A Normal Weekend

We had a great weekend. Yesterday was Agility Training. I have my wait back with Indy and his touch points are awesome..... but I guess only till next weekend, because waits and touch points at shows are for wimps in Indy's opinion. Yukon jumps sometimes full height. We started the weaves and he seems to get the idea. We done some straight lines and he is great.
Today we done 5 hours of Search Dog Training and what a good training session that was. Indy searched so well, his alert still needs a cue, but his refind was great. Yukon had a bit longer Search Problem today with two Misper and solved it all on his own, picked up his Training Aid and done twice a super refind. We had a break though with Ralph today, he showed at least one correct refind. Skollie had some problems to discriminate the scent of walkers and the Misper set out for him. On his second search he performed very well. Molly and Dave our two Springer Spaniel making such good progress. Our unit makes such good progress it is nearly unreal. Our homepage is updated www.searchdogsessex.org.uk

Search and Rescue Training

We have been training on Sunday in Hatfield Forest. The weather was just great. We had a good turn out. The two Springer Spaniel were back for training and as I expected they picked up the game so quickly. I just like watching them working. Indy, Yukon and Folly were their Mali-self. Yukon is growing out of his "People-are-all-scary" phase. He is running so fast to find his training "Bringsel" and he don't care who sit next to it really. Indy's alert is still not like I want it, but I know the way to work on it. Folly was a little bit all over the place and lazy to go into the Misper. She is a real Teenage Princess at the moment and she is a Malinois from Working Lines....my boys are so much easier. We had people joining us only purely being Misper, I think they were great. I am thinking of getting a dog scooter, because the boys love to run and I could do with some fitness training... seriously.

A little bit of fun

Yesterday we had an amazing time whilst walking. The boys are really brothers in crime. I decided now to give the assessment for Search and Rescue a miss this month. Indy is more than ready, but I am not. We will have Agility Training today. For some of my friends the Agility Season starts today in Mid Downs. Unfortunately they don't have classes there for lower grades.... not long till Easter now. But first things first.....CRUFTS. We will be there on Sunday to present the Malinois. My friend Iris is flying over from Germany. We will go together with my other friend Sue and have the time of our lives.
For all of my friends who don't know yet....I am wearing a ring again. Richard asked me to marry him. (I know, he might have not thought that through.) It looks like I found finally my soul mate..

SUN at last

I just come back from a long not really muddy walk. However, Amy still manages to cover herself in something and is caked with dirt all over. The boys are really clean for Belgians... Now we are chilling out. The sun is so nice after all this rain. My van just amazed me at the weekend again. We were been taken by Lowland Search Dogs Berkshire in the middle of some really wet and muddy woods. The puddles weren't really puddles anymore more likely ponds. My Toyota van just did go through them without any problems. Now she is really filthy and need some serious attention soon: Inside and Outside.