That’s Not One Of Us~Black And White Sunday

Hey Bro, what the hell is that? It doesn’t look like us!

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Nothing But Norman #110

Happy Saturday All!

Soulful eyes!

We are joining Ruckus The Eskie and Earl’s World for Sepia Saturday.

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Puppy Fitness Videos~FitDog Friday

The puppies have been having fun and getting fit at the same time with their play time outside. I have different obstacles set up for them so it’s like a puppy playground. They all aren’t afraid of any of the obstacles, it’s fun to watch them explore.

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Pink Bear Thank You

The puppies got more mail! They were super excited to learn that they won a giveaway over at Oz The Terrier’s place. He had a giveaway for a durable Kathy Ireland pink bear.

We got mail! Really it’s for us?

This should of been a Monday Mischief post as you can see there was a little destruction that went on. Gambler thought the toy and very nice letter by Oz was his so he took it upon himself to eat the letter. Lucky the toy was not damaged as it is super gman safe and durable.

The puppies LOVED the new toy. They each were taking a turn on it, so thank you very much buddy Oz, it’s just what the puppies needed.

Since we’re on the topic of giveaways I also want to give a shout out to our Thursday Barks And Bytes host Jodi as she did a review for a new product called Omegease which is a fish oil supplement and I won that too. So thank you Jodi at Heart Like A Dog for the great review and giveaway, I can’t wait to try it and do my own review later down the line.

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A Mother’s And Daughter’s Love

Nothing like a love between a mother and a daughter.

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Puppies In Tub

We had a fun photo shoot this past weekend. The puppies turned 5 weeks old on Saturday. Only three more weeks until they go to their new homes. It’s a good thing I’m keeping one as they are just too darn cute. I’ve narrowed down my decision, I will be keeping either Orange or Pink. Who will the lucky lady be?

Broken Dreams Carried Over To Next Year

Broken Dreams Carried Over To Next Year

As I write this post John and Gambler are headed back from a very hot long weekend of running a AKC Master test. Gambler did a great job on two series and needed to pick up two ducks in the third series to pass the test and receive his title. Something happened in Gamblers mind and he was having troubles picking up the last bird, John handled him but he did his own thing and for that he failed. No ribbon, no title and some broken dreams.

1st Master Pass

Big dreams I had, doesn’t everyone have big dreams when it comes to something you are passionate about? My passion is my dogs and this year my big dream was for  Gambler to receive his AKC Master Hunter title. Gambler started running Master Hunter tests last summer, the summer didn’t go as well as I had planned as we were to “newbie’s” to the game and it just wasn’t working for us. Needless to say that summer didn’t end to well for us and we were back to the drawing board on figuring out this whole master level test stuff. We took the winter off of hunt test training concentrated on hunting and was back at the hunt test game this spring.

Of course I had high hopes and big dreams for this summer of testing. When you own a dog your dog is the best in your eyes, your dog can do no wrong, your dog  is better than anyone else’s dog for that is how it should be viewed in my opinion. And that is how I feel about Gambler and even know I have some broken dreams to deal with Gambler will still be number one in my eyes and that is all that counts!

3rd Master Pass

As I remember this summer I need to reflect on how proud this dog has made me and how far we have come. I’m going to tell you a little bit about Gambler and I. Gambler is the first dog that I have trained by myself, I have trained other dogs through Junior Hunter level but I have never trained for Senior or Master level. This was a whole new experience for us. We had our ups and downs and we figured out what needed to be done and Gambler received his Senior Hunter title. Moving on to Masters this is a whole new game that is big league. I was happy with little league but big league? I’m not a big league person, I can’t think fast, I can’t remember too many things at once I can’t run with the big dogs but did that keep me on the porch? No sir re Bob it didn’t keep me there I got off the porch and ran my dog. We learned a lot during those runs, we learned that there is no I in team and that you have to be a team player to win so I stopped running Gambler as he wasn’t respecting me. I couldn’t even go to a hunt test and watch John run him as he lost his mind and would be looking at me in the gallery so that is when I decided that in order for Gambler to pass I needed to stay home.   I still trained him but John handled him. He responded better to John and this spring when John started running him he had his first Master Hunter pass, then he had number two, then three and four mind you he did have some fails during his run of passes but it wasn’t like it was last summer. Gambler turned 4 and I think it was finally clicking with him we were training really well together. John was continuing to handle him at the hunt tests and I would train, John would do a bit of training after he got home from work but not in a group setting. During this time we were training for two types of hunt test scenarios, besides running AKC hunt tests we also run UKC hunt tests which are run differently so the dog has to adjust to two different ways of competing, it’s hard enough to run one type of competition try switching gears one weekend and doing something different. Some may think if you have a trained dog then what’s the problem the problem is you are challenging their minds and switching things up often so how can you get consistency when you’re always switching things up? Mind you too that we aren’t training every day like pro’s do. I train when I  can, sometimes it’s once a week and sometimes it’s twice a week and when we train we normally set up a hunt test scenario so your dog comes to the line and makes 3 retrieves on land, does a blind or two then goes to water and does either a double or triple and a blind or two on water then it gets put up and that is your training for the day unless you do something on your own at home which most of the time I don’t have time for so I shouldn’t be disappointed when he fails as really he is doing great for the amount of training he has had and I have to remember he is just a dog and $hit happens!

4th Master Pass

So should I really say that my dreams are broken….no I shouldn’t. He has come so far this summer and ends the season with needing one more pass for his title and I have no doubt that he will get it when we start the season off next year. I am proud of him for what he has done and I thank my husband for spending every weekend at a hunt test this summer running my dog. Next year I might just be standing by his side handling him myself.

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Splish Spash Blue Boy In The Tub

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Fresh Wave Hits Target Today

#HappyHealthyOdorFree

What is Fresh Wave and why should you be excited?

Fresh Wave is a new odor eliminator sold exclusively at Target. It is being launched today August 16, 2015.

“Life doesn’t have to stink! With Fresh Wave, odors go away. Happiness Stays.”

“No harsh chemicals. No harmful ingredients. Just natural goodness.”

Fresh Wave has a odor removing spray, odor removing gel, odor removing packs. I was excited when I got this package in the mail. Having 3 Chesapeakes that are always into muck and water, rolling in the stinkiest stuff this couldn’t have come at a better time. I also have other odors in the house that could use some removing.

I first wanted to try out the odor removing gel. I had the perfect spot for it. To open you unscrew the cap, peel off the foil to keep it fresh, put the lid back on and put where you want to remove the odors and let the gel do it’s magic.

Ready to go to it’s perfect spot!

My closet is filled with stinky shoes so this was the place for the odor removing gel.

The closet is also filled with jackets that I got from my friend who smoked. I have tried other odor removers as in sprays, lotions to clean the jackets ect and nothing has worked so far. Each time I open the closet I would get a whoosh of smoke smell. I have been using the Fresh Wave odor removing gel for about a month now and there has been no more whoosh of smoke smell just a fresh crisp to me ocean scent.

odor-removing Gel

Have a whole room that stinks? Or a mighty powerful litter box?You’ll need our Gel. Just open the lid and remove the seal. Replace slotted lid and place gel where odors are strongest. Sniff. Smile. Repeat every 30-60 days. (Hint: The gel will disappear as it evaporates.)

Next I put the odor removing spray in the kitchen so I could use it for tough kitchen smells.

What’s tougher than the smell of garbage?

After taking the garbage out I would spritz the can with the odor removing spray and each time I opened the garbage I got a fresh clean smell.

odor-removing Spray

Spray away odors like you mean it. Don’t cover them up! Our spray can be used on clothing, pet bedding, backpacks, sports gear, shoes and trash cans. Just to name a few. “How?” you ask. Just shake. Spray. Smile. For stronger odors, a few more spritzes will do the trick. When you smell “fresh air,” it’s working. Really. It’s that easy. (Hint: For special materials, like silk, try a little test to avoid water spotting.)

Remember earlier on in the post I said I had 3 Chesapeakes? Well this is the type of odor I have to put up with, Nellie swimming in pea green gak.

Glory shaking her water off but the smell is still left behind. I have a dog room in my house and my car is my dogs car, I have crates and all my dog gear in my car for when we go training so as you can imagine the car and laundry room has a wet dog smell most of the time until now.

Odor removing packs just perfect for setting in area’s where you have more tough odors.

I set the odor removing pack on the window ledge and let it work it’s magic there. The laundry room now smells fresh and clean.

My car no longer has the wet dog smell. Even with the sun roof open I can smell the fresh clean smell circling the car as I drive.

odor-removing Packs

Funny how small spaces can sometimes have a huge odor. Kind of funny, not so funny, huh? Our Fresh Wave packs are great for those situations like car interiors, gym bags, shoes, closets, boats, campers, bagless vacuums, trash cans and that oh-so-powerful diaper pail—just to name a few. Toss them in and toss those odors out. And when you only need one or two packs to do the job, just reseal the bag to keep the other packs smelling freshtastic. Boom! Future odor problem solved.

I am really happy with these products and would recommend them to others who have a hard time finding something that really works at getting odors out.

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Nothing But Norman #109

Happy Saturday All!

There will be some big changes coming up on my blog. You will see a new look, you will see some added features. It may take me some time to get everything in order so bear with me. I’ve finally made the big step to go self hosted. I decided to not have two separate websites (one for my blog, one for my business) and combine them. So for now when you go to http://www.sandspringchesapeakes.com you will not be going to my website you will be directed to my wordpress blog. When you go to http://www.sandspringchesapeakes.wordpress.com you will be directed to my new blog site and my own name of http://www.sandspringchesapeakes.com. If only I had about a week of free time so I can set it all up. I had a ton of information and pictures on my website and I’m feeling like a part of me is missing now. I often got comments from people looking for a Chesapeake puppy that they found my website very helpful and one of the best ones they visited so I hope I can recreate that in my blog setting.

Here are a couple pictures of Norman and Glory having fun at the pond. This was when Glory was about 4 months old.

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