Deb from BrownWaterDogs, posted this on the calendar...

Retrievers Unlimited Hunting Retriever Club training day will be July 29th at New Athens, River King Mine. Starts at 7 am. New folks welcome anytime. Bring your retriever and check us out.

I would SERIOUSLY recommend going to one of these to check out how to work your dog. There are people there to help you with every dog problem you can imagine. Even if you don't want to get into the competition aspect, the exercises YOU do with YOUR dog go a LONG way in the field or blind.

Can I go without my overly enthusiastic mutt?

YES you can.... These folks don't care the breed as long as you wanna teach it to retrieve... It'll be mostly labs and goldens though...

A dog is a dog, they are all the same, learn the same, do the same stuff............................................. ..............................................
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And then there are labs...:p

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/bob--o/P1010449.jpg

Well, I think Buddy has some lab in him....but he's just still too enthusiastic in public...we're working on it...but I wonder if his months as a stray have wrecked him....

Thanx Bob for the intro. Appreciate the site...it looks great... ya know though, my suggestion would be: in order to round out your picture at the top of the pages would be to have a (brown) dog up there with a duck in its mouth :). You know me, gotta plug 'em every chance.

But on the dog training note....gretchensteele... if he is enthusiastic as you say that is a good reason to bring him to a training day and just let him watch the other dogs if nothing else. Sounds like he needs more exposure to
being in the "public" and these training days are excellent just for that.
Everyone is welcome to come and meet us. Yes, there are labs, goldens, spaniels, boykins, we even have folks with bird dogs (pointers)jumping over to training for retrieving and doing really well at it. One fellow has UKC titles on his dogs. It's something to see a liver and white out there showing up the labs!
Anyway, come see us, bring your dogs, see what it is all about. Any duck/goose hunters that want a tune-up on their dogs before hunting season
this is where to go.
The Retrievers Unlimited website is
www.retrieversunlimitedhrc.com. Give us a visit.

are they going to shoot guns out there cause i want to see if he is gun shy yet or not im not able to shoot a gun anywhere around here so i think i will walk out there the back way

Yes, we use poppers on training days. Relistic sound but no shot in them.
You can start out away from the sound and graduate him in close to see his reaction.

ok i think i will do that a will the game wardens be there

ok i think i will do that a will the game wardens be there


Why, you skeered of gettin caught finally?

Ya never know where they are lurking....but we have dog training passes.

my rottie keeps "retrieving" the neighbors cats, can she be helped? we just like watching I am assuming you can just attend to watch and mingle around?

well bob i dont want to get caught walking throught the back and im sure you wouldnt either right and then well i just dont want to get caught do you have to have a pass or what if so then were do i get one i think i might go out there and see if my dogg is erie

Anyone can come watch and mingle. You do not need a pass. The Retriever Club members have "training" access. If you are spectators your're OK.

a ok sweet well i think i wll be out there hey i have a qeustion is there a such thing as a midget dog cause mine i think is a midget

well bob i dont want to get caught walking throught the back and im sure you wouldnt either right and then well i just dont want to get caught do you have to have a pass or what if so then were do i get one i think i might go out there and see if my dogg is erie

WTH are you talking about, you're allowed to walk on public ground...

You have an excuse for eveything....:o

havnt you ever been the back way in to pit three us kids walk out there to fish and swe dont want to get caught because its tresspassing onto pit three area and why the hell are you getting an attitude on yoi ididnt even do anything to you i do have an excuse for everything i have to im still under 18 we have to have excuses

Ya know Smokey, I like this avatar better than the other one. And sometimes you just don't have to have an "excuse." Excuses are for people who usually have a guilty conscious. Sometimes you don't need one ya know.
Come visit the training day Sunday...I would like to meet you and your midget:)

ok i will try to be out there

I'll be there!

are labradoodles welcome :D

what about Pug-A-Poos? can my little buddy Jake come?

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g125/huntrz_2006/3-181.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g125/huntrz_2006/jakecrappie2lo.jpg

that thing looks like a ewok

Greta pics of your pal...he's gonna take the crappie isn't he? You should check out http://www.dogpixandflix.com

they have a dog photo contest every month, and one of my pals is often a judge.... ;)