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Post by oceanaussi on May 26, 2008 22:16:09 GMT 1
Quentin is nearly 5 months old and on Sunday he will have his first Retrieving Test Trial!!!  I'm very exited (and a bit nervous) please wish us luck! |
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Post by calla on May 27, 2008 8:11:39 GMT 1
Wish you both the best luck! ;D
Greetings from Germany
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Post by weimaranermama on May 27, 2008 9:35:01 GMT 1
I cross my fingers for you. Succes.
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Post by greyghost on May 27, 2008 13:01:50 GMT 1
Everything crossed here too |
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Post by oceanaussi on May 28, 2008 22:32:15 GMT 1
Unfortunately I just found out that a young fellow trialler died in a workplace accident. Therefore the trial has been postponed to the 15th June.
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Post by greyghost on May 28, 2008 22:37:50 GMT 1
How awful  . Condolences to the family. |
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Post by oceanaussi on Jul 5, 2008 1:55:24 GMT 1
Thanks very much everyone! Quen is my first Weim and I've never done retrieving either. I went to a Training Day when Quentin was 11 weeks and we had a great time! (see his webpage)
Then we had our first test trial where he gained an encouragement award. I've never seen a trial before and it was pretty hard. Last weekend we had another trial weekend and we practised heaps!
So I loaded up the car and as Hera didn't want to stay behind I took her with us. People laughed at the 'funny looking gundog' (she's a Kelpie X GSD) but hey she came in really handy when the cows got too close. Off she went herding them all up and away from our precious retrieving gundogs.
Quentin had 3 runs - 2 on land and 1 in water. The first one he didn't manage all to well as he dropped the duck a few times and sniffed the ground. But in the end, he picked up the duck and brought it back. His 2nd land run was excellent! I didn't even see where the duck has landed and off he went to get it and bring it back. The water run was a bit tricky. The duck landed very close to the water hyazinths and the entry to the water was pretty steep. It took a while to persuade Quentin to go in. When he finally was in, he brought back a water hyazinth.. but then went back to get the duck (eventually). We had a great day and heaps of fun and in the end Quentin won another encouragement award!!!
After a great day we had a great night and went out to dinner. I was pretty tired when I got home and so were Hera and Quentin.
Sunday was another trail day and Quentin did great! He brought the duck straight back at all 3 retrieves - 1 on land, 1 over water and 1 in the water. He did a great job! And he received 2nd place in the test stake!!!! I'm so proud of my boy!!!
We still have heaps to learn. Quentin sits nicely but doesn't heel very well to the gunpoint. And I still have trouble holding the rifle, shoot, hold Quentin and watch where the duck is actually going. But we're getting there.
The funniest thing which happened were when Hera, Quentin and I were resting by the car and the property owner (the trial is on a huge property) came talked to the president and pointed fingers at us. Did I do something wrong? Maybe he didn't like Hera herding his cows... He then came and said what a pretty dog I have and if I'm going to breed it. I touched Quentin's head and said "Yes, I'm planning to when he's old enough." and the farmer said: "Not the grey thing, the red one:" He saw Hera herding and his cattle dog is getting on with age (he's 13), so he wanted a pup from Hera as she did such a fantastic job!
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