We had a really good day yesterday, the Muppeteers really enjoyed themselves although Bella got a bit out of hand wanting to wrestle everyone (ending up in a tangle with poor Mollie!
). The guy doing the training was great, it was so nice to be taught by someone who understands spaniels.
We were in the beginners group (all working cockers, springers, one lab and our two show cockers
) so we did basic obedience, getting them to do long sit stays in the middle of a countryside field, recalls, and a tiny bit of retrieving (Bella got a round of applause for being a pretty little show cocker, very delicately picking up the dummy and bringing it all the way back, in her own sweet time...
). We finished with a bit of teaching them how to quarter properly. I'd definitely recommend Breezeleaf Training for anyone just wanting to do some decent obedience work (we have no intention of working our two although quite a few people on the course were there for that purpose, obviously) in a "real" place (i.e. not in a church hall but in a field full of distractions),
without treats, and with pretty good results.
We were all completely shattered when we got home, the dogs were out like a light.
