Today we are joining our friends Jodi over at Heart Like A Dog and her co-hostess Kari, from Hound Girl for Follow-up Friday, the blog hop that lets you wrap up your week and leads you right into the weekend.
Thanks Jodi!
This ‘N That Thursday
Thank you for the kind words regarding Hailee, she is much better now and when I asked her yesterday if she thought she could handle Riva for conformation training Saturday she said “OH YEA” she is a trooper!
Wordless Wednesday ~ Ready-Set-Go
Paws and Pedals asked…
“What’s on the collar? Some sort of training device??”
Thank you for asking, yes this is a training collar called an e-collar (electronic collar). This is a wonderful tool when doing our retriever training as long as it is used properly. A dog must be collar conditioned before you can use an e-collar, using collar corrections on lead for obedience commands the dog already knows; this teaches the dog the invisible connection between the dog and the handler that the collar provides. As with any training tool it is wise to seek the assistance of a professional to assure you are using the equipment properly. I am very fortunate I have the privilege of working with great trainers.
Heart Like A Dog (@HeartLikeADog) said
“What a good boy!! His training is coming along nicely.”
He is Jodi, and I am so excited to see him at a hunt test. I hope to be entering him in the next couple of months. He is such a great boy 
Black and White Sunday
Edited version…
Original…
Sand Spring Chesapeakes asked…
“Is that cotton wood blooms in the water?”
SUGAR: Golden Woofs asked…
“Is it raining?”
tarynft asked…
“What’s floating on the water?”
Sand Spring Chesapeakes you guessed it, cottonwood blooms. They were everywhere that day, I don’t think I have ever seen that many and so thick before. It was just like snow in 70 degree weather 
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Misty Shores Chesapeakes 
We gave a weekly training class here too. Fortunately my daughter is my handler, because I would make a mess of it! Lol
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I love the training classes 🙂
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I can’t believe i guessed the cottonwood bloom. i haven’t ever see that many either. have to go back and read earlier posts to see whats been going on at misty shores. been busy with premier so haven’t done much reading.
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I know, I am so far behind too 😦
They have been thick this year but I thought they looked pretty cool in the photos. Congratulations on your success at the premier 🙂
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It looks interesting in black&white – like diamonds – with the greatest jewel in the middle :o)
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Oh thank you Easy, what a lovely compliment 🙂
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LOL I posted a picture on the blog’s FB page of cottonwoods falling like snow. I am so sick of them already. They have been flying here for at least a month. They sure are thick in your picture. 🙂
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I thought they made for a pretty photo. They are thicker than I have ever seen.
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And here I am once again on a Tuesday thanking you for joining the hop! Oh the embarrassment. 😦 Thanks so much for joining, I’m glad your niece is okay but still think it was awful for the folks not to offer her assistance!!
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Don’t feel bad, I am way behind too 😦
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