….. So then the phone rings…. and suddenly we have a run in the Southern Golden Retriever Novice trial tomorrow! Me and Bondy that is. Fish and Al already have one… so its, well, errr… head to head (…..as such! … Continue reading →

I think we basically left off, soaked but happy, standing at Knowle Game Farm, and hugely grateful to Neil Franklin who arranged the training day and invited us along.  Its fantastic *if* you have such regular picking up that you can … Continue reading →

Well by golly, its been ages since I caught up on the Blog and talked ‘dog’. Its been a heck of a couple of months in so many ways… Sad times, but also lots of good ones: trialing, picking up season … Continue reading →

Thomas, my boy, you are dead RIGHT. *Things* ARE indeed afoot. Things which would of happened anyway, but needs must and they need to happen…like, NOW. Thomas, between now (Sept 5th) and October 23rd, you have to become a whizz … Continue reading →

The bit written with a lump in the throat first…. For all the brave words, we have decided to sell Holden. I suppose you could say we aren’t your average *kennel*. Each of our dogs gets a lot of individual … Continue reading →