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Claire · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 10:36 pm Post subject: A Great Weekend!

Well, I made the journey down to Helen's new abode on Saturday Very Happy

It was great to spend the weekend doing some dog training together as it gets a tad lonely doing it on your todd. We spent Saturday doing a few retrieves in a heavily rabbit populated area. I hunted Whistle through this area and the little sod did go and chase 1 rabbit, which after it disappeared under a wall Whistle finally stopped and sat Twisted Evil

But having thought about it, she hasn't had much work on rabbits as the fields I take her through have few rabbits in them. I need to work on this! Teal did a couple of retrieves but was far too interested in all the rabbit scent Twisted Evil

Saturday evening we went to the local pub and had a smashing dinner and then sat in the garden nattering until bedtime.

Sunday we decided to do some more retrieving in the field next to Helen's house which didn't contain as much scent as the previous day but had its own distractions of LOTS of sheep! Teal did really well here, she is such a biddable lass and her obedience is very good. We then drove down to a popular walking area so that we could get Whistle swimming as she hasn't been in water since last summer. We took Helen's springer, Pip, so that she could rescue the dummies that Whistle lost the nerve to retrieve Rolling Eyes

Pip is brilliant in water, such a natural. Whistle took her time but eventually we got her doing some decent water retrieves and we even managed to get her to swim a little without so much blooming splashing aboot Laughing

Finished off with a couple more retrieves and then it was back to Helens for a cold drink before my journey north. I've discovered I need to work on doing more marked retrieves as I seem to have forgotten about these and have concentrated too much on blinds Rolling Eyes

It was a fab weekend, Helen is looking really at 32 weeks pregnant! She puts a lot of people to shame, being so fit and active even at this late stage in her pregnancy.

Pics below Smile

Finally from this.....

to this..... Laughing

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sako75 · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 7:41 am Post subject:

Sounds like a fab weekend Claire / Helen !!

I love the photos , especially the fifth one where whistle is doing the water retrieve Very Happy

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Bareve · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 8:00 am Post subject:

What an excellent weekend Claire - well done for making the progress on Whistle's swimming Smile

We shall hopefully see how "preggy" Helen is this weekend as I can't imagine her being anything other than slim Laughing

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Mike · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 8:16 am Post subject:

Sounds like a great time guys!
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Helen · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 8:49 am Post subject:

lol, I look very scruffy - I've resorted to wearing Rob's jumpers and bougt myself a pair of moleskins a few sizes too big for me. Although, I don't actually look that big there - you got me at a good angle lol! (that's the first pic I've had taken of me pregnant!

I thoroughly enjoyed the weekend. It was so nice to be training with you again. It's difficult to get Rob motivated to do training for any length of time.

Teal is retrieving a dummy with my fleece hat wrapped round it. It's the only thing she will retrieve at the moment but hoping (fingers well and truly crossed), that she will soon get rid of the hat! I know she can retrieve game as she has done some cracking retrieves. I just want her to retrieve dummies so I can do some working tests with her next year.

She didn't do very well at all at the rabbity bit with her retrieving but Claire suggested, (another good reason for training with someone else), to do more basic obedience around there so she gets used to being in a scenty area and then move onto the retrieves.

Helen

Lisa · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 11:15 am Post subject:

Sounds like you all had a great weekend!! Helen you look positively radiant!! Very Happy

It's good to keep as active as possible! I did and it makes you feel loads better! I knew lots of people that treated their pregnancies as an illness Rolling Eyes

Well done Claire for getting Whistle in the water! This is the trouble I am having with Blu! and he looks exactly like that first pic of whistle in the water!! Laughing

Nice to see they do get there in the end Wink

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BenB · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 1:13 pm Post subject:

Rabbits !! Did you say rabbits??

You need a Zola visit. Very Happy

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Helen · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 2:16 pm Post subject:

We certainly do Ben Wink

There are TONS of rabbits around here.

Seriously, give me a shout.

Helen

windem bang · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 3:03 pm Post subject:

Ben - have I missed something --- what's a Zola ??? Smile

Bill T.

BenB · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 3:54 pm Post subject:

oh Bill

This is a Zola:

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