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I'm curious as I haven't read up on it before, what are the detrimental effects to health from over-vaccinating?

I love this one too much to bother trying to get an updated one, so here is mine again! :)

That is so completely awesome, Barb!!!! Triple Champion, what a dog!!!!! My news pales in comparison, but exciting for me nonetheless!! It's taken 5 very long years, but Ruby FINALLY got her ADX title, Yippeeeeeeeee!!!!!! It was certainly her day at the triple header agility trial yesterday, gaining not only her ADX title but her GD title :) She tries so hard but is a very very different dog to handle than Pippa and even Millie. She needs her paw held over every obstacle and her commitment point for a jump is virtually once she's landed from it :laugh: which makes me feel like an even messy handler than normal, but you gotta do what you gotta do! Saying that, though, she's my best distance dog strangely. If I can lock her on a line of jumps with enough momentum she's off while my other dogs aren't there yet (I should probably train distance work then :laugh: )

Completed it also. Would be interested in the course :)

NRD title finally achieved today, woot woot! Better late than never says the old girl, getting it at 9 years of age!!

Ruby got her third novice retrieving win today for her NRD title! We also had our second attempt at a restricted retrieving trial. Still have heaps for both of us to learn but considering how novice we are at it, she's managed to bring back quite a few birdies! The old girl is really loving being back doing retrieving

How's the shoulder and training coming along, TSD? I'm super, super chuffed with Ruby! We entered our very first restricted trial on the weekend. Never thought I'd get the guts to do that! We didn't get the first bird in novice but she was such a good girl in restricted and brought back ALL her birds!! Woweeee Exceeded my expectations for sure. First run was a double rise. Couldn't see where the bird landed from where I stood, so had to pray on this one Whilst we got out on this run, she still found her 2 birds :) Next up was a double mark, both across water. Fire first, leave, turn for second, send. The second landed further away than the first behind some dead trees and a bit of a hill so you couldn't see it once landed (nor the dog once there). After cheekily running the bank and umming and ahhing about the best place to enter the water, she went across to the area it landed. Had to hope and pray she wasn't messing about with it, but lo and behold, she appeared shortly after with the bird and back across she came. I cheerled the heck out of that! Picked up the second that was in the water, delivered, had a part-ay :D Third run was a mark and blind. When I called her up from the hide she was determined to head in the direction I had shot in for the blind. Finally managed to turn her for the mark, she got that (it landed not very far away over a hill), then lined her up for the blind. We have only ever done blinds on an oval and her confidence is not quite there with it yet. But blow me down! She was off in the right direction with confidence, overshot it so whistled her back, back she came and found it without too much fuss. What a good girl!!!

The little ninja gained her ADX and RN titles the past 2 weekends, which brings us to the end of our training goals for the year already I shall extend on our goals then I guess! I'm not sure how realistic it will be to go for anything else this year due to my schedule, but I may as well aim big and go for ADM and RA ADM will be a massive one, this is the first dog I've had a real chance to try Masters Agility with. Will at least give it a red hot go :D

Sheesh, she's still human, though! Shit still happens even to the best of us.

Oh yes, she won't want to miss out! I will enter her in the odd games trial we have (had already entered her in the one in 2 weeks time), and keep doing Rally with her :) But as for general agility/jumping, no more trials for her. Have just done my online entries for the WA State agility trial in April, an already noticeable difference in my reduced entry fees minus one dog!! Still running the other 2, though, and that isn't cheap

Well done in rally! Masters sure can be tricky My girls have had 3 goes each and have only managed 1 pass each so far. But the errors are mainly mine, not theirs

Millie finally got her JDM title tonight. Woohoo! She has now officially earnt her retirement from agility :)

Pippa gained her CD title this past weekend with her third novice win She also gained her JDM title the weekend before last :) She had her first go at Rally Novice last weekend too, with a nice pass of 99/100. Ruby and Millie each have one RM pass under their belts as well. Really enjoying Rally Masters, it's a nice challenge for the human to remember the signs!

Hope your shoulder is getting better, TSD. Ginny sounds like great fun, too I've gotten back into the retrieving training this week. Ruby is really enjoying herself which is really great to see! :D Today we did a mark and blind then a double rise on land (not too long so she would be successful), then did some hand thrown doubles and 2 bird concepts in the water and practiced deliveries to hand before shaking Relatively simple stuff still but she had a blast and even had some oomph in the old girl - she certainly can get going when there is something worth getting to

My training and trialling time has been significantly reduced the past couple of years and will continue to be so for another year, but I will come play in this thread for fun :) My goals for next year include: Ruby ADX title RM title NRD title And give a restricted retrieving trial a crack just for sh!ts and giggles Millie JDM title RM title Pippa ADX title JDM title CD title RN title Me Hopefully finally graduate uni with my own hard-earned title after my name

I have a regular thrower used at trials that needs someone to launch - where do you get the remote bit for it, FHRP?

Bouncer :p After the yellow lab on Neighbours all those years ago - that show was an Aussie icon once upon a time

Amen to that. Plus also this, big time! Is the bit I hate the most. And the mini schnauzer - the constant barking!!!!!

Have replied, thanks :) Yeah but the puppies I have had access to are not gundogs :p I had all the dogs at the oval the other week and the two dogs that came immediately to the whistle were actually the schnauzers Pippa would probably make a pretty good gundog, she retrieves the smaller dummies, the birds just wouldn't fit in her mouth The next dog will most likely be another labrador. I do have my eye on a couple of other breeds for "one day", but what can I say? I'm a lab girl!!

Does anyone know where I can get relatively inexpensive firehose dummies? They appear to be quite expensive and then the postage on top of it from overseas pretty much rules it out! Not sure if there are any WA people who come here that much but if anyone is reading this and wants to go in on a group order for some retrieving supplies, let me know - we might be able to get away with reduced postage if we share it :)

New puppies to train with, how exciting for you both TSD and CK! I can't wait for my next puppy, it's been a long time since I've had my own puppy! Still got a bit longer to wait, though :) Yay for your boys dummy holds, FHRP! I love when the lightbulb goes off. Let us know if it works for weave training

Thought I'd bump this thread back up with my little brag :D Ruby and I have had a nice long break from retrieving and last competed in 2012 where we finished 3 novice trials. On a whim during my uni semester break in July this year I thought I'd start training again, and decided to enter the last 3 novice trials of the year just to see where we were at after being away for so long. Our first trial back and she gets her very first win Our second trial was rather disastrous after letting my nerves get the better of me, which feeds right down to my already sensitive dog. Our third trial I calmed my farm (as best as I could ) and we pulled off our second win! To top it off, that gave Ruby her 5th finish for her QND title :) I do have a constant battle on my hands with our nerves translating to a hard mouth, but I am motivated to give restricted a crack next season and do my best to control my nerves. During my next uni break over summer we'll be a regular fixture at the local park to train some further restricted concepts - I can't wait :D I'm sure the old girl and I will provide some entertainment at restricted trials next season, but hey ho! :p It's all good training for me!

Oh no, naughty Butch!!! That must be heartbreaking to go through all that to fail at the last hurdle. I really feel for you Glad to hear you'll be coming to the seminar, though

I really wish I had had the time this year to take a couple of his online classes so I could be up to speed for his visit, but it hasn't happened! I've snagged myself a working sport at the last minute anyway so I am looking forward to it regardless of feeling like I should be more prepared! This is a momentous occasion, though -- I've decided to for once not take Ruby, and hand the baton over to Pippa for an obedience seminar working spot