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From French Fleas to English Horses
When eventually came out from the Eurotunnel I was disappointed: there was nothing special. Of course I was in Folkestone, England, but there was nothing welcoming us: we were simply sent away our train and met no special buildings, nothing but for an anonymous road leading us to more trafficked one. I already wrote about driving in England, to The North, and you can read my impressions here, I love that sign by the way! Today, I will concentrate on what happened in around Stanstead Airport, I think it was there, mile more or mile less, I remember planes flying low over my head. While waiting for my train, at…
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Name Training by Tok Mostert
I have seen many people train dogs yet I have seen very few people name train their dogs. I had a interesting conversation with Flake’s breeder yesterday on this particular subject. Sure your dog knows it’s name, but do you use it consistently before every command? I know I do. “Flake – Out” “Flake – Sit” ” Flake – Stay” ” Flake – YES, YES” Sounds pretty simple and for the most part name training a dog could be seen as pretty useless, but for those of us who train multiple dogs and run with bracemates, name training may just give you the edge over someone else. For instance when…
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Metti giù quel cane!
I cani non smettono mai di stupirmi e gli umani… di deludermi! Questa settimana, ho viaggiato in treno fin troppe volte. Dopo settimane passate in eremitaggio sui libri, sono stata rispedita nel mondo reale, una realtà molto affollata. Quando penso ai cani, che vivono in un mondo di umani – fatto PER umani – mi vengono in mente i viaggi di Gulliver. A Lilliput si sente fuori posto, e altrettanto accade a Brobdingnag (la terra dei giganti): questi mondi non sono adatti a persone della sua taglia. La situazione non cambia nella terra degli Houyhnhnms, un posto dominato dai cavalli che regnano sugli umani. Qui Gulliver prova ad adattarsi e a vivere secondo…
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Put That Dog on the Ground!
Dogs never cease to amaze me, humans never cease to suprise me! This week, I had my fair share of travelling on trains. After weeks of seclusion spent on books, I was suddenly sent back to the real world, a world full of people. When I think about dogs living in a world of humans -made FOR humans – my mind goes back to Gulliver’s Travels. In Lilliput he feels out of place, the same happens in Brobdingnag (the land of giants): these worlds are not suitable to people of his size. Things are almost identical in the land of the Houyhnhnms, a place dominated by horses who rule on…
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A Time to Reflect (on Training) by Tok Mostert
I am busy packing for a long holiday, Louise, my companion, says she is actually taking me away so that Flake can get some rest. There is truth in that, sometimes we get caught up in pushing so hard and trying to get to the next level with our gundogs that we forget to have fun, so should your dog. What few of us realize is that the “next level” holds more problems, more challenging training situations and that often we made a mistake in our initial training and that we now have to go back and fix that before we can move on. If you are serious about your…
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La regina della casa: dritte per la sopravvivenza
Per chi non ha letto il libro di Sophie Kinsella La regina della casa , la storia racconda di Samantha, un avvocato di successo che, obbligata ad un repentino cambio di carriera, si spaccia per domestica perfetta quando nulla potrebbe essere più lontano dal vero. Samantha non sa cucinare, non sa stirare e nemmeno sa pulire ma è sveglia e trova sempre il modo di risolvere i problemi domestici in maniera creativa. Più o meno quello che capita qui, sono pertanto felicissima di condividere le mie ultime scoperte, provatele! Soffiatori per cani. Questi affari sono polivalenti, come i drahthaar. Se non riuscite mai a pulire come si deve la tastiera…
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The Undomestic Goddess: Tips and Tricks!
For those who have not read Sophie Kinsella’s book The Undomestic Goddess the story revolves around Samantha, a successful attorney who suddenly gives up her job and pretends to be a proficient housekeeper. Nothing can be further from the truth: Samantha can’t cook, can’t iron nor can clean, but she is smart enough to find “creative” solutions to solve domestic problems. Same happens here and I am proud to share my most recent discoveries encouraging you to try them at home! Pet dryers. These things are multitasking, like drahthaars (GWPs). If you never manage to de-dust your laptop keyboard properly, just blow it with a pet dryer, you will be amazed…
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In fondo al mar: l’Eurotunnel
La mattina seguente, appena alzata, ho scoperto di avere un nuovo compagno di stanza: uno scarafaggio stava cercando di entrare nella ciotola di Briony! Non mi andava di mettermi a battagliare con l’insetto, dico solo che la sua presenza non mi ha colpito positivamente. In ogni caso l’ho lasciato con Briony e sono andata a fare colazione nell’edificio principale. Era sabato mattina, troppo presto per i miei parametri, la sala era piuttosto vuota, solo gruppetti di motociclisti inglesi. “Hagrid” non c’era, ma c’era diversi suoi colleghi sparsi tra i tavoli, ero l’unica donna e, soprattutto l’unica donna che viaggiava da sola! Ho re-impacchettato tutto, scarafaggio escluso, e sono partita verso…
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Under the Sea: The Eurotunnel
On the following morning, right after waking up, I realized I had a new roommate: a cockroach was trying to get into Briony’s bowl! I did not want to get into a fight with the bug, but I was not so positively impressed by its presence. Anyway, I left it and Briony alone and went to the main building to have breakfast. It was Saturday morning, early for my standards, and the only people there were male British bikers travelling in small groups. “Hagrid” was not there, but his colleagues were scattered in different tables: I was the only woman, and most of all the only woman travelling alone! I…
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Gun Proofing your Dog by Tok Mostert
Introducing a dog to gunfire is and will remain a critical element in his training. Many good dogs have been ruined by a wrong use of gunfire and some develop problems later that are not easy to solve. Having a gun shy dog is frustrating and leads down a long path of re-training and sometimes a dog that cannot be hunted at all. The dog becomes so frightened by gunfire that when he does scent a bird he will avoid pointing, as this will lead to a shot or even more shots being fired. I have a somewhat different approach to training my dogs, gundog or lapdog all receive the…
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