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about the nail cutting, bathing, grooming and was work to be done, not just with the dogs
organisation required to prepare the ‘Ryanstock but in our life, cutting grass, mending fences,
Team’ for their showing and everyday life. We logging, transporting wood for the wood burners,
would bounce ideas off of each other if we felt lighting bonfires, all the meaningful and menial
the need for improvements. When any are ill jobs we have shared as any good ‘Team’
then instinctively we know that we will take it in would. Even though Elaine stayed to care for
turns to be with the sick dog, never leaving it for our older dogs whilst we still had young stock
a second. When we have a litter we never leave being shown she was always waiting for me to
the bitch for at least four weeks, taking it in ring after their class for the results. I think that
turns to go to bed for a four hour period before without thinking too much we are also in tune
relieving the other. Because we commenced with each other on what we like when judging,
keeping two puppies from some litters it meant not necessarily the same dogs being placed in
Elaine training one in both basic discipline and the same order, that would be too weird. We
show training. When it comes to aspects of field have learned about not just our breed but about
training there is always a need for someone dogs in general and particularly the breeds we
to throw dummies, walk a novice dog at some enjoy how they should be constructed, how
distance before hearing a shot fired. When I am they should move and in appearance what their
working on a shoot that we are involved with, outline and balance should be. Many successful
Elaine takes care of the dogs in the knowledge breeders would admit, that there is no ‘I’ in
that we shall be enjoying days out working the ‘Team’ if they were honest.
dogs together later in the year. In short if there
Kevin with Angie, Esme,
Stig and few duck!
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