6 moths old: Sticks, snacks and snuggles.

So let’s get the bad thing out the way: Hazard was on a walk and at this point on leash. Out of nowhere an off leash spaniel decided to run across the road : snap at her and have a bit of a go!! I obviously just grabbed hold of her and lifted her up...

Anxiety, mental health monsters and me.

This one is very personal and might not be of interest to all! - bit of a tigger warning if your not in the mood for mental health talk x I often hear the analogy that depression is like a black dog, it got me thinking of my monsters and what they look like to...

22 weeks old: Stick hunter extraordinaire

Hazard is loving life! I think she is starting to look a lot more collie like! What do you think? Her dad is a collie and mum is a Labrador. she has always looked like a lab but I think she is slowly looking more collie like. She has a new favourite game: When on...

21 weeks old: holes in the garden and holes in the sofa!

And just like that madam is 21 weeks old! She has grown loads again. She suddenly looks huge. She is catching up with her pal Lola . As she grows she is getting different colour patches of fur coming through and looks a-little more collie. With the change in size , fur and growing confidence...

5 months old: trains, training and treats

Hazard has had a really busy week as always! She traveled on public transport, she recalled from ducks while off leash and visited lots of new locations. We are still doing training in short bursts and focusing on recall; which is great at the moment but we want to keep it that way! Practice makes...

19 weeks old: chickens, ducks and pigs oh my!

I know I say it every week but Hazard has had a busy one yet again! She has encountered a very large pig, sheep, geese, ducks, chickens and ferrets at a little mini farmyard! She was really well behaved around the animals :- I was actually surprised because she is a-little obsessed with birds ....

18 weeks old: sand, sea and stumps.

Another busy week and I swear she has doubled in size! She’s doing so well. She’s learning to wait for her photograph to be taken before leaping off things…. Resulting in some cracking photos. She just needs to learn to pose like duke boy! She likes posing on tree stumps and dinning chairs. She loves...

17 weeks old: Hazard the daddy long legs hunter

Another week gone in a flash I know I say this every week but I can’t believe how big she is getting, her legs have gotten so long. Her face looks more collie to me, but her body most definitely looks like a lab. Haz is doing well. She has learnt that she doesn’t need...

16 weeks old, bold and doing what she’s told (mostly)

4 months?! Where has the time gone? She seems to be getting bigger by the day. Her attitude definitely gets bigger! She doesn’t hesitate to tell you what she wants, she loves exploring and is so confident it’s scary. We are really lucky that she is keen to learn and do what she is told....