Rachel - wow Carterton! What a small world it is! We'll have to get Charlie and Sapphire together so he can give her some good tips ( and you can with me of course) Could you recommend any good local puppy training classes?
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Yeah - there are not any in Carterton that I found but we use a lady called Sharon Wilson who runs them on Saturday mornings in Milton U Wychwood (other side of burford) its about 20 mins away so not too bad. She used to be a v.nurse at Tremain vets but is now a qualified trainer and behaviourist. We thought it was utter chaos for the first couple of weeks and wondered if it was worth taking him but as soon as the dogs had all settled down and got used to it it has proved invaluable.
Charlie has now passed the puppy foundation class and we are now in the junior class and we have had a couple of home visits from Sharon for 1 to 1 training which were invaluable.
We also took him to the Puppy Parties run by Tremain Vets in witney (they will invite you to these if you are registered with them - the best vets in my opinion) and these were great too. Good socialisation for the pup and they teach you about things like feeding/microchipping/neutering/de-fleaing/worming/basic training/handling/teeth brushing etc. They are free and on monday nights at 7pm for 4 weeks.
Anyway Charlie and I are well excited to meet you & Sapphire now! He has not seen any other cockers since we got him except when we took him to Pets at Home and we met 4! We never see any on our walks
Where are you in Carterton anyway? We are in Glenmore Estate. (p.s obviously dont post your full address on here - got to be careful!)
