CHARLY

You have PM mate. Charly

I introduced Bracken to water retrieves on Sunday, he loves it!

Any pics of the franchi mate? Charly

Fantastic!!! really pleased for you mate Charly

Another of Bracken at 7 months.

Thanks Dan Iwill let you know how we get on. Charly.

Not yet mate, but thanks for helping Charly

I may have a buyer for you...............PM sent. Thanks ziplex . Charly

No takers? Charly.

Hi Guys I have decided to sell my Merkel 200E 12 bore. This is a hand made German game gun with 28" barrels, a 3 piece forend, double triggers (the front one is articulated), 1/4 and 1/2 choke. It has well a figured walnut stock to 14 3/4" LOP which is finnished with a kickeez pad. This gun has been very well cared for and serviced yearly. £795 OVNO. SGC face to face only. Charly.

Many thanks Dan Charly

The one I`ve seen but Point taken Dan , Now back to the Dog, He developed the reluctance very young because I was taking things away from him in the home and one day he decided to do a runner, then he was chewing stones so I was removing them as well, I never considered That could discourage the retrieving. I went back to the alley when I found he would stop 2-3 meters in front of me on the return or circle out of reach, I tried retreating from him and getting my back against somthing. When I thought he had it right I took him out again but no better The only time he has retrieved perfectly was in a situation where he felt unsure but I have only seen him like that the once. So now I`m back to square 1 but with a dog that thinks everything is his. A typically bad retrieve would be; I throw the dummy and tell him to fetch it, he makes an impressive out run and confidently picks the dummy, turns without hesitation and makes a good return untill he is 3-5 meters away . At this point he will either continue but vere to the right and circle me or stop dead and maul the dummy untill I intervene. Whilst this is happening I have been using the recall whistle and verbally encouraging him, I don`t stare at him or show my dissapointment. I have tried retreating but that can go on for 30 meters or so and also showing him the next potential retrieve which gets him in but he will drop the first at my feet. Hope you can help Dan, Charly

Thats great Dan P A has a really nice looking bitch so good luck with that. Any pearls you can offer me on getting the retrieving going, I know its not right but I`m getting tempted to offer him other objects to get him to come in, Then of course he drops the dummy ! Charly

Hi Guys I am posting some pictures of Bracken @ 7 months. He changed a great deal at around 5 months and his face grew much heavier, unfortunatly he developed Entropian which caused ulcers on the eye and he had to have corrective surgery to avoid any permanent damage. Now he is over all that we can realy concentrate on training, He is hunting well and starting to quarter nicely, His hunting action is very methodic and led entirely by sent but not slow or sluggish by any means, He turns on the whistle and recalls. We are just beginning to hup and wait. He is quite headstrong on the lead especially in public or on a road, so that needs more work. Retrieving is a sore point at present, he is very reluctant and needs every trick in the book so I have tacken him back to the long alley behind the shed and just playing with the ball to try and recondition him and get him excited about coming in with a retreive. All in all I`m really pleased with him and would reccommend the breed to any working home, Have a look at www.workingclumber.co.uk for more info. Cheers, Charly.

Hi mate sorry to hear of your dilema, I had the same thing with a lurcher when our first baby was due Have you cosidered keeping him in a kennel/crate so that you can still enjoy him? It sounds from your post that you quite like the little sod despite you partners ideas? Good luck, I don`t envy you Charly

You have PM mate. Charly

Hi Mate Lovely pups , whats the Clumber`s Pedigree? Charly.

A couple of update piccys of Bracken now nearly six months and 18 kg. He is showing good potential in early training. Charly.

Hi Guys I have one left over galvanized panel, 8cm bar spacings 3m long and 1.8 high. No door . As new. £ 50 ovno.

HOT SHOT and TT Clumbers are awesome working dogs. Contact the working Clumber spaniel society via thier website and take a look, you won`t be dissapointed. Good luck Charly.

Hi I`m going with a Springador Good luck mate he looks cracking! Charly

Cheers guys I`m sorted through Thornton breakers. Charly.

As the title says really, I need the rear bench seat for a Daihatsu Fourtrak Independant. If possible with the belts as well. I hope somone can help. Cheers ,Charly.

Hi Chaps, I need to clear a little space so I`m offering an Eibar 12 bore with 28" barrels and double triggers for £60 . The action is tight and it has a new top lever spring and oiled wood. Please ask any questions. Thanks for looking, Charly.

Hi Where are you? CHARLY.