a performance dog purely on titles of the parents I certainly wouldn't be looking at anything less than Masters in Agility and UD in obedience. However, there are far more untitled dogs I see exploding with potential that I'd consider pups from for performance before many titled dogs. If you were to consistently breed above average trainable dogs then I'd expect you'd produce trainable dogs

There's a whole trial full of people to do that It's so easy from outside the ring Far too young, he's only 7 months!! So far he's done a tunnel... which he then tried to retrieve

BMP, there will be a running sheet at the trial (no catalogues for ribbon trials). Check out when your class is on, Novice will probably be first or last. Check out where in the running order you are, again with a small dog you'll probably be the first or last height class and the class won't be very big. Look at what dogs are before you and make yourself familiar with them. A few dogs before you, get your dog out and toilet him and warm him up. Maybe do some focus work. I also like to watch a dog or two before me to refresh my memory of the course. Make yourself known (your running number) to the steward and wait to be called. Take a deep breath and have fun :p

:p Goodonya BMP! And don't worry, I'm sure there will be plenty of people there to 'tell' you how to run the course... you shouldn't listen to all of them though Maybe you just need to bring the BF along to give handling tip Oh, and thanks for reminding me to enter!!

I'm not usually into bragging.. honest But, my 7 month old GSP baby had his first go at Gundog Working Tests on Sunday. He failed the first one due to being distracted by a real bird in the tree However he made up for it in the second trial by winning Novice!!! His obedience work was far beyond what I expected with his heeling being much better than either of my CDX titled Vizsla boys Oh, Rogan won both Open GWTs and Flynn got through Open too, with a mighty push and a shove

Cockers are usually great little retrievers and can do well in Gundog Working Tests. I have never seen one in a retrieving trial though and unfortunately being such a small dog would be at a disadvantage in the sport in Australia. There was an imported working cocker at one of our trials this year who had worked in the UK, but they weren't actually entered. I'd love to see them in competition next season though! I do know there was one competed a number of years ago though. As for fied trials I think you're more likely to see Springers than Cockers. Like most (all!?) gundogs, Cockers are bred to work with humans and should be able to compete in the popular dog sports with success in Australia.

I do the flip finish with my younger Vizsla because he likes to have a gawk on the finish if he goes around the back. Both the Vizslas know both finishes and I mix it up in training with the older guy to try and stop any anticipation, he does not get a very straight sit on the flip so I use the behind one in competition. Interestingly my young GSP has taught himself a flip finish. I have done some heel work with him, mainly in our retrieving training work. He knows heel position is on the left etc. so when he's in front and I say heel he flips around

Name: Polo Sex: Male DOB: 11/04/2007 Age: 5 and a bit months Colour: Liver & White Breed: German Shorthair Pointer Hobbies: Retrieving, stealing clothes, annoying his brothers Loves: Birds!! Retirieving, pointing, running, swimming, eating cow poo Hates: His nails being cut 8 weeks 4 months 5 months

I think you're talking about litte Polo The difference one visit to the chiro made on him was just amazing!! I have no concerns about his hocks what so ever now. My dogs are chiro'd regularly. Usually every 2-3 months, more often if I have concerns. I know my dogs well and can pick up things that vets are amazed that I notice, but sometimes the chiro does tell me things I wasn't aware of

This link may be helpful http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=108588

Hi FHR, thanks for your offer - I would love to take you up on it. Now we just need to organise a time (the hard part). It would really help her I think to experience some stays that didnt result in chaos (with her often unwillingly involved) Well we're both at the club on Thusdays by the looks of it Maybe before classes start? Although you're probably only there for the 8:30pm classes?? Yes, it's in the office. Please do chase it up on the weekend. I'm sure someone could help you out with the name of the dog and handler. It's so easy for a handler to say their dog has no history of being a problem if what other people regard as 'small incidents' are never written in there. Oh, there's one for aglity in the agility shed too, although I hope you don't ever need it

How awful BittyMooPeeb Do you have a couple of reliable dogs that you can practice some group stays with to help Blossoms confidence? If you need some big boys, I'm happy to help No, not with Polo Was the incident written in the incident book??

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Unfortunately I see far too many overweight dogs competing in various dog sports. Our club has a very strict policy on not allowing overweight dogs train in agility. We can't however stop them competing. If a judge thinks a dog is unsound or at risk they should say something IMO. My own dogs are kept lean and fit, wish the handler was the same

Brilliant thanks JAG!

Great work everyone Anyone able to do a decent job removing the collar in this pic?? I failed I did remove some background things eta. I can email original size pic to work with