Your canine ambitions?

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Spudlet

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What are your future ambitions on the dog front?

I never had any until I got Henry, but now I want to have a real working spaniel
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I'd love to work Henry, but I don't think he's built for it, what with his hips and his squirrel habit
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So one day there will have to be an ickle spangle addition to the house (not any time soon, before anyone gets excited!).

It's probably really silly, after all I don't even know any shooting peeps apart from you guys on here, so where would I work a dog? But one day I want to do it
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What about you guys?
 
One day I will give up work, and I will buy myself an ickle blue whippet puppy
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That will probably be when I retire mind you
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For now, I am happy to add another rescue to my collection and that will be me settled for the next eight to ten years I hope, since Islay is 6 1/2 now
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Would like to do a bit of dog agility with Chloe. But ultimately I just want a doggy for cuddles and for her to be happy! xxxxx
 
With Bodo, I am currently training for the TD1 tracking qualification, then hopefully TD2 and TD3!

I am also now aiming to get Bella her BH (traffic-safe companion dog) qualification, which her brother got earlier this month. Haven't tried her tracking yet.

Neither are interested in bitework and aren't happy retrievers so I cannot go forward for a Schutzhund title as you need the obedience, tracking and protection elements, but luckily they can be broken down into individual qualifications.

Long term, knowing what I know now (!) I would be looking at getting a good working bred dog or four (there is a litter being born any day now that would be perfect, but I think I have my hands full already!) and trial in Schutzhund. My aim is to make up a SchIII dog
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To work Otto. And a week on Wednesday he is off to his first days beating
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I don't think it's a silly ambition for you, my Parent's didn't really know anyone and sort of fell into working the dogs (although they had always wanted to!). They now beat/pick up pretty much twice a week for the entire season on 3 different shoots, and my Dad is in charge of the beating line on two different shoots.

You should go beating as soon as you can, you don't need a dog, it's a fab day (and probably less stressful without a dog!) and then you'll know what to expect as soon as you do get a dog able to go out! The NOBs forum is good for finding local shoots in need of beaters (although you have to pay a fiver a year to join it!)
 
have been gundog training for the past few months with my lab - passed our stage 2 a few weeks ago and just started advanced training today in preparation for our first 'picking up' outing in the new yr - fingers crossed we wont embarass ourselves! But he is doing very well, especially for a young dog. Would like him to be a proper working dog, going on weekly shoots as soon as he's capable and maybe do some field trials. Would also like to use him as a stud dog
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Well I aim to reduce the number of dogs I have
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, expand my boarding business, and help OH to become a behaviourist, as I dont want to do it apart from the rescue but dont mind helping him with private clients.
 
I'm not that ambitious - I'm just excited to be able to take on a couple of rescue dogs when I have my own home and make them into nice, well behaved pets.
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Although I would love to do some work with Pets as Therapy one day, if I ever have a dog of the right temperament. Entering a couple of local dog shows in the Novelty classes is quite enough glory for me though.
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