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Agile and quick he was soon coming home
           with lots of rosettes and trophies!


           So now totally hung up on the breed we took
           on a second pin, a 2 year old Ruby Rose,
           despite not having such a keen work ethic
           as Red she still excelled in agility and is also
           the best cuddle pup in the house!


           So now we have 2, what’s another?

           Well a huge step up as it happened for us,
           as we took in Rocket Reg, an 11 month old
           pin. He came with some issues, displaying
           severe dog aggression and a dislike of
           being handled. We had a long road ahead
           of us, every tool I had in my dog training
           box became redundant as he didn’t learn
           anything the conventional way, mostly as he
           didn’t like to be touched.

           But I am pleased to report that with a lot of
           hard work and perseverance he is a very
           different dog today, now able to work around
           hundreds of dogs with no reaction and is
           happy to be held. He’s an amazing agility
           dog and his enthusiasm is second to none!


           From what seemed like we could be in a
           nightmare, turned into a dream with Rocket.
           He is by no means perfect, but who is....


 Red, Ruby and Rocket  So along came pin No4,


           Mr Racer Ron!! By now we not only liked to
           train and compete in agility,  we were into
           heel work to music too and this lead into
           being asked to do demonstrations of tricks
           at care homes, schools, discover dogs and
           even Crufts!


           (Life goal ticked off!)


           Along with this we also liked to go paddle
           boarding with the dogs, swim them at a
           hydro pool regularly, do a bit of bikejor and
           Cani x, and take part in charity events like
           mud runs etc, going to photo shoots and

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