Yes dog need company but they can adapt to being on their own while you go out to work to earn the money to buy their food, they are safely asleep in your kitchen.  Even if you only have one dog but especially two I think you may need the assistance of a baby/dog sitter to check on them throughout the day.  To try and reduce their destruction and provide some much needed human influence!

Dogs must learn that people are their masters and guardians as the law require us to be in control of our dogs.  Two dogs can often get up to all sorts of mischief and leand each other down the path of bad behaviour.  If you have two dogs you need to spend more time with them individually than they do with each other.  So that they learn to listen to and be guided by people not their canine companion.  A dog is man’s best friend because usually their is only one.

If you want to enjoy more than one dog. Get one train it properly so that it enjoys a rewarding relationship with you.  A year or two later then get another one and make sure you do just a good job with the second one….so that it also grows up to be a well manners socially acceptable dog who listens to its owners not other dogs.

Professional dog handlers and enthusiasts often have more than one dog but the secret to their success is: they always train and play with their dogs separately and only walk them together when they are bonded with their human master and under their master’s influence. and control.

She is now CDex UDex and WDex and TD open in the UK.

At home she was placed second in Novice obediance at the WTCI show in Tallaght on Sunday last.

All in all she has enjoyed a very successful year and remains a consistent worker.

I love trophies

Top working trials dog of the year.2015.  Working trials champion Sassy is second to none and does it again winning the title two years in a row. She has won seven green stars and can stand proudly beside any show champion.

Super Sassy

Working Trials champion Sassy has had a very successful year in 2014 becoming a champion in January and going on to gain her WDex in England and winning her first TD open. At home she finally won a first place in Novice obediance and has gained her Novice excellent title.

She started 2015 by winning her sixth green star at Fingal dog club  Working Trial and was awarded the HEEL working trials dog of the year award for 2014.  We have just got news that she has also been awarded the Top working Trials dog of the year from the Irish Kennel Club.  Thank you to all the clubs and people for allowing us to participate in this great sport. Thank you Sassy for being a wonderful companion and such a great working dog.  Working trials champion Pele is not so pleased!

Dogs can easily do serious and sometimes fatal injury when attempting to flee in fright.

If your dog seeks refuge in a place which is normally out of bounds please allow and when calm is restored so can the rules.

It is also notadvisable  to walk dogs in suburban areas where bangers and loud noises may occur.

Do not allow them off the lead or out of your sight unless in a quiet safe area.

With some very nervous dogs it may be helpful to board them in a quiet country kennels.

Sassy wins Novice obediance

WT CH Sassy won a blue rosette at the BCCOI show and came second in Novice obedience yesterday.

Bodie the border terrier won a red one in agility grade 1-2 at the ISDA show at Clomel on July 6

Sassy has now won UD open WD open and TD open in the UK.  She has qualified Companion Dog excellent, Utility Dog excellent and Working Dog excellent.  We are progressing into the top class  Tracking Dog championship, so we now have to do it all again!