Blog Update - Olympia 2011

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Wow I’ve just looked back to the last time I blogged and have been thinking about all that has gone on and what a mental past month I’ve had! Deciding whether Ben would be alright to go to Olympia. That decision was made 2 weeks before the event.The launch of my new website and my ‘INDEPENDENT WEAVES’...

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Training Sessions At Skellinthorpe with Lucy Osborne in February and March 2012

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Available training sessions A sneaky peek before they go onto AgilityNet! Below are a few training evenings that I am holding in February and March of 2012 at Skellingthorpe,Lincoln. Classes are for all height dogs. Independence & Course Handling Evening G5-7 (10th February)This 2h evening workshop...

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A Big Ouch!

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Osteopath trip today for myself.I look after my dogs so well I always forget about myself. I wasn’t expecting to be quite so battered! I expected my normal problems to have arisen again which is no surprise as I haven’t been there for nearly 4 months (I used to be there every month) Rotated hip, back...

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Wow its all systems GO GO GO!

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Well its all systems GO GO GO … Hummm well for me anyway, looks like Ben and Stig are pretty chilled out!My DVD Filming is getting closer and closer. (Tuesday8th November) I’ve just had confirmation from a LOVELY equestrian centre which now means I will be filming indoors. I would of preferred...

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The wait.

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The wait....Picture by Candice RobinsonSo Ben had his operation on the Monday 19th September. His Spleen was sent off that day for biopsy to find out what this tumour was. I was told I should have the results in 5 working days which brought us to Monday 26th September. I tell you what I have never had...

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Why getting to know your dog is Important.

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Why getting to know your dog is SOOO important.Now you probably think that I’m going to natter on about understanding your dogs’ behaviour patterns but this is not aimed at that at all. When I get my puppy home I make it routine that I feel over them. Get used to how they feel. I also make it routine...

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Well done.

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Well it has been a hectic few weeks, now it’s all beginning to calm down. I would also like to say a MASSIVE congratulations to EVERYONE that I teach who have all had a very successful year and all attended, beaten and smashed goals! A big majority have moved up a few grades too and qualified for Olympia....

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Beauty and the devil are the same thing.

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Over the last week I have been looking after Nikki Collins new puppy ‘Halo.’ She is 8 weeks old and was a rescue from Many Tears. Halo originally came from Ireland along with some of her brothers and sisters. Nikki wasn’t looking for a puppy but she had heard that Leah Gardner - (who works at Many Tears.)...

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Impossibilities are merely things which we have not learnt.

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  It’s been ages since I last blogged. I’ve been really busy with training and shows I have hardly had any time. But.. The car needs a bit of TLC and requires fixing so it has given me some free time. Stig and his Jumping. So going back to the one jump training – clicker training I blogged about...

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Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results. – Winnie Nelson.

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Fearful to Fearless Everyone this is Evie.Evie is not my new dog I’m just looking after her for her owner, Jan who is currently recovering from a major back operation. A bit about Evie. Evie is a rescue from Many Tears. We are told that she was taken from a family where their son beat her!I can...

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