Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Yes, excellent post for the average dog owner. I couldn't agree more!
Niomi, did you ever figure out how many of your week's hours were spent on dogs?
I started that one time and it didn't work out.
But I'm very fortunate .... working at home-desk now, and also still ob training -- this all means that my dogs are pretty much always with me. It's a million times easier to sneak in, say, CGC training for a foster or just reinforcing the recall for my own now-deaf senior who is learning new recall command-methods ..... or whatever!
When folks like you who also work outside the home do three or four times what I do with my dogs, my hat is off and I bow deeply.
Niomi Smith Webboard User Reg: 04-20-2009
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Niomi, did you ever figure out how many of your week's hours were spent on dogs?
I started that one time and it didn't work out.
I only kept track of the first year with my first competition dog, Ironhide. 1600 hours!
After that I lost track - I will say its a minimum of 2 hours a day of training, plus walks, family time, grooming etc. When I show or trial is up-coming, that will usually increase to 4-5 hours a day training for about 8 weeks pre-event.
All are raw fed, so having a big enough freezer and keeping on track of orders is a feat in itself.
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But I'm very fortunate .... working at home-desk now, and also still ob training -- this all means that my dogs are pretty much always with me. It's a million times easier to sneak in, say, CGC training for a foster or just reinforcing the recall for my own now-deaf senior who is learning new recall command-methods ..... or whatever!
When folks like you who also work outside the home do three or four times what I do with my dogs, my hat is off and I bow deeply.
I wish I could work from home - I would LOVE a job that would allow me to do that!
Oh gawd Connie! no bowing required, I feel the same whenever you post - like seriously you must know EVERYTHING!! It just amazes me some of the things I have learned from your posts, especially the nutrition/vax posts!
I should also say I have only had 2 vacations in the last 10 years that we didn't bring at least 3 dogs on - this year we brought 7 with us. So really, I give up A LOT - no social life at ALL unless you count getting together with friends to train dogs haha.
my schedule involves letting dogs out at 4am, quick coffee + cigarette. walk boundary fence check for any breaches while dogs play fight, empty and chase trails, all the while playing two-ball with gsd.
lock dogs up and take one out at a time for vigorous motivational (no rules) fetch, tug, backyard agility some obed in drive + search games.
stopped formal tracking in the mornings cos it is so time consuming.
another smoke, coffee, off to work.
let dogs out at lunch time to empty and stretch.
arrive home load dogs in truck and go out into forest, run around like crazy things, typically back in middle of night.
rinse, repeat 3, 4 days per week.
remaining days, go to obed/show club + long loose leash individual walks thru burbs.
bite-work on weekends if decoy available, more pack running wild thru bush, swimming.
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