Bramble

The new addition to the Springer Loaded Family

On Friday I collected a very special English Springer Spaniel Puppy. She’s called Bramble and fitting in lovely to my home. My other Springers are slowly getting used to her. I’ll try to put up dates on here.

The new Springer Loaded Club is here – join now and receive FREE Delivery on your 1st order

Hi everyone,
I have now launched my new Springer Loaded Club.
As with my website, I want to let people know how easy they 
can train their dog using the kind, calm methods of Positive 
reinforcement and TTouch. Hopefully you will all want to join 
my Springer Loaded Club and follow me during the journey of 
Dog Training for the future.
I think that a lot of people think that my website is just 
about English Springer Spaniels, the Springer Loaded website 
is for all dogs and their dog owners, so everyone please join 
in.
It is only £4.95 to join for the year and as you probably can 
tell, my passion (apart from dogs)is Springer Spaniels, so I'm 
going to donate £2 of each of these membership fees to the 
English Springer Spaniel Welfare (ESSW). 
PLUS to thank you for you support of my website and interest 
in modern methods of dog training, I are going to give you 
free delivery on your first order.

If you have any questions about dog training, can't find where 
the best dog training is in your area or something else dog 
related, you will also get dog training advice in the Springer 
Loaded Q&A Dog Clinic.

During the year you will also receive emails from me with 
updates about the website or dog industry and exclusive 
discounts on products. If you have a dog related business that 
uses kind, modern methods, then I would be pleased to put your 
details on my directory.

Are you really proud of your dog and would love a picture of 
your dog in my dog gallery, then as a member, you just need to 
email me the picture and I'll put it on for you so everyone 
can see the little cutie.

If you have any questions about the club or any ideas 
/suggestion of topics you would like to see on 
the website just email me on info@springerloaded.co.uk.
So join up now: http://www.springerloaded.co.uk/#/dog-lovers-shop/4541613103

Thanks. 
Melody.
xxx 

It’s a dog life – agility and sniffing in fields

What a great doggie day it has been…

This morning I took Purdey (liver & white English Springer Spaniel) to my usual agility training at Patchwork Training, Lavendon, Beds. It’s a lovely field surrounded by horses, birds and an occasional pheasant or peacock. The grass was slightly muddy from overnight rain, but it was dry with a slightly bitter wind.

There were 3 of us training, myself with my Springer, one with a Cocker Spaniel and another with a Border Collie. We started off slowly with a box (for all you agility beginners out there – that is 4 agility jumps positioned in a square.) As Purdey had just got there she wasn’t quite in the agility zone yet, so when I instructed her to go, she unfortunately went straight to the fence of the field to stare at the horses and sniff for pheasants that may have been there previously. I enticed her back and off she went over and around the jumps. I cheered her on and gave her a big hug after followed by a small bit of cheese which always helps to motivate her.

My friends then had their turn, then the instructor set up another route for us to try. This time it was a longer course including going through the tunnel. By this time Purdey was in the agility zone and was totally focused on me, so I said to Marianne, “is it alright if I have a go now because Purdey was in the zone?” I set Purdey up in the start position and said go. I ran around and instructed her where to jump/turn, it was amazing, she did everything right. She had a well deserved hug and bit of cheese. I’m very proud of her, I know that it must be difficult for her, you see she has been taught to hunt/do gundog training since she was born, so doing agility in a field that is covered in exciting game bird smells must be hard.

After an hour of agility training, we came home. I made lunch for my husband and I. Then I thought it was fair to have a little bonding time with my other Springer Spaniel, Murphy. So I took her to the nearby playing field in our village. She was delighted to be there and leaped out of the car. I ran around the field with her, directing her to go left then right. Took her to the outside hedges for sniffing games and ran around trees for her to follow me. When cheese is involved Murphy is very obedient, bless her, so I got her to sit and I ran off and hid behind a tree for her to find me. She loved the time we had on the field, but was getting tired so also pleased to get home and see her daddy and have a huge sleep.

It’s certainly a dogs life and I’m glad to be part of it.

What are they doing now?

I wonder what my 2 cute Springer Spaniels are doing now. Murphy, the black & white one (she’s a girl, I know everyone thinks she is a boy with a name like that – poor thing) anyway she is probably sitting in the lounge on the foot stool that we allow the dogs to go on curled up asleep. My husband should be working from home, so Murphy’s probably asleep, but with one eye open waiting for her Daddy to move and do something exciting. Purdey, the Liver & White one (yes a girl again) on the other hand is either in the lounge at the large glass patio door looking out of the window staring at birds flying about (full on Gun dog, doesn’t miss a trick) OR as she is a Mummy’s girl and suffers from slight Separation Anxiety when I’m not around, might be asleep in the kitchen in front of the lovely warm Aga. I wish I was at home giving them a cuddle. Only 3 hours and 11 minutes, but who’s counting. if you want to see more pictures of these lovely doggies go to my website www.springerloaded.co.uk

It’s a dog life – agility and sniffing in fields

Hi I’m Melody, what is my blog about you might ask? I’m very passionate about my English Springer Spaniels- I have a B&W one and a liver/white one. I have completed the Think Dog! Course by Alpha Education (Sarah Whitehead) and want to follow a more dog related career, working with dogs and talking about dogs. After doing the Think Dog course I have realised that the modern positive way of training your dog is the right way. My blog will follow my career, learning more about modern methods, becoming a Tellington TTouch Practitioner, spreading the word on how this simple massage method can help your dog and create a very valuable bond between you.
Happy reading!
Ps I have also set up a website http://www.springerloaded.co.uk a great website on only modern positive dog related methods plus a online dog shop where I recommend the best books, toys, food and accessories. It’s Springerloaded!

Hello Dog Lovers!

Welcome to the official Springer Loaded’s Blog. Hopefully you have seen my brand new website http://www.springerloaded.co.uk

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