Super Snaps

So many lovely pix of aytee pups lately, a big thankyou to all our lovely owners, but these especially beautiful to share, thanks to Marcus Fox and Brooke near Penrith ๐Ÿ‘

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Aytee Natasha โ€œBrookeโ€

Aytee Natasha โ€œBrookeโ€

BEST TRAINING BUDDIES!

Having moved house, county and country how lucky to find myself with new training buddies, trialler Sarah Miles (smilesdogtraining) and her lovely retrievers Gracie and Brodie. So lovely to have such fabulous company training and Aytee dogs enjoying the challenge of long runouts, rivers and ravines as well as young Oxoโ€™s steadiness being well tested ! โ€ฆโ€ฆ 150m go backs? bring it on ๐Ÿ˜‚

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IT CAN ONLY GET BETTER !

Happy Christmas to everyone near and far who is working on our training manuals. A more difficult time than 2020 is hard to imagine, with little socialising for youngsters, restricted group training and fewer shoot opportunities but with 2021 and a vaccine round the corner, things will surely get better ! I wish you and your dogs of course, the best for 2021 and do keep us updated with your news via www.aytee.co.uk/training ๐Ÿ˜€

Aytee wishes you and your dogs a safe and successful Christmas, New Year and beyond

Aytee wishes you and your dogs a safe and successful Christmas, New Year and beyond

Aytee wishes you and your dogs a safe and successful Christmas, New Year and beyond

Where did that come from ?

Over a hill I guess ๐Ÿ˜ it was warm and sunny then thisโ€ฆ a proper snowfall that flattened all the cover strips. Dogs worked beautifully, finishing the day just before rain set in. Karat picking up for the first time since she chipped two canines but gained confidence retrieving today thank goodness, although she cant pick dummies. Does anyone have experience of young dogs breaking teeth and how it affects their work?

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Warm and Sunny Retriever training

So lovely to spend a beautiful morning with Marcus Fox owner of one of Karats pups from the โ€œNโ€ litter yesterday. โ€˜Brookeโ€™ along with kennel mates Milly and Asher dropped in to share some training. All enthusiastic retrievers that regularly pick up we had a great morning polishing up our acts !

Marcus Fox with Brooke (centre) and his very effective picking up team

Marcus Fox with Brooke (centre) and his very effective picking up team

Karat dam of  โ€˜Brookeโ€™ from the N litter who helped out acting as a training distraction ๐Ÿ˜€

Karat dam of โ€˜Brookeโ€™ from the N litter who helped out acting as a training distraction ๐Ÿ˜€

A New Normal

Well, the dawgs first picking up gig north of the border and what a great day. One insanely huge drive with steep gullies and dense blackthorn to hunt but so proud of the dogs clawing their way up the burnside to retrieve birds. Super friendly people with some awesome dogs and we loved taking our breed along to share the dayโ€ฆ.. hoping to be asked back !

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The Thinking Spot

Been sitting here with the dawgs reflecting on the summer and our new start is beginning to feel like home. Roll on 2021 and getting back to some training and meeting friends again.

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Pup made a discovery, on our walk,  luckily it doesnโ€™t run very fast ๐Ÿ˜‚

Pup made a discovery, on our walk, luckily it doesnโ€™t run very fast ๐Ÿ˜‚

Bonny Scotland

Thankyou to all friends for the truly lovely messages on our move to Scotland. After a glorious week of dry warm sun for moving in to Ayteeโ€™s new home, Oxo celebrated her 6 month birthday this weekend with another beautiful walk. Sad about trial cancellations, but thank goodness for simple things. Loving the views, the black nights and the dead quiet.

A Wonderful Shoot

Many thanks to our wonderful shoot from all our dawgs for 14 years of fantastic picking up, first retrieves, first swims, here they have all learnt everything with many proud moments and some forgettable ones too ๐Ÿ˜‰ A fantastic finish in the pouring rain today for 5 month old Oxo retrieving her first partridge so beautifully. Huge thanks to the family for wonderful sport and hospitality over the years & Good luck for the rest of 2020! Guns, see you North of the border and beaters, now you can eat all the rocky road !

Sharon and her PU gang, Daphne, yours truly, Kim and just some of the dawgs ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜

Sharon and her PU gang, Daphne, yours truly, Kim and just some of the dawgs ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜

Oxo learning the ropes

Oxo learning the ropes