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Recent Posts
Kennel and Training update
In the mornings we’ve been working all the dogs and working on the kennel afternoons. Saturday our efforts finally showed progress as we got up the pre-framed walls. Some training pictures from this week follow. the banner at the top of the post shows Wild Apple Samantha (left) backing Wild Apple Polka Dot.
Kennel Raising
The slab for the new kennel is supposed to be poured mid-week and we have already prefabricated many of the wall panels and expect to have the rest done for this weekends kennel “raising”. Anyone whose close enough to lend a hand will be greatly appreciated. Beer and barbecue will be served.
BellyBand
Sometime, 20 plus years ago, I wrote an article for Pointing Dog Journal, that described how to use an e-collar on a dogs flank to reinforce the “whoa” command. To the best of my knowledge that was the first time that topic had been addressed in the sporting dog media. Since that time the use of […]
New Kennel
In 2002, fall was fast approaching and our new house was just being completed. I needed to do something to move the dogs to the new place and cobbled together a four-run Scott kennel for the dogs I had at the time. i had every intention of building an actual kennel as soon as time […]