Day Five - Gone to the dogs November 18, 2005
Today I went off to the K9 Force dog training workshop I booked into a couple of months ago. It was out at Beaconsfield, which felt and looked like light years from here.
The trip through the morning peak was slow but no slower than I expected. The place itself was like being on another planet. A planet where it’s green and hilly and there are really big leafy trees with pretty birds singing and flitting through them. It was a lovely spot and I’m very jealous of the woman who lives there with her 4 (2 black & 2 yellow) labs.
K9 Force, the guy, was very good. Most of the day was really just him talking and that was very interesting, but you really got to see how good he was when he handled a couple of the dogs. He didn’t do anything spectacular - there were no doggie epiphanies to be had - but he was sure footed and confident and seemed able to put them at ease and have them happy to work with him in no time.
I’ve learned a great deal, which I’m still processing and I’m very aware that I have a great deal more to learn too. I’m hoping that this has been the kick start I needed to get me back into working with my dogs seriously.
I guess green hills are as foreign to you as flat, scoria strewn basalt plains with are to me.