I have a range of experiences in terms of dogs and training, so my sessions vary greatly. However, I was reminded how important it is that, for even the most seasoned dog, we must keep it simple.
I have started competing again and, while it is accepted that the dogs are perhaps a bit rough round the edges at this time of year, my experienced bitch Briar showed me something else. The difficult retrieves presented to us she completed with relative ease. It was an unbelievably simple retrieve on the first day that tripped us up.
Absurd
We spend a lot of time teaching our dogs to run difficult lines, to fight the topography of the ground and to smash through cover. So when we were presented with a very simple retrieve up a stone track, I was amazed that
