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My husband, Dick, and I are still planning to attend. My mother broke her hip last Wednesday, but as long as she is recovering well we will still be coming. Dick also has a website where he will...

Norton was named after Norton's Antivirus, not the honeymooners, so he does not have any friends named Ralph. But he does have a finance named Lizzy who is an English bulldog and his best friend is...

Funny. That is exactly what he says. He does work for a living, but if was up to him we'd all be on food stamps. He sure looks good while he is doing it however.
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Norton will be coming too, but he does not retrieve ducks (or much else for that matter).

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt241/rzc7/NORTON_zpsa7a36ac3.jpg

I am also looking for advice on what food would be welcome. We will be driving from Cincinnati. My husband, Dick, is a part-time dog sport photographer and a great cook. I only train dogs and I...

What date is the jamboree? Is it in Casey, IL. That is only about 3 1/2 hours from me....would a complete newbie be welcome? Toby has never touched a duck (I've only touched live ones) and he has...

Has anyone had experience with a dog that pants, paces and becomes extremely stressed when the electricity goes off in the middle of the night? This happens to my 10 yo every time and is getting...

I agree with you copterdoc. Have you watched Michael Ellis's video entitled "finishing work"? He discusses this.

Great question. I've been wondering about exactly the same thing. IMO, OC is better for complex activities when there is not a huge amount of pressure. CC kicks in when there is a lot of pressure...

http://www.shotgunlife.com/wingshooting/wingshooting/expert-dog-trainer-robert-milner-says-heck-no-to-shock-collars.html

Thank you so much for your thoughtful and colorfully worded replies.

I'm going to a Bridget Carlsen seminar next weekend and have a trip planned to visit Connie later this year.

One of my main...

I do have the book, but I am not a fan. The highest title that Mr. Spector has achieved in competition is a CDX (on a sheltie). The CDX is a step down from the UD. I've earned 3 UDs in the past 4...

That is not a very helpful reply. Do any of your dogs have a Utility Dog title? Probably getting a Utility Dog title with average scores in the low 90's would be so easy that you wouldn't find it...

Here is another specific problem for you to ponder. Olive (my Aussie) struggles with the "signal" exercise where I leave her in a stand position, walk 30 feet away, give a hand signal to "down",...

I am flattered that you find me so youthful Phil as I am a 53 year old woman:) It has been quite some time since anyone referred to me as a kid....

Here is a specific problem for you to chew on. ...

Another point that I want to make. I am NOT critical of any of the trainers we've discussed and their methods. I do NOT think that Bill Hillman's soft collar approach is "nagging". I am just...

All of my disagreements with trainers are regarding "reading my dog", and not so much the method I think. I had one trainer, Ms. A who thought my dog was not putting forth enough effort and needed...

If you look at my original post it says this:



In answer to your question, I do NOT think it is a good idea to mix methods. It is a pattern I have fallen into when I have problems(for...

I'd read the Bill Hillman role modeling link before. I read it again yesterday. I just read it again. I thought all night about why I was mixing programs. Honestly I think that there is a bit of...

Please share your thoughts on the hazards involved in mixing two different methods.

If you know of interesting threads that discuss this topic, please post a link.

Chill Field People! I've followed a combination of Connie Cleveland's methods and Diane Bauman's. I think both are genius. I agree with 95% of what they say. The longer I do this the more I do...

When anyone finds an obedience program that flat out works, let me know and I'll be the first one to follow it to a T. I am very jealous that field trial folks have a "proven method". There is no...

I've learned a great deal from this site! And from the 18 issues of Retriever Online that I am working my way thru. And the $280 worth of Hillman DVDs I've watched. And, oh yes, the Lardy Collar...

Thanks so much for your feedback. I totally agree about the role model thing. As you probably already know I am training dogs for competitive obedience. I haven't yet found a trainer that I agree...

What I think:

I have a dogtra collar the levels are 0-100...there is a nick button and a continuous button. I've been doing conditioning at 20 with nicks.

Hillman's soft collar approach is a...