Mark_N

[mark_n]

Hi guys,

I'm a newby, (I did my first session about a month ago)
I have a 4 yr old English springer spaniel called Jessi , who we got from a rescue last year.
She is officially my daughters dog (but dad does most of the walking!!!). Jess is mad as a hare and has the limitless energy of a springer.
I have very little experience of dog training, but I'm learning all the time (sometimes I wonder what I've taken on).
I am a product manager for a telecomms company (it's more fun than it sounds....honest) and have 2 kids (12 and 14) who come in very handy for training sessions.
I decided to become involved in search and rescue after seeing a leaflet at moor cottage vets because I love a challenge and it gives me a good reason to train Jess, plus she gets a chance to do what she is bred to do. And she get to exercise that most unused part of her body....her brain.
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[mark_n]

Time for an update......22/10/08

Jess is coming along....she's alerting and re-finding on seen runaways....
As for me......I went operational on sunday after the CSART course

Oh and I figured that it was time for a photo or two...so here are a couple.

Please don't show your dogs the one with the guitar....I don't want them taking the mickey out of her....

Jess and her daughter.....come on all say ahhhhh!

OK...not standard SAR dog kit, but we had to do it...honest!