Working News
Here at Chadzo we endeavour to promote the natural working ability of our dogs, mainly for the dogs own pleasure, but also if possible for us to participate in gundog working tests and to try and gain the Show Gundog Working Certificate.
Our most successful dog in this field was Chadzo Secret Admirer ( Harry ) who, apart from achieving great success in the show ring, also gained awards at Working Tests, qualified for his Show Gundog Working Certificate, and represented the Midland Golden Retriever Club at an Inter-Club Working Test.
Chadzo Accapella ( Pella ) is currently being trained and attends a weekly local gundog training group consisting of mainly Flatcoat Retrievers, and another Golden Retriever known as ' Miss Bumble ', who tries her best to lead Pella into bad ways. This training is supplemented by several short sessions during the week to practice what we have learned. Pella has to date ( July 2009 ) learned the basic obedience exercises of heelwork, sit, stay and recall.
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Pella in the sit stay.
He can retrieve a dummy in the open and from cover, but is not quite sure about going in to the wet stuff yet. ( Mummy told him it might be cold ).
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Pella retrieving the dummy.
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Pella swimming in The Loire, France. ( Warmer water )
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Pella in full flight over a ditch.
Chadzo Dream A Little Dream ( Harriet ) is also being trained in the basics but has to wait her turn until Pella is proficient enough to have a day off from the training group to allow Harriet to go.
September 2009.
Dark nights have ended the weekly training classes but hopefully we may be able to meet up on Sunday mornings during the winter months to keep up the training. Pella has now decided it is more fun to pick up the dummy and then go and show it to all the other dogs instead of taking it back to Paul, so a lunge line has been purchased to put an end to his bright idea.
April 2010
Training classes have resumed now nights are getting lighter. Now pushing on to Go Backs and short Unseens.
May 2010
This weeks class was more on steadiness. Pella really behaved himself. He also had Go Backs and 2 long retrieves. Whilst out for a walk the other day he retrieved a live Mouse. Don`t know where he found it but looks like he will retrieve Fur. After a short trip around the field in Pella`s mouth the mouse continued on its merry way unharmed. Just bought a new red Dummy whilst in Finland. It is slightly smaller than the normal ones and Harriet really likes it. She is starting to come on well now.
June 2010
On a hot summer night training class we did retrieves from water. Pella wanted to do it but wasn`t sure. He eventually did some good retrieves from water up to his waist. Then we went for a weeks holiday in Cornwall with Pella, Scooby and Grace. It was very warm and Pella and Scooby just loved the sea. They were soon both swimming out into the waves to retrieve tennis balls and a dummy.
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Pella swimming Pella and Scooby returning