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Radio, snow and dates!
With Steve Scruton leaving BBC Essex I did wonder if I would still get an invite as I would guess the show must be having a complete...
Jan 23, 20132 min read


Happy New Year!
Betsy Betsy, Bonnie and Jess! Oz came too but managed to not get in a photo! I wish you all a very Happy, healthy and prosperous new year...
Jan 1, 20132 min read


Puppy news and dogs learning to drive!
Riley growing fast! Riley’s Mum Janice kindly sent a great photo of Riley, and apparently he has become a rug designer, Janice now has a...
Dec 7, 20121 min read


Puppies at five weeks!
Puppies at five weeks! Are they even more gorgeous? They are 6 weeks old today, and every day sees them going further afield, yesterday...
Oct 5, 20121 min read


Puppies 3 weeks old today!
Gorgeous! Betty looking glamorous pre puppies! What a difference a week makes in a litter of puppies! They are now coming out of the box,...
Sep 14, 20121 min read


Betty and puppy’s
Puppies aged 2 weeks How cute are they now? Amazing the difference 2 weeks makes, as the day progressed the puppies eyes gradually opened...
Sep 10, 20121 min read


Blue Cross worth a visit :)
Thank you to Corinne for drawing my attention to a very helpful leaflet on dogs and horses! You may remember my blog recently on a...
Apr 15, 20121 min read


Thinking of a new puppy?
This slideshow requires JavaScript. A few questions from a client thinking of buying a new puppy reminded me that I haven’t written a...
Mar 26, 20121 min read


What I don’t like about having a puppy!
Betty in her favourite chew chair! See the whiskers? I do love having a puppy in the house, there is one thing I don’t love about having...
Aug 26, 20102 min read


Update on Pie’s training, Betty and life at Barbary!
You must have thought I had forgotten the blog! But no just busy training my dogs and my clients, there are just not enough hours in a...
Aug 11, 20103 min read
Dennis and Smarty come to visit Betty!
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Maggie brought Smarty and Dennis to visit! Smarty is Betty’s brother and a lot bigger than Betty! I...
Jul 23, 20101 min read


Betty and wheels and being a sheepdog!
Betty is mostly Border Collie, which means the herding instinct is strong for her! The first signs of this with Betty, and a lot of...
Jul 21, 20102 min read


Betty feeding, cupboards and bowls!
Betty catching up on a walk! I am really chuckling as I think and write this one 🙂 I am constantly amazed by dogs, how quickly they...
Jul 13, 20102 min read
Comment from Teresa!
Hi Avril, I just had to let you know how much I have been enjoying the progress of Betty, she is adorable, the daily updates you are...
Jul 8, 20101 min read


What Betty taught the dog trainer!
Betty learning to sit and down High five! Betty watching me! Well this blog is really an exciting one for me to write, I am so excited by...
Jul 6, 20103 min read


Betty, yoghurt pots, pack leadership and me and Pie
Betty waits for her turn with the yoghurt pot! I do like yoghurt 🙂 not that I have one every day, over the years I have always given my...
Jun 24, 20101 min read


Betty, crab pincers and other rubbish!Or one step forward two backwards!
There are some days when I find it so easy to see how troublesome behaviour can start, even as a dog trainer I could easily get things...
Jun 22, 20103 min read


Betty and bedtime and vaccinations!
My puppy group this morning were talking about how their puppies were causing havoc in the living room in the evening, yet feeling that...
Jun 17, 20104 min read


Car travel and Betty visits her relatives!
Betty with some of her sisters! Betty being important Up until today I had only taken Betty on several short car journey’s, I hadn’t...
Jun 16, 20102 min read


Pie trains Betty!
Betty trying to convince Pie that she is more interesting than his bone! I am fascinated watching Pie and Betty, I don’t have them...
Jun 15, 20102 min read
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