Cadbury, Sparrow, Merlin, Swift and Me
We had T&A at the weekend. Merlin was back after his grazed paw the month before, and we had two of our trainers judging classes, which is both fun and slightly nerve-wracking. Team Stats Merlin: Clears 1. Faults 0. Eliminations 3. Sparrow: Clears 2. Faults 0. Eliminations 2. Cadbury: Clears 0. Faults 0. Eliminations 1.... Continue Reading →
When I was a kid I didn't realise that some people didn't live near the sea. The ocean was such a big and seemingly permanent part of my life that I just assumed it was the same for everyone. As I grew older, I learned that not only did some people not live near the... Continue Reading →
Today I spent some time training with Helen Anderson. We were working on turns over jumps, and one of the things I wanted to look at was Sparrow's tendency to go wide after jumps. I basically wanted to know if it was something I was doing or a training issue. Helen had me working on... Continue Reading →
The sun was shining down on us at DBDT this weekend. Despite a bit of a dodgy sciatica, I managed some great runs with the dogs, coming away with two clears for Merlin and a first placing for Sparrow Merlin's Runs Merlin is back in action after a grazed paw meant he had to... Continue Reading →
One thing you quickly learn when running a fast dog is that you are often behind them and in the wrong place! (Well, I am anyway!) Being able to rear cross or 'scoop' them over a jump or obstacle is essential. But it is something I have been struggling to train Sparrow. Part of the... Continue Reading →
...you find tennis balls in random places. Dogs and tennis balls, like strawberries and cream, such a perfect combination (and look I made a Wimbledon connection too!). Don't ask me how it happened, but centuries of domestication seem to have turned the average wolf descendant into a ball obsessed loon. I figure if you throw... Continue Reading →
Team Jackson 