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Lola doing her best to prove she's still a young pup. On top of her favourite kiosk for treats.
Oscar has had couple of meet up with my parents’ BTs, they all share the same mother.
Our new guide dog in training arrives next week! Pics to follow.
Exciting times @Ransos. Our guide dog pup is now a year old. I think she'll be leaving us July/Aug time. We took her up to the London Landmarks 1/2 marathon at the weekend and she was incredibly well behaved.
Do you have the details yet ?
Currently down in Devon with Mr High Drive, working line, teenage dirtbag, GWP with a breed-specific training guru. His obedience was on point, but learning heaps about management and leadership. It’s been a little humbling, but he is a transformed dog and we are learning basically how to control a works rally car in canine form.
Turns out he is very high drive, which explains a lot about his reactions to both the environment, other dogs and distant movement. He also thinks that he is in charge. All normal for the breed, but not a great idea for obvious reasons. Now meandering around off lead with other dogs and basically ignoring them, ignoring sheep and recalling like a hairy boomerang.
We are a little bit blown away. He will also, encouragingly for a ‘future trail dog’ happily run with the bike. The change in him is amazing.
Took ‘Buddy’ out first thing this morning. Super nice Brindle Lurcher but has a massive food drive! As soon as he knows you have treats he’s constantly mithering for them.
Was out for nearly two hours with him, he enjoyed himself, he likes my company and gives kisses without me asking. Nice dog.
I then took ‘Snow’ out, 7 year old female Akita, another nice dog, chilled, regal, slow plodder of a dog, doesn’t pull…….loves rolling in fox poo!!!!
Lastly…..and by this point he was nearly bursting at the seams as I’d said hello to him earlier (and I took him out for a few hours yesterday as well) TUCKER!!!!!
Had a chilled day, went to my parents and he had a sniff around the kitchen, followed by a trip to Pets at Home (he was fine), then we visited Berts tree (Tucker didn’t wee on it!). Id collected some acorns a few years ago when out with Bert and grown them in a pot at home. I planted one (with permission) in the local park last year when Bert died. It’s doing fine and budding nicely.
Took Tucker back to Bleakholt. He really does love all the staff there and his kennel, they do a fantastic job.
Dogs and deer can be a tricky combination. When living over in Moray, our other dog a Labrador with quite a strong prey drive would take off up the hill if they were in sniffing distance. Since we moved to Mull, we have a small herd of wild deer around us with a very dominant female - she'll stand her ground and kick at any dogs that get close. The dogs and deer now will quite happily stand a few feet apart, each minding their own business. Daisy will bark at any other dog of person that comes into view, but completely ignores the deer.
That gate is a bit optimistic isn't it?
Talking of deer, this chap usually just has a thing for shoes. We discovered he also has a thing for deer. Walking in the local meadows some rustling in the bushes, both shoutzners getting interested, a deer pops out and legs it across the meadow. This lad takes off after it like a shot. Never seen one in the wild before. Don't know what he'd have done if he got close. Deer disappeared into bushes the other side, and this one keeps sniffing and quartering trying to work out where it's gone. Need to do some work on recall, cos he was so transfixed he couldn't hear the whistle. Back to the training lead when we're next over there
Love reading the Tucker progress, hoping everything works out for you all
Oscar had big brother Angus visiting this week in the motorhome.