Meet the Gang

PENNY

It is with deep regret and great sadness that we have lost our lovely, gentle, kind muma bear, and a totally cuddley bear at that, at the age of twelve and a half years. Penny started me off in the gundog world and through her came the enthusiasm to do more training and gundog competitions. We might not have done everything the right way, but we certainly had fun at trying to get it right!!. Penny was a treasured member of our Labrador gang, she had a faultless nature and was always by my side I miss her terribly. She was my foundation bitch and all good things came from her like her son Winston and her daughter Ebony. Penny is very sadly missed a dog in a million now left us to go to Rainbow Bridge where all dogs are made whole again. Run free sweet Angel untill we see you again. Sleep tight and look after P dog border collie.

....Grieve not, nor speak of me with tears, But laugh and talk of me, as if I were beside you....I love you so - "twas Heaven here with you.....Isla Paschal Richardson....

WINSTON

In 2002 a litter was born and I always thought I would keep a female, I brought the special large size pedigree, and watched this litter grow into beautiful labradors. However, this not so little male would be there every time I called the litter, in fact he was always first, pushing his way in. You have guessed it yes he never left!! He is one dog who I can honestly say has been an absolute joy, a pleasure, at times a challenge...But its been a fantastic experience to have him and work him in gun dog tests. His awards are endless, the first one was when he was only seven months old, then fourteen months won Novice then at only 2 years old won in a open test. I am very proud of him, a dog in a million, my boy Winston.

EBONY

Sweet, sensitive, soul Ebs which caused problems with training for gun dog work. As loud noises would be her downfall, so gun noise even exposed to it at a early age and a far distance away would cause her to flee. So Ebony and I went on a different journey training her for something she would enjoy. Ebony came with me when doing my advanced dog training module at Bishop Burton College training for college tests and heel work to music which she helped me to pass. Ebs loves her clicker work, I call her my clicker baby as this she experienced around 4 weeks of age. All her moves which she display's are happily strutted out with ease and all learned by using the clicker and winning a first at a Fun show, bless her. Ebony comes to my training classes and makes friends with the new puppies showing them how to become a well adjusted adult like her, then joining her friends for the second class, where she can join in and have more fun. Ebony now comes on gun dog shoots with Winston and I, and is better at noise sensitivity through training using the clicker, by marking consistently for a less fearful behaviour, then rewarding with a high value food reward which she loves!!. Bringing out Ebony to become much more confident in her manner.

Blaze

I was lucky enough to be asked if I would like to have Blaze at a year old. Wow I was over the moon, the pedigree was a good working one, and I needed to have a working picking up dog to help my Winston on shoots. Blaze's training so far is going well, for competing in Gundog working Tests what fun we are having no awards yet it will only be a matter of time bless him! Blaze loves being in the company of my other two, and learning from Winston! He has a lovely nature and picks all his toys to bring to me! I feel truly spoiled and privilleged to have been given a chance to have Blaze the boy the fireman! he is one of our family now at just 16 months old.

MY DOGS

Are my friends, my companions, my life I love training them and they will always fascinate me with what they come up with in the way of new behaviours, even at their ages. I am privileged to be their owner, their friend in their family unit, my wonderful doglets.