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Bracco1 · Joined: 02 May 2006 Posts: 39 **Breed:**

Hey Claire, any ideas on getting jacob to retreive i've tried lots of different things since he was a pup he's never really been that keen on it, Alex suggested tying pheasant wings to a dummy to try and get the interest going.
I've just gone back to basics by just playing with a toy and getting him to bring it to me a couple of times then put it away...what do you think, any other ideas

Thanks

Jon

Hapsberg · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:22 pm Post subject:

We couldn't get Cara to retrieve for ages and got around that by playing games with Lee's socks. We didn't bother with any "steadiness" exercises, just played with her with the socks. When she was bringing those back 10 times out of ten, we then put one on a puppy dummy and she retrieved it!! Eventually we had the dummy with just a strip of sock around it and finally we got her retrieving them without any sockage whatsoever. LOL Maybe you could try that with Jacob??

Alternatively, just send him to me as I lurve him. LOL

Bracco1 · Joined: 02 May 2006 Posts: 39 **Breed:**

I'll try that.....thats if he can actually survive the smell of my socks.......AND NO YOU CANT HAVE HIM............... LOL

Hapsberg · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:45 pm Post subject:

I am quite sure that your socks can't be any worse than Lee's socks. Rolling Eyes

If you won't send him to me, I shall just have to make do with a schnoogle with him at the party!

Finncally · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:13 pm Post subject: Bracco Pointing test Lauder

Thought you may be interested, some stunning photos from the Bracco Italiano Pointing Test at Lauder last week......

http://davidgosman.zenfolio.com/f95119650/

(Look for the Bracco folders)

I was there with my girls (GSPs) and had a really good day. It was really good to see so many of the breed from the society that was organizing the day...

(hope this doesn't contravene forum rules....)

guy · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:37 pm Post subject:

I am not aware of any rules that stop anyone promoting HPR dogwork. Smile

Actually I would go as far as to say any working gundog dogwork.
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Finncally · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:10 pm Post subject:

Guy, I wasn't sure because, its a commercial website.
I look at it as window shopping, my better half sees it has an investment in pictures of the girls Laughing

Ghilliegumdrop · Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:59 am Post subject:

I knew someone who called her dogs Havoc and Chaos.......trouble was they lived up to their names Exclamation

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Ghillie, hips 8/9=17 and Merlin, hips 9/9=18 My opinions are brilliant, intelligent [sometimes] and MINE alone! If you want one I can give it to you. Sean Bean has wrinkles just like Bill!!!

windem bang · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:46 pm Post subject:

That someone wasn't you was it Jan Question

Bill T.

Ghilliegumdrop · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:04 pm Post subject:

Not likely, that would have been asking for trouble Rolling Eyes

Friend of mine, who has moved up to a nursing home in Scotland, used to breed show greyhounds....must have been mad, they are as thick as two short planks and daft with it Exclamation

When she moved to the house she has just left there was a swimming pool there which they emptyed ready to fill in, every day they had to get one or t'other of these stupid dogs out of the thing. How they didn't break their necks nobody knows Rolling Eyes

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Jan
Ghillie, hips 8/9=17 and Merlin, hips 9/9=18 My opinions are brilliant, intelligent [sometimes] and MINE alone! If you want one I can give it to you. Sean Bean has wrinkles just like Bill!!!