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Cocker Activities => Working => Topic started by: Black Red + Yellow on December 09, 2010, 06:32:46 PM

Title: The unseen dangers of working your dog
Post by: Black Red + Yellow on December 09, 2010, 06:32:46 PM
What a scary end to a shoot day for my hubby today.  He took both the boys today and was on the last drive....Alfie only works about 10 yards away from you....Finn's a bit braver and worked on a bit further.....when Rod recalled him, he never returned which is not like him at all.  He called and whistled for a while, still no Finn....panic now setting in.  The trainer Chris was on the shoot with him today and he knows what Finn is like and too was concerned so they head off together....couple of minutes later, they could hear Finn crying and he was busy treading water down some sort of man hole :o :o  My poor little man.  (my big old man was pretty shook up too!)

Rod now feels ill, Finn is sore, distressed and ker-knackered but safe and well.  Water was clean also thankfully.

Time to rest for a few days me thinks ;)
Title: Re: The unseen dangers of working your dog
Post by: hanandhen on December 09, 2010, 06:40:22 PM
Eek!  :o Poor lads, all of them!
Title: Re: The unseen dangers of working your dog
Post by: Pop-Star on December 09, 2010, 06:42:07 PM
Oooohh made me go all perculiar  :o - so glad to get to the happy ending.
Hope all your boys feel better soon :blink:
Title: Re: The unseen dangers of working your dog
Post by: Poppypuppy09 on December 09, 2010, 07:13:17 PM
Big  :bigarmhug: to you all, glad to hear it all ended ok  :-*
Title: Re: The unseen dangers of working your dog
Post by: Emilyoliver on December 09, 2010, 07:23:11 PM
Scary for all concerned.  :bigarmhug: for you all.  Bet he's happy - home and warm  :luv:
Title: Re: The unseen dangers of working your dog
Post by: ejp on December 09, 2010, 07:27:48 PM
That is one very scary story  :fear2: poor boys.  Hope they all get back to their usual selves very soon  :bigarmhug:
Title: Re: The unseen dangers of working your dog
Post by: Geordietyke on December 09, 2010, 07:32:57 PM
Aw poor Finn, hope he is feeling better soon :-*  Very scary though!
Title: Re: The unseen dangers of working your dog
Post by: Danni and Freya on December 09, 2010, 07:33:25 PM
Blimey  :o glad you are all safe, warm and well now  :luv:
Title: Re: The unseen dangers of working your dog
Post by: Hurtwood Dogs on December 09, 2010, 07:36:38 PM
Oh gosh!!! So soooooo glad he's ok - it could have happened anywhere, it was probably a blessing it happened when handlers are keeping such a close eye on their dogs if that makes sense... Hope he recovers soon :-* :luv: :luv: :luv:
Title: Re: The unseen dangers of working your dog
Post by: Sarah.H on December 09, 2010, 10:37:01 PM
Thank god he cried out so they could find him! Poor little man (and big man  :-*) hope they get over the shock soon  :-*.
Title: Re: The unseen dangers of working your dog
Post by: Black Red + Yellow on December 10, 2010, 08:12:44 AM
O thank you all for your good wishes........Finn is 100% ok, back to normal.....actually, Rod said yesterday once he'd got him out of the hole, he was raring to go again but obviously he needed to get him dry instead :lol2: