Frank the Plank & and Skye Pie join The Woozle!

Liz Roberts · Frank the Plank & and Skye Pie join The Woozle!

Woozle's mum suggested I join this forum. I am the Estate Administrator for Lees Court Estate near Faversham and co-manage the shoot as well as organising the picker's up.
My two are Weimies - having had Golden Retrievers prior, I had from a child always had a inkling to work the Grey Ghost having watched them when we used to beat down in Sussex. Several years ago I was approached by a breeder to take on a re-home - a 1yr old male called Neptune Blue (Jess at home) He was from a working line (Cardinal Syn). I learnt so much - that you can not train an HPR the same as a retriever - big mistake - thankfully I had help from Charlie Scott a local dog behaviourist who gave me tips and I ended up with a super working dog that I could trust. He even was able to stand at the front with me when I was hosting and I could put him on runners with out any doubt that he would behave and come back with it - sometimes being gone for some considerable time but he always came back with an pricked bird of the same variety he was sent for - so one can only assume he got what he was sent for. I worked him for 5 years and then he became very ill having been picking up on a duck shoot (that is another long story) He died of lympathic cancer in under 2 months of having been on that shoot. However, the year before I had rehomed Skye - a rather nervous bitch, known to have bitten, not great with other dogs... oh I had my hands full, but working and training her has been her saving. She has never shown aggression to another human, but I would not trust her unsupervised with small children. She is still not great with other dogs, but will ignore them herself and only has a spat if they invade her space - nose up bum is a no no. Whilst working she is good - but she has to be watched at the end of the day when people and dogs are milling - everyone on our shoot knows this and we all work together. She is steady and can, like Jess, work with me out the front when I am hosting - although my favourite place is 600 yards or further behind the guns! Then this January we decided to replace Jess and have two dogs - this is when a 3month old Frank the Plant came in to our lives - He is a big Weimie and every so enthusiastic. He loves dummy work and is totally socialised and although naughty is, I hope going to be a fab HPR as long as we can control the enthusiasm
So here we all are! Look forward to learning more about everyone and picking a few minds over training issues.

Fogdog

Welcome, Liz! and to FtP and the gorgeous Skye

tempted to cut-'n-paste your lyrical email to me when Skye did everything right on the day? Peeps on here are always pleased to hear success stories...

Greyghost

Hello Liz and welcome from me and Holly, rescue Weim. Very Happy

guy

We like success stories Smile

we also like 'if only' stories and for some inexplicable reason we like cheese.

Welcome Liz.

JR VIZ

Hi & welcome great intro

Liz Roberts

Fogdog - more than happy for you to cut'n'paste the Skye day. We also have stories of when it doesn't go quite right and you wished you had a shovel and could dig the hole yourself to crawl in too!
FtP is with me today and has just brought me a purtid dead thrush from the gardens - much coaxing and he gave it too me - stank to high heaven with nasty green ooze - swilled his mouth out and thrown him back in the car - have washed my hands too!
Thank you for the warm welcome

Helen

Welcome to the board. Sounds like you've did a great job with Jess and are doing a great job with Skye.

Helen

Bareve

Welcome Liz and I too liked the intro Very Happy

I always thought the GWP needed a special type of owner but reading your emails and Fogdog's emails I rather gathered a Weimaraner owner is also "special" Laughing

One of mine once brought back a bloated putrid rabbit and she really didn't want me to have it as the other dogs were milling around waiting for it to be given up. I have to say I was mighty glad that she didn't sink her teeth into that wobbling body as I could well imagine how putrid that was Exclamation

Helen S

Welcome Liz.

Great to hear your success stories. I also have a dog which needs "understanding" and am still learning how to cope with some of those situations.

Helen S

coopersmum

Hello and welcome i'm new too!

Liz

Hi Liz and welcome!

Ghilliegumdrop

Don't forget the sausages Exclamation

Welcome Liz Very Happy