My Labrador Friends

I'm going to be spending quite a few weeks this summer in my new role as minder for the 3 Labs and 1 JR that I posted about recently and think it would be fun to try and do some clicker training with the golden dog Oddy, who is about 5 . He is the most lovely natured bright boy who I think will enjoy it, plus it I will too!
First though I need to ask the owners if it is ok w...

This is Tess playing the chasing game - like a flirt pole but easier to carry. The video's not very clear because I tried to prop my phone in a tree and then I moved out of shot for part of it. But I hope it shows that it is a chasing rather than tugging game. Tess has a release word - 'ready'- and knows not to start chasing even if I'm waving the toy around or moving until I sa...

So Cass is 10 years old today - I can hardly believe it !


Sometimes it's hard to recall the first 2 years of mayhem...

Señor Carboncito finally gets his own thread! He’s been telling me that I’ve missed out on sharing way too many adventures over the past few months, so here’s a place for stories old and new. Plus asking for training advice, sharing his accomplishments (and maybe a frustration or two). There may also be some whinging about my current struggle with German bureaucracy (you’ve been...