Training

Margaret on October 28th, 2009

While we in Barbados may be struggling to get the “rescue” dog to socialise without being afraid of humans, or the mixed or pedigree dogs to obey simple commands like “sit”, “down”, “come” or a dog to stack in a show ring, here’s a video which shows the heights a trainer can achieve. Of course, […]

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Margaret on October 25th, 2009

It’s getting time for Rita to do obedience trials. She is on the open (CDX) class and does some of the new exercises fairly well. But she is still not carrying the dumb bell so unless she suddenly gets going with that, I am going to aim just for the “C” leg of the CD. […]

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Margaret on October 9th, 2009

I confess that sometimes when I am on the phone, I am also surfing my favourite web sites and ADSL is really great as I can do both at the same time. I found this cute video today and put it here while on the phone. The dog is beautiful, and smart and the video […]

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Margaret on September 10th, 2009

The Barbados Kennel Club’s October and November All Breeds Championship Dog shows are fast approaching and I expect a lot of the exhibitors will go to Waterford with their dogs for handling classes on Sunday mornings. I usually take Rita and Rhapsody and hope that there is some friendly person around who likes dogs and […]

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Margaret on August 26th, 2009

Secrets to Dog Training – Dog Training To Stop Your Dog Behavioral Problems! Buying a puppy or dog should be accompanied by some thought. Where is the puppy/dog going to live? Inside or outside? What is its main purpose? Pet/watch dog/ show dog? Any particular breed? How about a “rescue” dog? What are its possible […]

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Margaret on July 30th, 2009

Below is a video of Cesar Milan and Cotton, a cute 35 lb. dog. First time I ever heard the words “canine disarming” was this week. Cotton,  a six year old Eskimo dog was reported as having a biting problem”  🙂 And his owner after trying Cesar Milan,  and other  experts in the field, was […]

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Margaret on June 27th, 2009

High in CD trials Sandra Manning and her German Shepherd, Topaz Sue Blanford was the judge for The B’dos. Dog Training Club trials.  Rosemary Coghlan was also in the ring assisting. There were 8 contestants in the CD trials. Scoring high (first) in the class was Sandra Manning and her German Shepherd Dog, Topaz.  I […]

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Margaret on June 23rd, 2009

It is coming on to the trials for the CD title.  I have not been to any classes for the past 6 months and only managed to get to the “Mock Trials” last Wednesday as the training classes clashed with something else I was doing. Most children love dogs and these two children, one is […]

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Margaret on March 8th, 2009

It was great to see the number of new people and new dogs at Waterford on March 8th. A lot of new people come with various breeds and do not return after the shows. There are so many other activities on and to have a top show dog in top condition involves dedication.  If it […]

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Margaret on February 22nd, 2009

Handling classes started for the March show. A few Akitas were there and this breed will compete against the two breeds shown in the 2 earlier posts. One of the Akita breeders, Tramaine Worrell was there and kindly held my Bouvier “Rhapsody” while I took some pix. The above Akita is Viking’s Lady, owned by […]

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