Sunday April 26, 2015

Spring is in the air (for the most part) which means that here in Canada we are starting our outdoor activities. This means that the Braque Francais are beginning hunting training, hunting competitions and agility competitions. Hunting training has started and since the last post we have attended two more training days with N.A.V.H.D.A. and done some training on our own time. We are also continuing training Ivy and Piper for agility Ivy’s skills are so good now that she is going into her first competition. The Summer months are going to filled with many events and competitions for Safron Kennels below you can see how excited Ivy and Piper are to get started:




We have been to many hunting training days with the N.A.V.H.D.A and the girls have loved every minute of it. Ivy is doing great with the pointing exercises she is learning to hold woe on the table and heal on the leash like an expert. When she is on real birds though she still wants to try to catch the bird rather than point at it however at the last session she did manage to hold point for a second, this makes us hopeful that her training will pay off. Below take a look at Ivy’s success in hunting training:





Piper’s hunting training is going incredibly well she seems to adore hunting. She is picking up the woe and here commands at a quick rate, she is not quite an expert yet but is doing very well for an 11 month old puppy. Her point on real birds though is amazing she points right on sent every time like a natural. Piper is doing so well that she is already ready for her first hunting competition at the end of May and we are very excited about it. Below you can see Piper’s hunting success:





We have been very diligently training Ivy and Piper in agility, Ivy for the past three years and Piper since last summer. The girls have risen to the challenge of agility and not only love to do it but are really good at it as well. Ivy has been in training long enough that she is able to enter competitions; she will be in her first agility competition at the beginning of May. Agility is a team sport between dog and handler, Ivy handled by my husband. We are confident that Ivy has the skills to successfully compete in the competition; we are only hoping that my husband will be able to keep up with her level. GO TEAM GO! Below see how Ivy agility practices have been going:





Watch below the team working together:



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Piper is still learning however her practices are coming along well take a look at Piper's agility practices below:




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