Dog handling - Fiona (1 yr old) style

Fiona is really getting to grips with the dogs. She'll only really play with them in the garden and she knows not to mess with them unless she's with us. Anyway apart from the odd whip she suffers from Breagh's tail they all seem to now accept her as another (albeit little) person they have to listen to.

She wanted them to go inside





First - the watering can over the tail method




Then the more recognised lead & collar method

Aww she'll get it eventually!! Your garden looks great! Ours is teeny but not half as neat as yours!!

Dee

Cheers.

Apart from the shed and greenhouse - it's just all grass for the kids and dogs.

When we moved in 12 years ago we had no back garden - just a yard which backed onto a steep field.

I got lucky and managed to buy the field. It was much bigger than we needed so fenced off the bit we wanted to keep and flogged most of it (behind that fence) to the other houses so they could have gardens too.

It's was just rough pasture but after removing all the rocks, planting those trees and mowing for 10 years - it's not bad - although it still grows about 6" a week in the summer.

It's nice having a contained area where the kids can play and it's big enough for the dogs to have zoomies.

aw, great pics and im sure she will get it soon

Bless her, shes so sweet, I see a future dog handler there lol

Lovely photos, Phil - your garden is lush!

Brilliant pictures, bless her! I love the last one, it's like she saying, 'come on Mr/Mrs, stop playing around now, I won't take ANY nonesense, come on' Very good!

Oo yes I love your garden too, what I would do for a garden that size! How do you keep your grass in such good condition too?! I guess because you've got so much of it it doesn't wear out quite as quickly as mine! You would never think the land was once rough pasture, well done x

hee hee thats funny, they are still ignoring her but she looks determined !!!

Lovely pics as usual, she'll get there. You will turn around and she will be a junior handler!

rune

Aww Bless Fab pictures Thanks for sharing x