Posted on 26th October 2015 Fantastic easy to use Raw Dog Food
I switched our three dogs, two Working Cockers and one Jack Russell. We followed the advice of the Natural Instinct team to migrate the dogs over from biscuits over a two to three week period. Since they have been on the raw, their coats have never looked better - shiny and really fantastic condition. The dogs all now have cleaner breath and using antler chews once or twice a week they have lovely clean teeth.
The working dogs have both never been fitter and look fantastic.
One additional major benefit is that they do much smaller poos which are also firmer and easier to pick up.
If you have any issues or concerns about switching to Raw, then call the team at Natural Instinct and talk to them as they are really friendly and very helpful. Can't recommend it enough!
The working dogs have both never been fitter and look fantastic.
One additional major benefit is that they do much smaller poos which are also firmer and easier to pick up.
If you have any issues or concerns about switching to Raw, then call the team at Natural Instinct and talk to them as they are really friendly and very helpful. Can't recommend it enough!
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Posted on 9th October 2015 Gun dog training with a difference.
My wife and I have now trained two working cockers with Lez Graham at Trained For Life, one each. We have attended both regular classes and many of Lez's fantastic whole day training events. Much of the training is outlined in her fantastic books (all supported by videos), The Pet Gundog series, starting with The Pet Gundog Puppy, moving on to The Pet Gundog and finally The Advanced Pet Gundog. However what you cannot gain from any book is the in-depth knowledge and explanation of "the why" and "the how" which Lez brings to every class, explaining why your dog has done such and such etc. and how to fix the problem. If you really want to train your dog to be a wonderful pet for most of the year and the also your pride and joy out in the field then I strongly recommend joining one of the regular classes up at Marlborough Cricket Ground.
If you have less time and cannot make every two weeks - then I would recommend attending some of Lez's whole days - these are really intensive covering a lot of techniques and exercises, but fantastic fun. Each day brings in a new set of retrieves and skills, so that you really learn how to direct your dog when working in the field and at distance! The whole days also make great presents for the "other half". I joined one of these as a present from my wife so that I could learn the techniques and skills used in the regular classes. I learn something new and fascinating every time I go - my dog of course already knows most of it and how to do it - it is just the owner that needs help!
If you have less time and cannot make every two weeks - then I would recommend attending some of Lez's whole days - these are really intensive covering a lot of techniques and exercises, but fantastic fun. Each day brings in a new set of retrieves and skills, so that you really learn how to direct your dog when working in the field and at distance! The whole days also make great presents for the "other half". I joined one of these as a present from my wife so that I could learn the techniques and skills used in the regular classes. I learn something new and fascinating every time I go - my dog of course already knows most of it and how to do it - it is just the owner that needs help!
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