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drive doesn't seem to be a problem -
the white dummy is just below the nearest bale |
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Lottie is now well
settled into her daily routine with her time divided
between house and kennel where she has slept for the
last two nights.
Breakfast is at about 7:30am
after a brief five minute training/exercise session,
and is followed by half an hour in with the family
before they all depart to work/school.
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Lottie is very keen to retrieve. She races out after
the dummy and picks it up - usually
nicely in the centre - and then heads
back towards me. I am very pleased with this
as I was a little concerned about how much drive I
would find in a dog whose field titled ancestors
were so far back in the pedigree.
However (there is usually a 'but' with puppies!) the
pup is growing in confidence daily and as she
approaches me with the dummy, Lottie sometimes
decides to play 'keep away' and starts to turn to
one side - I then run away from her and
sit on the ground. She enjoys chasing me and
can't resist leaping on me when she arrives.
All pretty normal stuff for a small pup.
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A retriever in the making |
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Lottie has
outgrown her puppy crate |
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Her next outing is for
our morning training session. Now the same
size as our smaller cocker, Lottie is too big for
our puppy crate and has begun to ride in my large
car crate with the other dogs.
As you can see from the
photos, she has now started to enjoy her own
turn in the meadow. She keeps fairly close to
me at the moment and likes to gallop about chasing
butterflies and investigating interesting smells
When we return from
training, Lottie goes back into the kennel for a short while. She has
a brief 'yard' training session before her
lunch (at 1:00pm) and again before supper (at 6:00pm).
In the evening Lottie spends some time with the
family before returning to the kennel for the night
at about 8pm
Our 'yard training'
consists of a few minutes (two or three) on the
lead, and then some recalls. Finishing up of
course with plenty of cuddles
Lottie has now had some
retrieves out in the meadow. The field
has just been cut and the grass is nice and short
which makes it easy for her to see the dummy. |
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.....waiting for the next one |
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Because Lottie is quite possessive with the dummy I
will practice retrieves in the hallway at home for a
while whilst working on her recall out in the open.
For recall practice I simply wait until she is interested in a
leaf or flower and then run quickly away from her.
When she looks up to find me disappearing, and comes
racing after me, I blow the recall
whistle and let her catch me. Great fun.
This
little dog is growing up fast. This is a
lovely age, and it is a privilege to
watch another youngster developing her own unique
character. Over the next few days as she
becomes comfortable with the lead on, I will
be taking her out and about in the village,
and perhaps a trip to the lake for her very
first swim.
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Lottie is
very keen to retrieve |
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I am using the plastic
American style dummies. I now prefer these to
canvas ones, as they are tough, easy to clean and
much easier to throw. Lottie will be
retrieving only white dummies for a while as these
stand out well on grass, making it easy for her to
see them.
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Unless otherwise
stated*, all text and images on this webpage belong to Pippa Mattinson and may not be
reproduced without written permission
Copyright© Pippa
Mattinson 2006 All rights reserved |
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