Warwick
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HelloHi All,
Just joined the forum and wanted to say hi. Rufus, my 9 month old Korthals, are just about to do our Gundog Club grade one test. Has anyone done this?
Tell me about your experience.
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Dave A
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Hi
Welcome to the forum, don't know about the test except i think it is basic control of your dog, more interested in the Korthals, how is it going, bright . stuborn ? any pics.
Dave A
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Warwick
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KorthalsHe's a little star! Training has been going pretty well, he is bright and intelligent and picks things up very quickly. He's got a lovely temperament and is pretty steady even at this age. Definitely Hunt, then Point then Retrieve, his retrieving is proving to be one of the hardest areas, Not stubboness, but he still wants to play, although he has improved over the past month. From what I've heard they do mature a bit more slowly than other HPR breeds, although he is the youngest in the training group which includes 3 GSP's, a Visla and a Wirehaired Vis he is in no way behind.
I'll post some pics as soon as I work out how to do it !
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Dave A
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It sound s like you are putting the time in, don't be put off by a slow maturing dog i have Brittanys and they take a while to fully focus and become a full HPR. I found its easier long term not to push to hard they are still young in the head, be consistant and keep it fun, that way the journey is more pleasurable for both you and the dog,it works for me.
Dave A
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Mike
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Welcome to the forum 
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Lisa
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Hi and welcome! Glad to hear the training is going well! 
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johnhod
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Hi Warwick looking forward to seeing the photos, hope you work out how to post them soon
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Helen
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Welcome to the board.
Helen
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Warwick
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KG
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Ah Ha! Pictures not so difficult. Most of my pics are of Roo as a pup so I'll try and get some more now he's more grown up. The biggest problem is that digital cameras are slow and he isn't!
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Bareve
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He looks lovely - can't wait to hear more about him as he grows up
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JR VIZ
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Hi & welcome
good luck with your grade's
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Warwick
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Rufus passed his grade one with merit! It turned out to be a bit of an epic day. I turned up a bit early to have a bit of a run about and met up with a chap with a GSP who had the same idea, anyway while they were having a play together Rufus took a tumble and let out some pitiful yelps and we limped back to the car and I thought it was going to be an early bath for the young pup. Anyway, we were able to go last although he still didn't want to put much weight on it, but we managed to do the tests in good style only being a bit disappointing on his stay, which he is usually very good at. I was quite concerned about him as he didn't show much improvement by the evening but he was fine by the following day.
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mojo
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Hi and Welcome from France !
Chris & Vini
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johnhod
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Tried posting a pic of Warwick's Korthal but got a message saying it had expired from the gallery.
I'll try resizing and posting again tonight.
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johnhod
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Worked this time with the size reduced by half
Here's a picture of Warwick's Korthal
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Warwick
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Cheers John,
Many thanks for that, I'll try resizing some other pics and posting them.
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