Training

Margaret on April 28th, 2014

A new Bouvier Des Flandres puppy joined my pack here in early April.  She was just 12 weeks old and she has settled in fine. House trained very easily. This puppy loves toys and food and is going to be very easy to train. The B’dos. Dog Training Club’s basic obedience group class is an […]

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Margaret on January 30th, 2014

It is early 2014. This is a tough economy, with a lot of people losing jobs especially from the Government departments in Barbados and this may be responsible for the people who rescue dogs on the island being very busy.  It is always kinder if a person can no longer afford to keep and care […]

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It was the start of a Puppy Training Class with The B’dos. Dog Training Club at Waterford on September 7th, 2013. The targeted group was puppies between four and seven months old. So many puppies came with wagging tails to the class. Twenty three puppies were booked for this class. I did not count them […]

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Margaret on August 21st, 2013

There are several places where a person can rescue a puppy/dog in Barbados from an animal shelter  instead of obtaining one from a breeder. Some of these puppies/dogs are found wandering the roads and/or beaches and may be brought to one of the rescue organisations by kind people. The main organisations I am aware of […]

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Congratulations to Sarah Hamilton and her two Rhodesian Ridgebacks who passed the open, CDX, at trials held through The Barbados Dog Training Club this week. In the pix. are Ch. Crownridge Red Regent (AI) C.D., C.D.X. and Ch. Broani Chiku at Crownridge, C.D., C.D.X. with their obedience trophies. The above photo was provided by Sarah […]

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My Tibetan Terrier puppy arrived here from the UK at approximately 12.5 weeks of age which was the earliest time she could be shipped. I prefer to get a puppy as early as possible as I enjoy training my dogs and puppies are definitely fun to train. She came from Ken Sinclair of Araki Kennels […]

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Margaret on May 13th, 2013

This  blog post is based on the shipment of three Bouvier Des Flandres dogs from two different litters which were bred by me and were owned by one of my friends who returned to the USA.  She lived in Barbados for approximately 14 years and the oldest of the Bouviers was 8 years old at the […]

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Group obedience and agility dog classes resume end April with The B’dos.  Dog Training Club. Obedience classes will be at basic level and also more advanced levels. It was nice having a break of a few weeks in between dog training.  On April 10th, there were dog obedience trials:  congratulations to the following who have […]

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Margaret on April 3rd, 2013

Looks like an interesting year to me and a year which suggests that some dog enthusiasts are moving away from conformation dog shows and getting involved in other dog activities which they regard as more fun. Dog shows only involve pedigree dogs but dog activities like agility can include all dogs whatever the mix. And […]

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Margaret on March 30th, 2013

Both of these dogs are at Novice B level in obedience training with The B’dos. Dog Training Club. Because the grounds used by The Barbados Dog Training Club are enclosed, I usually let the Tibetan Terrier enjoy herself playing with other dogs after her Novice level obedience classes The dog she loves to play with […]

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