My Page!

This page is just to show off my 'kids' past and present and to share odd bits of doggie things which I hope you like.

Always by my Side…………
From Amber all my ‘kids’ have come from the same direct ‘Blood Line’ I can trace and link into this ‘family tree’ every GSD I have owned –  So feel that those that walk with me now are a part of every dog that has walked with me and so are still with me.
Martin Clunes said in ‘A Man and His  Dogs – His dog is the son he never had – and like wise to me my dogs are the kids I never had.

Tammy 1994	Zimba 2002	Nessa 3 - 2004	& Jacko who thinks he's a GSD

& just a few more of my friends

 A TRIBUTE TO MY DOGS

The spirits of all my dogs remain with me - truer more constant friends than I have or will ever know.

All have vigilantly been by my side as I passed through the sunshine and shadows of the years.

They taught me more about life and how to be a friend than all the words in all the books.

They have been my best freinds, my counsellor, protector, confidante, playmate, workmate and soulmate.

By the sharing with each other of our friendship, knowledge and love we have become a integral part of each other.

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What do I feed my dogs on

 Over the years I have fed my own dogs on raw meat - lamb - beef - chicken (including bones) with vegetables, tined food & mixer biscuits & 'complete' foods. Included in the diet fish, eggs, honey, goats milk and given over the years every new supplement that came on the market and have come to the conclussion that there are advantages and disadvantages with all of them. Now... I feed a good mixer biscuit and tined food adding boiled egg, plain yoghurt or chesse sometimes

When seeking out information on diet, and other matters relating to your dog's well-being, and where advice is offered as the result of research, than if possible check out who funded the research -research for the most part will find in favour of the company funding it.

MY DOG

My dog - Without him, I am only another man. With him, I am all-powerful. He is loyalty itself. He has taught me the meaning of devotion. With him, I know a secret comfort and a private peace. He has brought me understanding where before I was ignorant. His head on my knee can heal my human hurts. His presence by my side is protection against my fears of dark and unknown things. He has promised to wait for me... whenever... wherever - in case I need him. And I expect I will - as I always have. He is just my dog." –  Gene Hill

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Apart from living with dogs as part of the family for all my life, and being involved with training for around 40 years have over the years also attended many Courses given by my peers to increase my knowledge of dog training, behaviour, and instructing. behaviour problems & solving.  People often ask what Courses I have attended  etc - so here they are!!

In Luton & Darlington with Hebbie & Jenny Watson Top completive obedience  handlers
1989 Sept 2 day Instructing and Training -  1990 May 1 day Training  

At Derbyshire & Norfolk with John Rogerson – Regarded world wide as the leading  Canine Behaviourist.

1990 Oct 2 day Instructing and Behaviour -1990 Dec2 day Instructing and Behaviour 1991 -Jan 2 day Instructing and Behaviour

Caythorpe College Lincoln with John Rogerson, Roy Hunter & Terry Ryan -

1991 May 5 day Instructing - 1992 Aug 5 day Instructing - 1993 July 2 day Training -1993 Aug 5 day Instructing & Training

1994 July 2 day Fun & Games Training - 1994 July 5 day Instructing & Training

Yorkshire Dales with Roy Hunter founder of Anglo American Dog Training –

Ex Met Police Dog Handler, Trainer and Home Office Approved Police Dog Instructor

1995 July 5 days Instructing & Training - 1996 July 5 day Instructing & Training 

Yorkshire Dales Canine Conventions 5 day Courses held between 1997 - 2002

1997  Between 1997 & 2002 these  5 day Courses included guest speakers and

1998 Instructors Steve Wilson & John McNeil BIPDT – Dog Trust

1999 Alison Rowbotham of the APBC – Hearing Dogs – Blue Cross  HM Prison Dog Trainers – Thames Valley Police Dog Section

2000 Search & Rescue – HM Customs & Excise.   Practical session included training techniques of teaching informal basic  Puppy classes through to

2002 advance exercises. Lectures covered areas such as Calming Signals – Shaping – Clicker – instructing – training and behaviour  problems.

1992 Aug 2 day Instructing Sheffield with Terry Ryan who taught canine behaviour at Washington State University College of veterinary medicine.

1991 Sept 2 day Instructing Oxford With Ian Dunbar English born Vet – Trainer and Behaviourist based in the USA

Essex The following are Courses with Roy Hunter

1991 Mar  2 day Training - 1991 Mar  1 day Agility - 1991 Mar  1 day American Kennel Club

1991 July  2 day Training -1991 Aug  2 day Agility - 1991 Sept 1 day Instructing

1991 Oct   1 day Agility  - 1991 Oct  1 day American Kennel Club - 1991 Nov  2 day Instructing

1992 Feb  2 day Instructing - 1992 Mar  2 day Tracking - 1992 Mar  2 day Tracking & Nosework

1992 Jun  2 day American Kennel Club & Agility - 1992 July 1 day Working Trials

1992 Sept 2 day Tracking - 1992 Sept 2 day American Kennel Club & Agility

1992 Oct  2 day Instructing - 1992 Nov 2 day Instructing - 1993 Feb 2 day Instructing

1993 Mar 2 day Instructing - 1993 Apr  2 day Tracking & Nosework - 1993 May 2 day American Kennel Club & Agility

1993 Jun  2 day Training - 1993 Aug 2 day American Kennel Club & Agility - 1993 Sept 2 day Tracking

1993 Oct  2 day Instructing - 1993 Nov 2 day Instructing - 1994 Feb 2 day Instructing - 1994 Mar 2 day Training

1994 Mar 2day AADT Awards - 1994 Apr 2 day Tracking & Working Trials - 1994 Jun 2 day Agility Instructing

1994 Aug 1 day American Kennel Club Instructing - 1994 Aug 2 day Agility Instructing

1994 Sept 2 day Tracking & Nosework - 1994 Oct  2 day AADT Awards - 1994 Nov 2 day Instructing

1995 Mar 2 day Instructor’s & Training - 1995 May 2 day Fun & Games Training - 1995 Sept 2 day Fun & Games Training

Suffolk  With the Jenny Watson ADTB

2006 Feb 2 day Instructing Course - 2006 Jun 2 day Instructing Course

St. Ives With Mary Ray  - regarded as the leading dog trainer in the UK

2006 Dec Clicker Training

Cambridge Animalaiders Course. Vet led Courses

2007 July Dog first aid course - 2008 Sept Dog first aid course

Doncaster – HM Prison Dog Training Centre with Jeff Barker & Mick Smith

2000 Sept Positive Training methods of Prison Dogs &  2002 Oct

2006 – Kennel Club Accreditation Scheme in Dog Training & Behaviour

And others I have lost the dates of!

East Sussex Silvia Hartmann-Kent 2 days on The Emergent Cyclic Double Helix Model of Mature Bio Social Behaviour!!

Cambridge An Evening with John Rogerson & An Evening with Terry Ryan

Birmingham & Cambridge Turid Rugaas Two 1 day Courses on Calming Signals

Midlands –  Two 1day Symposiums held by the UKRCB Lead speakers Wendy Volhard – Malcolm Willis

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