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    Thank you.

    Thank you.
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    Had a great weekend with some awesome dogs (and...

    Had a great weekend with some awesome dogs (and their people) and came home with our first 2 JH passes. Some issues I had thought resolved (haven't seen them all summer in training) re-reared their...
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    After getting her SHR I was going to skip...

    After getting her SHR I was going to skip Juniors, but I know a handful of people with young dogs going to the Backwater Fall Hunt Test in 2 weeks, so Hailey and I entered this morning. We're so new...
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    Just wanted to say what a great summer we're...

    Just wanted to say what a great summer we're having training wise.
    Hailey has been doing cold doubles with no problem. I have run her on one triple just for kicks. I think her steadiness needs more...
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    Hailey heels from the left, but I am starting her...

    Hailey heels from the left, but I am starting her on heeling/sending from the right as I have started to see the advantage in some situations. Mostly for us on triples.

    Question regarding hunt...
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    Thank you all very much :)

    Thank you all very much :)
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    Please Vote for my In-Law's Lab!

    The daycare my in-laws use for their black Lab is having a photo contest and the winner gets a free week of daycare.
    My mother-in-law has been very sick (pancreatic cancer) - so the daycare owner...
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    We titled over the weekend! Went up to Backwater...

    We titled over the weekend! Went up to Backwater HRC in Auburn, IN and got our SHR. We titled in 4 consecutive runs when 8 weeks ago she wouldn't even pick up a duck.
    I think we're going to skip...
  9. Thread: WC Title!

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    Congrats on your WC! We decided to get our feet...

    Congrats on your WC!
    We decided to get our feet wet in UKC/HRC at the started level. We had a great first experience - super friendly people, and the judges just really want to see the dog's...
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    Had a lot of fun with the dog over the weekend....

    Had a lot of fun with the dog over the weekend. Got to train with a different group - closer to home, better and more varied terrain, and I just got more out of the whole thing in general.
    Did 2...
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    Ha ha, I keep telling myself I don't have time...

    Ha ha, I keep telling myself I don't have time for multiple dogs now...but it's always on my mind, lol. I think if I wasn't paying board on a horse, I could convince my husband of a 2nd pup. But...
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    Training my first hunting dog - Update

    Sorry, it wouldn't let me bump my original thread. Guess I had forgotten about it for too long.

    Anyways, we live! And we have not given up! I am in some kind of field training dead zone, but while...
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    I am as horrible about keeping a dog training...

    I am as horrible about keeping a dog training diary as I am any other type of diary. We live.
    Been focusing on general obedience and generally having fun.
    I have taught fetch w/o the use of FF....
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    Ahh. Hmm. We did a short session at lunch...

    Ahh. Hmm.

    We did a short session at lunch yesterday during which I threw more "no birds" - I think I read you should throw something around 75% "no birds." So I'm trying to be better about that....
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    I've worked with horses for enough years to know...

    I've worked with horses for enough years to know there is something to learn from everyone. You take the pieces that work for you and your horse/dog. I don't think you have to "take" the whole...
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    Awe, thanks you guys! We're clearly in the lead...

    Awe, thanks you guys! We're clearly in the lead now thanks to all of you! :)
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    Could I beg you to go vote?

    On facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cupamperedpet/photos/a.709261542444850.1073741849.131862300184780/712420558795615/?type=3&theater

    It's Cheyenne and Hailey (my in-laws Lab and mine). It's for...
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    Michael, thanks for your note. I don't have any...

    Michael, thanks for your note. I don't have any interest in using force fetch. I've been using the same principle the obedience people use teaching "take it" and have just made it "fetch." She'll...
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    Congratulations!

    Congratulations!
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    Hailey is 45# at 6 months. She's on a 34/16...

    Hailey is 45# at 6 months. She's on a 34/16 protein/fat and is eating 4 cups per day and I'd like to see some more weight on her...
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    7/25/14 Started the morning with a half-dozen...

    7/25/14
    Started the morning with a half-dozen retrieves off the front porch. Hailey was very steady and I tossed in a few other words (donut, bacon, etc) a couple of times to make sure she was...
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    7/23/14 Hailey got microchipped this morning...

    7/23/14
    Hailey got microchipped this morning since I've decided to delay spaying her for multiple health benefits. Then we went to my Grandparents' in town. My sister just returned from a 6wk stay...
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    Aww, thank you. She is a dog of many "hats." We...

    Aww, thank you. She is a dog of many "hats." We call her "Office Assitant Hailey" at work, and she's "Farmer Hailey" when she decides to jump over the garden fence and help me...and now she's "Golf...
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    Thanks Evan, I will look into those suggestions....

    Thanks Evan, I will look into those suggestions.

    So, I have a dog with high-drive, but I failed to educate myself about conformation prior to selecting a puppy. I am not at all interested in...
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    7/21/14 Got to work and saw we had a visitor in...

    7/21/14
    Got to work and saw we had a visitor in the office, so put the choke collar and lead on Hailey before getting out of the car. Made her sit before opening the door, she tried to run thru and...
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