The Training of the Brythen

[bunn]

It's been a while since I reported on the This Will Not Do campaign - ie, dealing with Brythen's tendency to disappear over the horizon and come back when he felt like it.

Comments

[smirnoffmule]

I've never had any of mine tested, I've just seen other people's results, which usually seem to have at least one breed thrown in as a joke. I've never seen one done on a dog of known heritage though so I have no idea how accurate they can be. I must admit I have been tempted to try Cole, just because I'd love to know what his not-staffie half is. Though I suspect his not-staffie parent was probably a cross as well.

Brythen is extraordinary shapes, so it would certainly be interesting at least. And I sympathise with your offlead trials - I have similar trials with Blaze, who unfortunately I think will always find sniffs more interesting than anything people can provide. I'm fortunate that she doesn't run away so much as bury herself in impenetrable hedges just tantalising metres from my grasp. We compromise between off-lead time and longlead time for both our peace of minds (though her longline got eaten last week by a dog I was transporting - it was on the car seat next to the crate, and he managed to quietly quietly hook a bit through the bars and nom it).

[bunn]

He is a weird looking thing. I should make up a special name for him and boast about my unique and exclusive designer dog. Grointer? Maybe not. Pointhound! I like the sound of a pointhound. :-D

I have had so many leads eaten by foster dogs. You look away for 30 seconds and there they are eating the equipment...