What a weekend. Some news, I can’t share quite yet. But some I can: 1. The weather here has returned to spring-like, snow melting in rivulets at the low spot on each trail, and blessed daylight lasting longer every afternoon. I had to carry water today on our training runs. 2. It appears Manny and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘dog training’
Road to Utility Test: Revelations and we can all get along
Posted in dog training, hunting dog, News, tagged Delmar Smith, dog training, NAVHDA, Rick Smith, Ronnie Smith, Silent Command System, Utility Test, versatile hunting dogs on March 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Road to Utility Test … check’s in the mail
Posted in dog training, tagged Chehalis, dog training, German wirehaired pointer, Manny, NAVHDA, obedience training, Utility Test, versatile hunting dog on March 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The check went out yesterday. We are committed. Manny’s NAVHDA Utility Test is scheduled for the weekend of Sept. 7-9. What a way to celebrate our wedding anniversary! (Thanks in advance, honey, for letting the dogs and me head north the next day.) We in the west have fewer NAVHDA chapters than our compadres east [...]
Road to Utility Test – we are all students
Posted in News, tagged dog training, half-hitch, hunting dogs, huntsmith, obedience training, Pheasants Forever, Ronnie Smith, Silent Command on February 20, 2012 | 4 Comments »
I once took a music lesson from cello legend Pablo Casals. I asked when he evolved from “student” to “teacher.” He spoke slowly and deliberately in his heavily accented English: “I’ve never stopped being a student of the cello.” And we shouldn’t either. One of the best reasons to attend events like Pheasant Fest is [...]
The season isn’t over here!
Posted in News, tagged bird dog, bird hunting, dog training, German Wirehaired Club of Central Oregon, German wirehaired pointer, GWPCO, puppy, versatile hunting dog on February 13, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Our club hunt yesterday was full of fun, fellowship and some good dog work. Photos by my lovely wife – thanks honey! Here’s a sampling:
Road to Utility Test: Gear? Check!
Posted in News, tagged Buddy, dog training, field trials, hunting tests, Manny, NAVHDA, North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association, obedience training on February 5, 2012 | 4 Comments »
“Pottering” is an old-time word describing someone messing about with their plants, re-potting, and other garden-shed er, potting shed-related tasks. It was not all work; as Merry Olde England (where the hobby reached its apex) was chock-a-block with humdrum chores that morphed into hobbies (poor buggers – where else would pinning insects into picture frames [...]
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