country girl

Hi guys! We have had a few US handlers as well as trainers Lablover and another person organised. Comments made by the US guys was that the nominated order of pick-up in some All Age runs would not be done in the US from what I recall, especially where a dog would have to collect one or even two blinds before a sighted bird. Also the terrain we use differs considerably from the US from the few videos I have seen, our flowing rivers and rocky cliffs and quarries not used there. Perhaps Lablover can clear this. Similarly I do not think many of our dogs can run 300 metre blinds without a whistle pip!!!! I think US dogs could flounder here and we would flounder there!! I have done Obedience and found it boring... so did the dog!!! Never trained for Field trials but been an onlooker, looked fun! Getting too old to run fast for Agility but again looks fun and finally I do find RT's the hardest to train for and may I add getting harder. Doubt I will get any more RT's after the two I have had but will settle for AARD instead. It was watching sheep dog trialling that got me into RT's, just loved watching the rapport between dog and handler and the focus of the dog on the task. Discovered RT's many years agao and still love it and hope to see you at Benalla.

Newbie here and looking for answers to this problem. Have a feeling it is also more skin problem related as have three Labs, all kept in the same area night and day and only the youngest has callouses which I've just noticed are gradually getting worse. Have just switched her to a special dried food for skin as well as adding Biolac skin and coat powder and her coat definitely getting oilier but maybe the callouses take time. Will give the Protecta Pad a go. Thanks for the info. Glade