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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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    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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    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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    Thank you Coalman. I will try to remember to back...

    Thank you Coalman. I will try to remember to back up my "diary" and see what I can do about pictures. :)

    Evan is there any particular modern, sequential course you might recommend? Especially for...
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    7/19/14 This is week 4 of 6 for our "2nd level...

    7/19/14
    This is week 4 of 6 for our "2nd level Obedience class" - what I think of as our "soft-obedience." Anyways, we wake up and I took her out to play some frisbee, which is just her "for fun"...
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    Thanks IrishWhistler. Is there any reason you...

    Thanks IrishWhistler. Is there any reason you would recommend a UKC club vs and AKC one? The local guy who competes in hunt tests specifically mentioned doing UKC tests. She is registered with AKC,...
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    7/18/14 Put the choke-chain in Hailey to walk...

    7/18/14
    Put the choke-chain in Hailey to walk back to the strip between plot fields like we do every day at lunch. Once we got to where I wanted to stop I asked her to heel/sit. I put 4 treats in my...
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    7/17/14 At lunch I took Hailey out to play fetch...

    7/17/14
    At lunch I took Hailey out to play fetch with the chuk-it. I put her in heel position, sit/stay, threw the ball and then released her with "Hailey fetch." I always made sure Hailey was in...
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    7/16/14 Took Hailey to Bill & Mary's. They live...

    7/16/14
    Took Hailey to Bill & Mary's. They live very nearby so I hope to do this a lot.I had exposed Hailey to water (we have a creek) but not much really deep enough for swimming. We put Hailey on...
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    Training my first hunting dog.

    I mostly lurk, but have been reading Coalman's thread on Bay and Belle for quiet awhile. It has been strongly suggested to me that I keep some kind of "diary" about my training with Hailey to look...
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