RE: In Reply To: [guidedogchat] Re: free run

[Donna Winters]

my daughter took dulcie for a free run last night and instead of the kong stick she took out to throw for her dulcie decided to take the ball from the other dog and drop it to leave far away from them .looks like dulcie is ready for her ball to be taken out on her run next time . .i always swap her free running toy every now and again so not to get bored but she must have liked this tennis ball .
.donna
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Hi Jen,
We were told that dogs shouldn't have balls to play with. However, Billie
kept taking balls belonging to other dogs and I felt it was safer for him to
have a ball. It's never affected his work and now he's not as bothered about
chasing a ball. Still he's an expert at finding them when we go out!

Louise.
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hi Pam
we are told that here too, however if playing with a ball doesn't seem to
alter the dogs work then according to my GDMI it is ok. I am lucky in that
if I walk past people playing with balls chloe doesn't turn a hair. I play
VI tennis too, and can have chloe on court without her bothering about the
balls jen x

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> On 9 Feb 2014, at 10:27, pam <pamyo...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> here we r told not to let the dogs play with balls, because if they r
working and see kids playing with a ball they could get distracted. this is
easier said than done though with 2 kids who have a few footballs and tennis
balls in the garden.
>
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>> On 10 Apr 2002, at 08:45, "J Kimbell" <whitet...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>
>> They are brill, those ball throwers, arent they? You can get shorter ones
now which are a lot easier to carry about.
>>
>> Julia
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennie Harrison"
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>> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2014 7:23 PM
>> Subject: Re: In Reply To: [guidedogchat] Re: free run
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>>
>> I free run Chloe alone at a park near me. I have no choice really as she
would hardly ever get a run usually. I do prefer running her with a sited
person. to keep chloe out of trouble I use a ball and a chucker (plastic
stick with cup for holding the ball on the end, it helps it fly further)
chloe chases the ball and retrieves it to me. when she is chasing back and
forth she doesn't get in any bother like rolling in puddles!! I also have
bells on her and her recall is great. I hear what you are saying re the dog
attacks and it is a worrying one.
>> Jen x
>>
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>>> On 8 Feb 2014, at 17:03, pam <pamyo...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> ya exactly u just never know what could happen if u were on your own.
>>> pam
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[Donna Winters]

i have just gave dulcie another free run this morning as we have got 2 inches of fresh snow down so i worked her to her free run area and let her have a good run in the snow . .she loved it and now all my dogs are warm and dry in there beds .donna









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From: Louise Redsull - Email Address: louise...@googlemail.com
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Yep Billie gets hyper if not out enough.
I've found it really hard getting him out as much as I'd like lately. We
always go out at least once at weekends but during the week is difficult as
he will always get dirty and need to be hosed down. He takes hours to dry
and then get groomed before work the next morning.
Still it's going to be back to early starts as he's put on a little weight
over the last couple of months and needs more exercise and his food
reducing!

Louise.
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Subject: Re: In Reply To: [guidedogchat] Re: free run

it is a very difficult one. I am lucky also in that chloe has a very strong
retrieve instinct as she is a full retriever so is very fixed on bringing
the ball back to me. I try and go to the park when there are a few other
people there, so even if she does get attacked or lost there are plenty of
people around to help. I am also lucky in that the entrence to the park
consists of a very wide smooth path with big bits of grass at either side so
I just stand on the edge of the path and throw the ball.
does anyone find that if their dog does not go for a free run after more
than a week they get giddy?
thanks
jennie

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> On 9 Feb 2014, at 12:58, "Sandra Heaton" <san...@sandras-place.co.uk>
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> Its not really safe for me to take a dog for a free run on her own. When
I start working Karen again I am going to be very nervous taking her back in
the park again. Its not a proper park really its more like a natural woods
with lots of hills and very uneven ground. there is no where else! when I
first had a guide dog which was back in the 80's I used to take her on the
School field but I can't do that any more now.
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> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2014 4:48 PM
> Subject: In Reply To: [guidedogchat] Re: free run
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>
> no i have never run my dogs alone or i dont think i never will just incase
there is a nasty dog having a free run .i would never forgive myself if she
was attacked .where if you have a sighted person with you at least they can
help the dog .round here we usally know the nasty dogs so having that
sighted person with me means we can take another route . .
>
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> 10/04/2002 03:45 Sent To: guided...@freelists.org - Email Address:
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> Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: free run
>
> No, nor would I want to free run alone, there is a huge field near
> here which I can and do get to alone, I walk round it to visit a
> friend, but it can be a bit lonely at times, as its got woods once
> side and often no one around so I dont think I'd want to loiter alone.
> My hubby likes walking, he

[J Kimbell]

Oooh, n aughty. One of my dogs once pinched another dog's toy, and he
wouldnt release it for a while, just kept his jaws clamped on it! I did get
it off him in the end, but ooh embarrassing!!

Julia

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[pam]

hi donna we've had some snow here today too. so let callie have a run around the garden with our pet dog this afternoon. they both loved it.

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[J Kimbell]

All this talk of free runs, and Wren actually got one yesterday, can you
believe it!! Not bery long as its all badly flooded round here so we
couldnt do a very long walk, as the water was too deep even for wellies. But
Wren adored it.
Julia

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[pam]

the weather is crazy here too. we managed a walk this morning. there's been snow and hale showers since we got back. what part of the uk r u in julia?
pam

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[Louise Redsull]

Once |I took |Billie for a free run and he came home all full of energy with
tail wagging. Normally he used to be quite slow on the way home. Well we got
inside and he came sat in front of me and dropped the ball he'd sneaked home
in his mouth into my hand. No wonder why he was so pleased with himself!

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[J Kimbell]

East Anglia. We havent had snow this winter, its been so mild for the most
part though we've had the odd over night hard frost.

[Sandra Heaton]

we have had a bit of snow this afternoon but its not sticking. High winds
and more rain on the way. They say its going to be like this for the rest
of February.

I have not been so well this week, I have been nursing a bad cold.

Hope everyone else is well.