News 2014
best wishes to all for 2014
D-litter's Dylan and Dusty are still looking for new active coowners
They are healthy young dogs, very smart, fast learners, very active, energetic, silent workers (but know how to bark), getting steady, like to cooperate with humans, like to work for food and toy, like to play, like to retrieve, are not scared of anything, are not shy towards strange people, do not chase cats. They are well socialized, aware of their whole body, already know many things. Dylan shows enormous potential for the therapy dog, retrieving and obedience, Dusty for the frisbee, dock jumping, retrieving and obedience. They were both in the dog school, did obedience exam BBH with 93/100 points, and are getting prepared for PNZ. Dusty was already shown at the dog show and got "very promising" (he is neutered, so his show career is finished), while Dylan became J. Ch Slovenia.
For more information contact us: +386 51 359 348 (English and Slovene).
For more information contact us: +386 51 359 348 (English and Slovene).
Praetorium Latobicorum's Dylan
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Praetorium Latobicorum's Dusty
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General info about D-litter
Gea Angels of Baranya x Lauvstuas Olympic Orion Ayrdust
litter born: 22. 10. 2012
01. 01. 2014: Daisy started new year on 15 km doghiking
06. 01. 2014: Dylan and Dusty started trainings of searching people in the local woods; they both liked the game
22. 02. 2014: on CACIB Celje 2014 Daisy got exc1, PRM and JBOB, Dylan got exc1, PRM
23. 02. 2014: on CACIB Celje Winter Winner 2014 Daisy got exc1, PRM, Junior Winter Winner and became J. Ch Slovenia, Dylan got exc1, PRM, JBOB, Junior Winter Winner
23. 03. 2014: Daisy passed RO1 exam
24. 03. 2014: Daisy officially became J. Ch Slovenia
06. 04. 2014: on CAC Barje 2014 Dylan got exc1, PRM, best male, BOS and finished J Ch Slo, Duffy got exc1, PRM, JBOB, best female and BOB
30. 04. 2014: Daisy was on clinical eye examination, her right eye is perfect (like Gea's), on her left eye she will stay blind due to the injury (when she was a puppy she was in the wrong place at the wrong time and got a punch with the huge muzzle into the left eye)
11. 05. 2014: on 3rd national RO competition in Grosuplje Daisy competed in RO1, she was 9th with 118/150 points and in time 1:47 min
24. 05. 2014: Daisy participated on doggin in Trzin
25. 05. 2014: Daisy competed in RO1 on RO Ljubljana 2014 and was 9th with 126/150 points and in time 1:50 min
08. 06. 2014: Daisy competed in RO1 on RO Kamnik 2014 and was 19th with 115/150 points and in time 2:01 min
21. 06. 2014: Di Di passed BBH exam with 93/100 in KD Fido Hrušica
05. 07. 2014: Dusty and Dylan did BBH with 93/100 points, Daisy with 98/100 points in KD Grosuplje
end of June 2014: Duffy went on holidays to Switzerland
07. 09. 2014: Daisy passed RO2 exam on RO competition in KD Duplica 2014 and was 4th with 154/170 points in 1:52 min
28. 09. 2014: Daisy competed in RO2 class on RO Maribor 2014 and was disqualified (she got three 0)
litter born: 22. 10. 2012
01. 01. 2014: Daisy started new year on 15 km doghiking
06. 01. 2014: Dylan and Dusty started trainings of searching people in the local woods; they both liked the game
22. 02. 2014: on CACIB Celje 2014 Daisy got exc1, PRM and JBOB, Dylan got exc1, PRM
23. 02. 2014: on CACIB Celje Winter Winner 2014 Daisy got exc1, PRM, Junior Winter Winner and became J. Ch Slovenia, Dylan got exc1, PRM, JBOB, Junior Winter Winner
23. 03. 2014: Daisy passed RO1 exam
24. 03. 2014: Daisy officially became J. Ch Slovenia
06. 04. 2014: on CAC Barje 2014 Dylan got exc1, PRM, best male, BOS and finished J Ch Slo, Duffy got exc1, PRM, JBOB, best female and BOB
30. 04. 2014: Daisy was on clinical eye examination, her right eye is perfect (like Gea's), on her left eye she will stay blind due to the injury (when she was a puppy she was in the wrong place at the wrong time and got a punch with the huge muzzle into the left eye)
11. 05. 2014: on 3rd national RO competition in Grosuplje Daisy competed in RO1, she was 9th with 118/150 points and in time 1:47 min
24. 05. 2014: Daisy participated on doggin in Trzin
25. 05. 2014: Daisy competed in RO1 on RO Ljubljana 2014 and was 9th with 126/150 points and in time 1:50 min
08. 06. 2014: Daisy competed in RO1 on RO Kamnik 2014 and was 19th with 115/150 points and in time 2:01 min
21. 06. 2014: Di Di passed BBH exam with 93/100 in KD Fido Hrušica
05. 07. 2014: Dusty and Dylan did BBH with 93/100 points, Daisy with 98/100 points in KD Grosuplje
end of June 2014: Duffy went on holidays to Switzerland
07. 09. 2014: Daisy passed RO2 exam on RO competition in KD Duplica 2014 and was 4th with 154/170 points in 1:52 min
28. 09. 2014: Daisy competed in RO2 class on RO Maribor 2014 and was disqualified (she got three 0)
Heidi joined a protest against bad political choices for stray animals
15. 01. 2014 Heidi joined with DZZŽ Trebnje a protest of DZZŽ Posavje (animal welfare organization). It was against bad political choice of Krško, that supports kill animal shelter which is twice as far away than their local pro animal no-kill shelter. The politicians of Krško rather chose the kill shelter for the whole 2014 because of a lover price. Lover price, more far away, means less food and care for the animals. Not a very smart choice.
Heidi is saying: "I do not eat gasoline! I eat food!"
Heidi is saying: "I do not eat gasoline! I eat food!"
Gea's 5th Birthday
19. 01. 2014 Gea celebrated her 5th Birthday.
She is a very healthy, happy, courageous girl, who likes to cuddle each morning, likes people, cats, walks, retrieving, learning tricks etc. She is a really a dog to love and like.
Since she was neutered she gained weight and new funny hair. The hair will however stay.
She is a very healthy, happy, courageous girl, who likes to cuddle each morning, likes people, cats, walks, retrieving, learning tricks etc. She is a really a dog to love and like.
Since she was neutered she gained weight and new funny hair. The hair will however stay.
Our new partner - www.tacke.si (Slo)
Predstavljamo vam pametni obesek, s pomočjo katerega se bo izgubljeni ljubljenček hitreje vrnil domov.
Pametni obesek je povezan s profilom, kar najditelju omogoča, da preko skeniranja QR kode, ali obiska spletne strani enostavno pride do podatkov o lastniku in živali.
Vsi, ki ste všečkali facebook stran "Praetorium Latobicorum's", imate s kodo za popust "prae14" (in če všečkate "pametni obesek") poseben 20% popust pri nakupu pametnega obeska na www.tacke.si.
Enako velja, če ste všečkali facebook stran "DZZŽ Trebnje" ter facebook stran "pametni obesek", le da je koda za popust "trebnje 14".
Pametni obesek je povezan s profilom, kar najditelju omogoča, da preko skeniranja QR kode, ali obiska spletne strani enostavno pride do podatkov o lastniku in živali.
Vsi, ki ste všečkali facebook stran "Praetorium Latobicorum's", imate s kodo za popust "prae14" (in če všečkate "pametni obesek") poseben 20% popust pri nakupu pametnega obeska na www.tacke.si.
Enako velja, če ste všečkali facebook stran "DZZŽ Trebnje" ter facebook stran "pametni obesek", le da je koda za popust "trebnje 14".
Vsi lastniki/solastniki Praetorium Latobicorum's psov imate pri nakupu pametnega obeska 20 % popust s promocijsko kodo "prae14". Podaljšanja so potem po normalni ceni.
Enako velja za posvojitelje psov in mačk preko DZZŽ trebnje, le da je promocijska koda "trebnje14".
We had a visit from RTV Koper
29. 01. 2014 we had the pleasure to get the visit from Loredana Vergan from RTV Koper, RTV Slovenia. We talked about tollers and a little bit also about curlies.
If they will safe the recording, we will place a link to it. Otherwise we will repeat the exercise.
If they will safe the recording, we will place a link to it. Otherwise we will repeat the exercise.
Rally obedience competition with a purpose
02. 02. 2014 was 1st rally obedience competition in 2014. It had a special purpose, i.e. all the money went for the children with cancer and blood diseases.
Kala was for the 1st time on RO competitions in RO3 class. She got 167/190 points in 2min 17s. At the end it was enough for the 3rd place. Watch.
She was also for the 1st time standing/jumping on the soft sand and she had no problems. Even more, this surface is very good for her elbows and hips. There were no hard jumps, no slippery surface, just soft, fine sand which can be easily removed from her coat.
Kala was for the 1st time on RO competitions in RO3 class. She got 167/190 points in 2min 17s. At the end it was enough for the 3rd place. Watch.
She was also for the 1st time standing/jumping on the soft sand and she had no problems. Even more, this surface is very good for her elbows and hips. There were no hard jumps, no slippery surface, just soft, fine sand which can be easily removed from her coat.
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May, our Valentine, is 12 years old
On 14. 02. 2014 May was 12 years old. He is healthy, still can see and hear like a young man. But just like Zoran Predin sings in his song "Bolj star bolj nor", i.e. "The older the crazyer", he really gets more unique ideas than when he was younger (he learned not just how to open all the doors, but also how to open windows).
Yes, he can not stand up as easy as he could before, but here and there he still jumps, runs and fools around, so we have to calm him that he does not hurt himself.
Yes, he can not stand up as easy as he could before, but here and there he still jumps, runs and fools around, so we have to calm him that he does not hurt himself.
CACIB Celje 2014
On 22. 02. 2014 we went to CACIB Celje 2014 with Heidi in champion class, and with Daisy and Dylan in junior class.
Heidi got: exc1, CAC, CACIB, BOB. She opened Grand Ch. Slovenia.
Dylan got: exc1, PRM. He opened J. Ch Slovenia.
Daisy got: exc1, PRM, JBOB.
The judge was Otakar Vondrouš.
Heidi got: exc1, CAC, CACIB, BOB. She opened Grand Ch. Slovenia.
Dylan got: exc1, PRM. He opened J. Ch Slovenia.
Daisy got: exc1, PRM, JBOB.
The judge was Otakar Vondrouš.
CACIB Celje Winter Winner 2014
On 23. 02. 2014 we were on CACIB Celje Winter Winner 2014 with Dylan and Daisy in junior class.
Dylan got: exc1, PRM, JBOB, Junior Winter Winner.
Daisy got: exc1, PRM, Junior Winter Winner.
The judge was Darko Korošec.
Daisy became J. Ch Slovenia.
Below are photos of all entered tollers: Evita (open) and Elvis (open) from Italy (kennel Red Pepper Toller), Daisy (junior) and Dylan (junior) from Slovenia (kennel Praetorium Latobicorum's), Woody (champion) and C-chepi (intermediate) from Austria (kennel Indian Brook Tollers). This was the biggest number of entered tollers on Slovene shows (not counting the European show in 2010 and its special retriever show).
Dylan got: exc1, PRM, JBOB, Junior Winter Winner.
Daisy got: exc1, PRM, Junior Winter Winner.
The judge was Darko Korošec.
Daisy became J. Ch Slovenia.
Below are photos of all entered tollers: Evita (open) and Elvis (open) from Italy (kennel Red Pepper Toller), Daisy (junior) and Dylan (junior) from Slovenia (kennel Praetorium Latobicorum's), Woody (champion) and C-chepi (intermediate) from Austria (kennel Indian Brook Tollers). This was the biggest number of entered tollers on Slovene shows (not counting the European show in 2010 and its special retriever show).
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Heidi had a photoshooting for Delo in dom
On 27. 02. 2014 Heidi had an honour to be a model for photo-shooting to Uroš Mlinar from Delo in dom for Delo in dom.
When the photo-shooting started, it was mildly raining, but after few shots, rain was pouring down on us. However, for Heidi's coat water, i.e. rain, is just beneficial. She is a curly.
When the photo-shooting started, it was mildly raining, but after few shots, rain was pouring down on us. However, for Heidi's coat water, i.e. rain, is just beneficial. She is a curly.
CACIB FIFe Ljubljana 2014
Gai and Barbara went to their 1st cat show to CACIB FIFe Ljubljana on 02. 03. 2014. Gai behaved nicely, relaxed after a while, got a new bed (1st he wanted to sleep in the cat toilet), lots of attention and got I, NOM BIS and BIS.
We learned a lot, especially how to prepare (or at least how not to prepare) semi-longhaired cat's coat.
Judge was Mrs. Vanda M. Godek.
We learned a lot, especially how to prepare (or at least how not to prepare) semi-longhaired cat's coat.
Judge was Mrs. Vanda M. Godek.
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Pretty's DNA results
05. 03. 2014 we got DNA results for Pretty. She is PRA-prcd clear and CEA carrier.
1st school day for Dusty and Dylan in 2014
On 07. 03. 2014 it was 1st school day after "winter holidays" for Dusty and Dylan, in KŠP Novo mesto-Prečna. They took along also aunt Pretty.
They started to prepare for BBH exam.
They started to prepare for BBH exam.
Dylan and Janez
On the internet you can find many articles about tollers containing info, that tollers chase cats. They are not wrong. Tollers do have high prey instinct and if not socialized, raised, schooled properly, you can have a big "cat" problem.
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Buddha's new video
Buddha is now 8 months old, almost as big as tollers, but already heavier. She does some things as a pig (she has that in genes), however, she thinks she is a dog (most of the time).
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Kala got RO trophies from KD Grosuplje for 2013
We are very proud to announce that our Kala got 2 trophies from KD Grosuplje for 2013: as the best KD Grosuplje competitor in rally obedience, and as the KD Grosuplje dog that passed RO4 exam with highest scores.
1st school day for Kala, Heidi, Daisy and Drobižek in 2014
On 12. 03. 2014 it was 1st school day after "winter holidays" for Daisy, Drobižek, Heidi and Kala, in KD Grosuplje. They started/continued with rally obedience.
Heidi in newspaper "Delo in dom"
12. 03. 2014 was a very nice article in newspaper "Delo in dom" ("Delo") about curly coated retriever, with our Heidi, written by Uroš Mlinar.
This is the biggest article just about curly coated retriever in Slovenia and in Slovene language till now.
Article.
This is the biggest article just about curly coated retriever in Slovenia and in Slovene language till now.
Article.
Dylan and Rika
Dylan went along to our family-doggy friends, where he met their lovely bernese mountain dog Rika. At the beginning she was a little shocked when she as toller invitation to play. But she learned in a short time how to play as a toller, however she put into play a little bit of the bernese style.
Dusty and Dylan in the dog school
Dusty and Dylan were on a very nice spring day, 16. 03. 2014, with the dog school in Novo mesto (KŠP Novo mesto - Prečna).
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Daisy, Dusty and Dylan in the dog school
20. 03. 2014 Daisy went along with Dusty and Dylan to their dog school, KSP Novo mesto - Prečna, to practice one of the rally obedience exercises, i.e. the table.
Dogtrekking Skofja Loka 2014
foto: elizabeta zupanic
On 22. 03. 2014 Kala and Heidi participated on 1st dogtrekking under organization of Slovene trekking league. The weather conditions were perfect for the dogs, the terrain was nice, just the downhill slope was to steep and the slope was to long when trekking with big dogs that pull.
We did not find the 4th check point, the motivation went "downhill", the small dog that followed us from the start, could not follow us good enough, so we called the organizator to pick up the fellowship. Thank you.
Great thanks also to Heba and her owner/handler Nika Četrtič for the great company.
We did not find the 4th check point, the motivation went "downhill", the small dog that followed us from the start, could not follow us good enough, so we called the organizator to pick up the fellowship. Thank you.
Great thanks also to Heba and her owner/handler Nika Četrtič for the great company.
4fun RO 2014
23. 03. 2014 was 2nd 4fun rally obedience competition in Slovenia. Heidi and Kala participated, Heidi in RO1 class (judge was Ana Dragičević), Kala in RO2 (judge was Sašo Cvek) class.
Before the beginning of the competition there were RO exams, where Daisy passed RO1 (judge was Ana Dragičević).
They all needed a bit more than 2 minutes.
Heidi (CCR) represent 3rd retriever breed that passed RO exam (and that competed in RO) in Slovenia, Daisy (NSDTR) belongs to the 4th retriever breed that passed RO exams in Slovenia (her aunt Gaya was the 1st toller in Slovenia competing in RO).
Before the beginning of the competition there were RO exams, where Daisy passed RO1 (judge was Ana Dragičević).
They all needed a bit more than 2 minutes.
Heidi (CCR) represent 3rd retriever breed that passed RO exam (and that competed in RO) in Slovenia, Daisy (NSDTR) belongs to the 4th retriever breed that passed RO exams in Slovenia (her aunt Gaya was the 1st toller in Slovenia competing in RO).
2nd memorial of Henrik Sečnik
30. 03. 2014 Heidi, Kala and Daisy participated on 2nd memorial of Henrik Sečnik. Heidi competed in bikejoring open (4th place), Kala in canicross open (9th place), Daisy participated in dogging.
Heidi has shown a big improvement, for Kala it was already hot, so we went really slow, and little Daisy still does not understand that she is supposed to run in front and pull.
Heidi (CCR) was the 1st retriever breed in Slovenia that has competed in bikejoring (as well as in dogtrekking), Dasiy (NSDTR) represents 4th "Slovene" retriever breed that participated on dogging (Heidi participated on dogging with Kala in Austria).
Heidi has shown a big improvement, for Kala it was already hot, so we went really slow, and little Daisy still does not understand that she is supposed to run in front and pull.
Heidi (CCR) was the 1st retriever breed in Slovenia that has competed in bikejoring (as well as in dogtrekking), Dasiy (NSDTR) represents 4th "Slovene" retriever breed that participated on dogging (Heidi participated on dogging with Kala in Austria).
CAC Barje 2014
06. 04. 2014 we went to CAC Barje with Dylan, who got exc1, PRM, best male and finished J Ch Slovenia.
Also "our" Duffy was shown and got exc1, PRM, JBOB, best female and BOB.
Congratulations to the owner for such a well behaved and sweet girl.
Also "our" Duffy was shown and got exc1, PRM, JBOB, best female and BOB.
Congratulations to the owner for such a well behaved and sweet girl.
Pretty's and Daisy's HD and ED results
On 17. 04. 2014 we took Daisy and Pretty to the Veterinarian faculty in Zagreb (Croatia) for HD and ED results. They are both HD-A and ED-0 (free).
Canicross Mekinje 2014
On 27. 04. 2014 Heidi went to canicross competition in Mekinje, where this sport joined the "running competition" (26th Mekinjski kros) for the 1st time. The 5 km trail was pretty difficult, i.e. up, down, mud and before the finish heavy rain. But the weather was perfect for the dogs and also the rain, that came in the right moment, helped Barbara to cool down and start running easier (glasses were then useless, but the energy for running was back).
This was the 1st canicross where Heidi did not do the 1st nor the 2nd need, which is a success. If she would have Kala with her, she would be more relaxed. In the beginning she was a little bit reserved and did not pull, but after few 100 m she got over it and start running normally.
The organization of the event was perfect, gifts all competitors got from the sponsors were very nice and useful, also pasta we got at the end was very good. People competing on that kind of events are always the best ones, so even if you do not run, you can come to cheer and have a nice time.
Because canicross event joined the "running competition" there were many spectators. This was also very nice to see. Many of them saw canicross for the 1st time and hopefully some will join.
We finished the trail in 41 min and 38 s and on the 5th place in women open.
More photos.
This was the 1st canicross where Heidi did not do the 1st nor the 2nd need, which is a success. If she would have Kala with her, she would be more relaxed. In the beginning she was a little bit reserved and did not pull, but after few 100 m she got over it and start running normally.
The organization of the event was perfect, gifts all competitors got from the sponsors were very nice and useful, also pasta we got at the end was very good. People competing on that kind of events are always the best ones, so even if you do not run, you can come to cheer and have a nice time.
Because canicross event joined the "running competition" there were many spectators. This was also very nice to see. Many of them saw canicross for the 1st time and hopefully some will join.
We finished the trail in 41 min and 38 s and on the 5th place in women open.
More photos.
Heidi, Daisy and Pretty had clinical eye examination
On 30. 04. 2014 Heidi, Daisy and Pretty had clinical eye examination. Heidi had a check after 11 months to find out if anything changed, toller girls on the other hand were checked for the 1st time.
Heidi has everything clear, the structure (every dog has that structure, which is seen with magnifying glass and powerful light source; for Heidi the structure is seen with strong light-source and without magnifying glass) on the lenses did not change a bit since the last check.
Daisy's right eye is as perfect as her mother's eyes (Gea's: no pigmentation or any other structure on the lenses), and not just everything clear. On her left eye she will stay blind due to the injury (cortical cataract is affected; when she was a baby she got a sever punch with the dog's muzzle into the eye - she was at the wrong time on the wrong place). We will have to follow her left eye condition through her whole life. Everything else on her left eye is also clear.
Pretty has everything clear. Some pigment dots were seen on the lenses, but nothing abnormal.
Documents are here.
Heidi has everything clear, the structure (every dog has that structure, which is seen with magnifying glass and powerful light source; for Heidi the structure is seen with strong light-source and without magnifying glass) on the lenses did not change a bit since the last check.
Daisy's right eye is as perfect as her mother's eyes (Gea's: no pigmentation or any other structure on the lenses), and not just everything clear. On her left eye she will stay blind due to the injury (cortical cataract is affected; when she was a baby she got a sever punch with the dog's muzzle into the eye - she was at the wrong time on the wrong place). We will have to follow her left eye condition through her whole life. Everything else on her left eye is also clear.
Pretty has everything clear. Some pigment dots were seen on the lenses, but nothing abnormal.
Documents are here.
Kala's 6th Birthday
On 09. 05. 2014 Kala was 6 years old. We hope for many more years.
In general she is healthy (here and there when she sleeps on the floor, she pees herself, so we are really trying our best to be consistent about her sleeping on her bed and covered with a blanket, so that she is warm and does not pee herself), obedient, playful, likes to cuddle and is very friendly towards all people. She is one of a kind.
In general she is healthy (here and there when she sleeps on the floor, she pees herself, so we are really trying our best to be consistent about her sleeping on her bed and covered with a blanket, so that she is warm and does not pee herself), obedient, playful, likes to cuddle and is very friendly towards all people. She is one of a kind.
Žirovski dogtrekking 2014
On 10. 05. 2014 Heidi participated on Žirovski dogtrekking. The final distance walked was a bit more than 31 km, with more than 1000 m of the altitude difference. The day was really warm, even for Heidi, who started to work at the end of the trail, when the temperatures were going down and after cooling in the water for several times.
The trail, nature, food, organization and the company were great. Without the company of Heba and Kiki (with their owners) I am not sure that we would finish in time. So the thanks for the Heidi's 2nd place goes mainly to the company of Heba and Kiki.
More photos.
The trail, nature, food, organization and the company were great. Without the company of Heba and Kiki (with their owners) I am not sure that we would finish in time. So the thanks for the Heidi's 2nd place goes mainly to the company of Heba and Kiki.
More photos.
RO Grosuplje 2014
On 11. 05. 2014 Daisy, Kala and Heidi went to rally obedience competition in Grosuplje. Daisy competed in RO1 class for the 1st time, Kala in RO3 class for the 2nd time (she can now enter the RO4 class), while Heidi came along just for the photo-shooting for the Slovene magazine "Moj pes" (by Blayo San). Here is a pro-photo of all three together.
Daisy was at the end 9th, Kala was 3rd. Results are here.
Daisy was at the end 9th, Kala was 3rd. Results are here.
Kala represented rally obedience with KD Grosuplje
photo: iva lipovac
On 17. 05. 2014 Kala went with KD Grosuplje's schoolmates to Slovene barracks in Grosuplje, where they had the open day (with Slovene police) for kindergarten children, their parents and all the visitors.
She represented rally obedience and showed few more interesting exercises from RO3 and RO4.
More photos.
She represented rally obedience and showed few more interesting exercises from RO3 and RO4.
More photos.
Dogging Trzin 2014
foto: barbara rink
24. 05. 2014 Daisy went to her 2nd dogging with mass start. The 1st one she missed for a minute (on 2nd memorial of Henrik Sečnik), so mass start in Trzin was actually her 1st. And this was also 1st competing dogging.
On the start, when many dogs where barking from the adrenalin, she became scared, but when we told her, that it will be fun and she will be able to run fast, she became instantly so excited (like other dogs), that she started to jump on Barbara.
After the start, when she realized that she can run, she pulled in gallop for 10 to 20 m, when she realized that sth slow is behind her and she can not go as fast as she would, so she run till the end in the "heel" position.
The trail was very nice, especially the part in the forest. At the end there was also a river, where Daisy cooled down. After that we had to pick up Pretty and go get her breeding license.
Video report from the event (our Daisy is on 4:00 min) in the local news. Results from the dogging are here.
On the start, when many dogs where barking from the adrenalin, she became scared, but when we told her, that it will be fun and she will be able to run fast, she became instantly so excited (like other dogs), that she started to jump on Barbara.
After the start, when she realized that she can run, she pulled in gallop for 10 to 20 m, when she realized that sth slow is behind her and she can not go as fast as she would, so she run till the end in the "heel" position.
The trail was very nice, especially the part in the forest. At the end there was also a river, where Daisy cooled down. After that we had to pick up Pretty and go get her breeding license.
Video report from the event (our Daisy is on 4:00 min) in the local news. Results from the dogging are here.
Pretty's breeding license
24. 05. 2014 Pretty was taken od breeding examination, where we took all her health results, working certificates (PNZ) and body evaluation grade.
The surprising thing was that we had to join with Pretty the test with the gunshot(s). So we did and she passed it for the 2nd time (she passed PNZ when she was very young, and she also competed in the dummy trial, working tests, so fire-shots are really no big deal for her or any other our dog).
Fortunately also Daisy went along, so she had a very good practice with proper gunshots. She responded to the gunfire as the toller (a gundog) should. We are very happy and proud, and thankful that Pretty had the opportunity to be tested for the "gun-shyness".
After this part of a test they both had a lot of fun in the very big and nice pond near Ig, Ljubljana, Slovenia. When Daisy saw a stick in the pond, she decided by herself to retrieve it. She developed her own style of the entry into the water, i.e. like her brother Dusty and sister Di Di she jumps into the water. This was also the 1st time when we could say, that she became a true swimmer, but still a few more trainings will follow. More photos are here.
At the end of the "breeding evaluation" event Pretty got breeding license with I/I PNZ.
The surprising thing was that we had to join with Pretty the test with the gunshot(s). So we did and she passed it for the 2nd time (she passed PNZ when she was very young, and she also competed in the dummy trial, working tests, so fire-shots are really no big deal for her or any other our dog).
Fortunately also Daisy went along, so she had a very good practice with proper gunshots. She responded to the gunfire as the toller (a gundog) should. We are very happy and proud, and thankful that Pretty had the opportunity to be tested for the "gun-shyness".
After this part of a test they both had a lot of fun in the very big and nice pond near Ig, Ljubljana, Slovenia. When Daisy saw a stick in the pond, she decided by herself to retrieve it. She developed her own style of the entry into the water, i.e. like her brother Dusty and sister Di Di she jumps into the water. This was also the 1st time when we could say, that she became a true swimmer, but still a few more trainings will follow. More photos are here.
At the end of the "breeding evaluation" event Pretty got breeding license with I/I PNZ.
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RO Ljubljana 2014
25. 05. 2014 Daisy and Kala competed on RO Ljubljana 2014. Daisy competed for the 2nd time in RO1 class, while Kala competed for the 1st time in RO4 class. Daisy finished 9th, Kala 2nd. Results are here.
The weather was warm and sunny, but there was always shadow to find and a dog pool. For Daisy the temperatures were still fine, because she opened the competition (she had morning temperatures), while Kala was 2nd the last. But because organizers offered dog-cooling systems, also Kala managed to work normally.
For Daisy this was a very good training, because we never had the pleasure to do obedience next to the road. So she was not used to the sound of the passing cars and got a little distracted for 3 times. But she managed to "come back from her world" pretty quickly (excepted when we she had the exercise "sit-1 step right to the right-sit"). We still have to practice few exercises (especially "going backwards around the handler"), but she is a much faster dog comparing to Kala (amplitude Kala has to make when doing sit/down is much bigger comparing to Daisy's - but Daisy is really a very fast dog).
Also Kala noticed the passing cars (just noticed), but luckily when she was waiting (in the sit position this time) when another pair was working on the RO4 course.
Few photos (thank you photographers): Kala 1, 2, Daisy 1, both together.
The weather was warm and sunny, but there was always shadow to find and a dog pool. For Daisy the temperatures were still fine, because she opened the competition (she had morning temperatures), while Kala was 2nd the last. But because organizers offered dog-cooling systems, also Kala managed to work normally.
For Daisy this was a very good training, because we never had the pleasure to do obedience next to the road. So she was not used to the sound of the passing cars and got a little distracted for 3 times. But she managed to "come back from her world" pretty quickly (excepted when we she had the exercise "sit-1 step right to the right-sit"). We still have to practice few exercises (especially "going backwards around the handler"), but she is a much faster dog comparing to Kala (amplitude Kala has to make when doing sit/down is much bigger comparing to Daisy's - but Daisy is really a very fast dog).
Also Kala noticed the passing cars (just noticed), but luckily when she was waiting (in the sit position this time) when another pair was working on the RO4 course.
Few photos (thank you photographers): Kala 1, 2, Daisy 1, both together.
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Daisy and Kala in Kinolog 06
Daisy and Kala are in Slovene kennel club magazine "Kinolog" (June 2014). Daisy as the one that became J. Ch Slovenia, and Kala as 3rd in RO3 on RO Grosuplje, and as 2nd in RO4 on RO Ljubljana. On the RO photo from RO Ljubljana are standing both together, Kala and Daisy.
Dusty opened the pool season
07. 06. 2014 we placed new pool, just for dogs, which is hopefully cat-safe (all other pools were destroyed by our cats).
The 1st one that tested the pool was our "fish" Dusty. The pool is for his jumps much too short, so we have to be careful when throwing balls, dummies... into the pool.
Just Kala did not test the pool (she got the diarrhea due to high temperatures and is not feeling marvelous) and Gea (who was sleeping inside).
On 08. 06. 2014 we filled the pool completely and have to add the filter. Until then we are cleaning the pool manually.
The 1st one that tested the pool was our "fish" Dusty. The pool is for his jumps much too short, so we have to be careful when throwing balls, dummies... into the pool.
Just Kala did not test the pool (she got the diarrhea due to high temperatures and is not feeling marvelous) and Gea (who was sleeping inside).
On 08. 06. 2014 we filled the pool completely and have to add the filter. Until then we are cleaning the pool manually.
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RO Kamnik 2014
08. 06. 2014 Daisy and Kala competed on RO Kamnik 2014. The temperatures were high, but the organizers arranged the pool for dogs and lots of shadow, so it was OK. However, the temperatures did the job, and Daisy was at the end 19th in RO1 and Kala was 5th in RO4.
It was a very good training which gave answers on what to focus a little bit more.
Few photos (thank you authors): Kala 1, Kala 2, Kala 3, Daisy 1, Daisy 2, Kala and Daisy.
It was a very good training which gave answers on what to focus a little bit more.
Few photos (thank you authors): Kala 1, Kala 2, Kala 3, Daisy 1, Daisy 2, Kala and Daisy.
Daisy is learning retrieving over the water
Daisy's is learning how to retrieve over the river, free search (just micro-location) in high grass on the other side.
She is quiet, with high developed retriever instincts. At this time she is practicing with happy dummies and marks. |
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Pretty's 3rd Birthday
16. 06. 2014 Pretty was celebrating 3 years.
She is a healthy, happy, polite, well mannered, obedient, smart workaholic. She is a dream dog you can only wish to have.
Ee expect her puppies in the autumn of 2014.
She is a healthy, happy, polite, well mannered, obedient, smart workaholic. She is a dream dog you can only wish to have.
Ee expect her puppies in the autumn of 2014.
RO1 exercises
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Kala and Drobižek helped to show exercises from 1 to 15 in Slovene (and Croatian) rally obedience. We hope it is clear enough to understand.
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Kala and Daisy helped to explain RO1 exercises from 16 to 30. If there are still any questions, just ask.
Also Saki wanted to help with the last exercise. |
Di Di passed BBH exam
foto: her owners
"Our" Di Di passed BBH exam on 21. 06. 2014 in KD Fido Hrušica as the 1st from the D-litter. She did it with high scores, i.e. with high 93 points. Congratulations!
We are very proud and happy!
We are very proud and happy!
Buddha's 1st Birthday
On 26. 06. 2014 Buddha celebrated her 1st Birthday.
She is a healthy, smart, stubborn girl who adores meat and all sweets, likes almost all fruits, potato, corn, bread..., who stands up very early to catch the 1st breakfast and who goes to bed after cartoons.
She does the lawn mowing, does the free search of the corn, raspberries..., baths herself in her "pool" when it is hot outside, i.e. she enjoys her life thinking she is a dog.
She learned dog behaviour, dog communication, she also learned how to "friendly" growl like a dog.
We hope that her sister, brothers, mother, aunt and all relatives she knew and all she did not know, are still alive and living a happy life.
She is a healthy, smart, stubborn girl who adores meat and all sweets, likes almost all fruits, potato, corn, bread..., who stands up very early to catch the 1st breakfast and who goes to bed after cartoons.
She does the lawn mowing, does the free search of the corn, raspberries..., baths herself in her "pool" when it is hot outside, i.e. she enjoys her life thinking she is a dog.
She learned dog behaviour, dog communication, she also learned how to "friendly" growl like a dog.
We hope that her sister, brothers, mother, aunt and all relatives she knew and all she did not know, are still alive and living a happy life.
Duffy sent photos from holidays in Switzerland
"Our" Duffy is the 1st D-litter "puppy" that has traveled to Switzerland. She sent photos from her splendid time spent there with her owners in June 2014. Captured moments from Switzerland are on the right. |
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Heidi in Moj pes
Heidi is in Slovene magazine "Moj pes" (July 2014). Author of the article is Jože Vidic, photo by Blaž Košak (Blayo San).
Article is also on the web.
When we were answering the questions, were in Slovenia just 2 black bitches (for Heidi's aunt we do not know, if she is still around or what is going on with her). But in May came to Slovenia also Heidi's black male cousin from Czech Republic. He is looking for a new home (he was already in several homes).
Article is also on the web.
When we were answering the questions, were in Slovenia just 2 black bitches (for Heidi's aunt we do not know, if she is still around or what is going on with her). But in May came to Slovenia also Heidi's black male cousin from Czech Republic. He is looking for a new home (he was already in several homes).
Drobižek passed RO1
On 04. 07. 2014 Drobižek passed his 1st rally obedience exam, RO1, with 142/150 points in 1:50 min. The judge was Sašo Cvek.
The exercises were: 27, 2, 29, 9, 3, 28, 10, 21, 1, 13, 5, 17, 8, 20, 23.
Here are results and photos.
The exercises were: 27, 2, 29, 9, 3, 28, 10, 21, 1, 13, 5, 17, 8, 20, 23.
Here are results and photos.
Dusty, Dylan and Daisy passed BBH
On 05. 07. 2014 three more tollers from the D-litter passed BBH exam (in KD Grosuplje):
The judge was Sašo Cvek.
Here are results and photos.
- Praetorium Latobicorum's Dusty: 93/100 points
- Praetorium Latobicorum's Dylan: 93/100 points
- Praetorium Latobicorum's Daisy: 98/100 points
The judge was Sašo Cvek.
Here are results and photos.
Dolly's day
up: 1st day, bottom: on the walk
On 08. 07. 2014 it was 5 years since we had to put to sleep our blind, deaf, incontinent, elderly (15+ according to her condition and according to the vet), adopted "poodle" Dolly.
She had several seizures, which were getting worse and worse. On the day we had to put her to sleep, the seizures were very frequent and lasted up to 30 min. The vet said, that she would not last for more than 24 h, which would be pretty painful for her. So we decided to end her suffering.
Well, she would probably live longer if she would not be lost in the worst possible weather, i.e. if she would have better previous owners and responsible, reputable breeder.
She had several seizures, which were getting worse and worse. On the day we had to put her to sleep, the seizures were very frequent and lasted up to 30 min. The vet said, that she would not last for more than 24 h, which would be pretty painful for her. So we decided to end her suffering.
Well, she would probably live longer if she would not be lost in the worst possible weather, i.e. if she would have better previous owners and responsible, reputable breeder.
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Few words about Dolly: She was found on February 2009 glued to the ice in a snow storm. Kind people freed her, took her in, gave her the basic treatment, called the local kill shelter, where they were planning to kill her. So the rescuers decided not to send her to her certain death, but were trying by themselves to find hers previous owners via media. Because nobody wanted her back, she came to a foster home to us on 19. 02. 2009. Due to her age it was impossible to find her any home (well, she would not go to any home, but to a good one, but there were absolutely no calls for her of any kind), so she stayed.
She did not have a microchip, not a tattoo number. So she was not a pedigree dog. It was also obvious that she was used as a puppy factory, and that she felt really good in a poodle company. It was pretty clear that she lived among several poodles. We presume that all were abused for money. Since Dolly was useless as a puppy factory, there was nobody looking for her. First days at our place we had to clean her bottoms, because it was full of her solidified poop and she could not poop because of it (her rescuers did also try to help her and did really their best). Her hair was in a very bad shape, which got better on her back, but not on her legs, because she was constantly peeing herself. We had to bath her up to 3 times a day with a shampoo to remove the smelly pee from her. Because she was deaf and almost completely blind, we could not teach her a lot, but she learned how to behave, how to sit, how to lie down, how to behave on walks. We only had to take care, that she did not find any manure or rotten food, because her nose still worked perfectly and she just loved to eat anything. We took her along almost everywhere, also to dog school with puppy Gea, but just as a company. |
Sweet memories: Dolly liked to beg for food when we had a meal. She touched our legs with her paws. And she did not stop until she got sth from the table. At the beginning this was the only interaction between her and us, where she wanted the interaction. With food we taught her basics in nice behaviour, for the sit and down (she lay down only onto a blanket). Then we ignored the begging at the meal time, because it was annoying. But ignoring did not help much, so we had to put our legs onto the chairs for a longer period and finally the begging at the table stopped and she just waited calmly like all our other dogs, because she realized that at the end she is rewarded for behaving nice.
On the walks we let her beg for food by climbing up our legs, so that also she had to do sth for a treat, i.e. nothing is for free. 
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Our new "business" cards
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Daisy and Dylan work in the raspberries plantation
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Daisy and Dylan are helping in the raspberry "plantation" to scare off the birds, which are doing damage in the plantation.
We did the experiment 1st with Daisy. She learned fast and results were positive, so we taught also Dylan how we want him to scare the birds off. Now, when 2 dogs are working at the same time, with no special schedule, there are less birds than in the beginning. |
Heidi's 5th Birthday
On 29. 07. 2014 Heidi celebrated her 5th Birthday.
She is a very steady, calm, obedient, nice and friendly girl, who likes to cuddle, run freely and have fun with her doggy house-mates. She is a completely unique dog which we really adore.
Till now she passed several exams: BBH, RO1, Brugsporve, PNZ, LP-R, TP-R, Markrpove B.
She got also many conformation titles: J. Ch Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Monte Negro, Ch Slovenia, Croatia, European Junior Winner 2010, Club junior winner 2010.
Hopefully she will finish C.I.B. and C.I.E. this year.
She is a very steady, calm, obedient, nice and friendly girl, who likes to cuddle, run freely and have fun with her doggy house-mates. She is a completely unique dog which we really adore.
Till now she passed several exams: BBH, RO1, Brugsporve, PNZ, LP-R, TP-R, Markrpove B.
She got also many conformation titles: J. Ch Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Monte Negro, Ch Slovenia, Croatia, European Junior Winner 2010, Club junior winner 2010.
Hopefully she will finish C.I.B. and C.I.E. this year.
Logo for the stamp
We finally finished silhouette-pictionary style of our logo for the stamp.
The black dog is our curly coated retriever Heidi, the orange/red dog is our nova scotia duck tolling retriever Gea.
The black dog is our curly coated retriever Heidi, the orange/red dog is our nova scotia duck tolling retriever Gea.
Buddha's new video
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Buddha finally managed to walk our complete circular path. She did not like it very much until she found a tree with lots of nuts under it. At the end she had to cool down in the muddy puddle, instead of cooling in her pool own with clean water which was just few 10 m away.
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How to take care of the curly coated retriever's coat
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At the moment our Heidi is blowing coat, so we decided to explain how to take care for the coat of the curly coat in a short home video. Instructions are in Slovene.
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Kala and her weight
Our Kala had yearly rabies vaccination, where prior to getting vaccinated the dogs get the basic vet check and are weighed. In 3 months she lost one more kg and has now 38.2 kg.
May is 12.5 years old
On 14. 08. 2014 our May celebrated 12.5 years. He is still learning new tricks with clicker training, and at the same time he is still teaching us how dogs think. And he thinks a lot, i.e. he gets more and more crazy ideas.
MEGA market 2014
On 30. and 31. 08. 2014 Dylan went with KD Grosuplje to MEGA market ("MEGA tržnica"), which was on the airport Šentvid pri Stični, where we represented the dog school.
Dylan also had some time to practice a little bit (we are improving his left turns), to show how clicker works, to walk around the market, to get to know to new dogs and cuddle with new people. He is really an awesome dog.
Dylan also had some time to practice a little bit (we are improving his left turns), to show how clicker works, to walk around the market, to get to know to new dogs and cuddle with new people. He is really an awesome dog.
Painting lessons
01. 09. 2014 Kala, Heidi and Daisy had their 1st painting lesson. They all liked wooden brush, Heidi and Kala liked also the plastic marker pen, well more Heidi than Kala.
On their 1st painting there are also few "human-made" parts, with which we tried to use social learning. However, Kala knows that after the "doing" comes the treat - and she offered herself to eat the treat.
When painting they preferred the down position on the paper - having paper vertically did not work very well.
On their 1st painting there are also few "human-made" parts, with which we tried to use social learning. However, Kala knows that after the "doing" comes the treat - and she offered herself to eat the treat.
When painting they preferred the down position on the paper - having paper vertically did not work very well.
RO Duplica 2014
On 07. 09. 2014 we participated on 1st rally obedience competition in the autumn season with Drobižek, Daisy and Kala. Also Heidi went along, but just to socialize.
Drobižek competed in RO1 for the 1st time ever, which was really clear to see from his work. At the end he was 17th with 115/150 points and 1:30 min. The judge was Miran Marš. Exercises: 27, 18, 3, 17, 5, 25, 12, 8, 29, 24, 4, 1, 16, 9, 6.
Daisy was competing and doing RO2 exam at the same time. At the end she was 4th with 154/170 points and 1:52 min. The judge was Ana Dragičević. Exercises: 29, 33, 14, 4, 41, 16, 30, 11, 25, 45, 9, 34, 2, 19, 44, 39, 23.
Kala competed in RO4 and was 6th with 166/190 points and 2:14 min. Exercises (dog is on the left at the beginning): 52, 2, 64, 22, 72, 25, 12, 30, 68, 28, 10, 8, 39, 54, 11, 5, 41, 29. Exercise 47 was down.
Drobižek competed in RO1 for the 1st time ever, which was really clear to see from his work. At the end he was 17th with 115/150 points and 1:30 min. The judge was Miran Marš. Exercises: 27, 18, 3, 17, 5, 25, 12, 8, 29, 24, 4, 1, 16, 9, 6.
Daisy was competing and doing RO2 exam at the same time. At the end she was 4th with 154/170 points and 1:52 min. The judge was Ana Dragičević. Exercises: 29, 33, 14, 4, 41, 16, 30, 11, 25, 45, 9, 34, 2, 19, 44, 39, 23.
Kala competed in RO4 and was 6th with 166/190 points and 2:14 min. Exercises (dog is on the left at the beginning): 52, 2, 64, 22, 72, 25, 12, 30, 68, 28, 10, 8, 39, 54, 11, 5, 41, 29. Exercise 47 was down.
Our dogs on packdog.com
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Permanent education for trained rally obedience personnel 2014
On 20. and 21. 09. 2014 Barbara participated on permanent education for trained rally obedience personnel. On Saturday she had help from our Gea, on Sunday from our Pretty. Photos from day 1 and 2.
LP-R CACT Gorica - Nova gorica 2014
27. 09. 2014 Heidi participated on cold game trial (LP-R CACT Gorica - Nova gorica in organization of LKD Gorica - Nova gorica, in Gojače, Slovenia) after 10 months of no retriever competition/test...
She finished with 176/184 points, 1st prize class, 2nd place and R.CACT. Now she fulfilled all the requirements to add few more letters before her name (Int. Ch, C.I.E. and C.I.B).
Read more in the blog.
She finished with 176/184 points, 1st prize class, 2nd place and R.CACT. Now she fulfilled all the requirements to add few more letters before her name (Int. Ch, C.I.E. and C.I.B).
Read more in the blog.
RO Maribor 2014
28. 09. 2014 Daisy (left) participated in RO2 class, Drobižek (in the middle) in RO1 class, and Kala (right) in RO4 class on RO Maribor 2014. It clearly was not their day because they were not concentrated as they can be. Hard to say why... well Daisy is clearly in heat, Drobižek is still chubby, but for Kala their is no excuse...
Drobižek was 18th in RO1 with 119/150 points and 2:01 min (and has shown and improvement in the work on the different ground, did for the 1st time the table like a pro, but still his work was not as good as where he trains - he also got one 0, for the exercise he knows how to do perfectly (going backwards around the handler)). His photo by Blayo San.
Daisy got three 0 (that means, she was disqualified): she got 1st 0 at the exercise with 2 jumps (there was different equipment and due to the fact, that Daisy is not yet a pro in this exercise (but is getting there), she had to check it a little bit). 2nd 0 was an easy exercise "sit-stand", where she did "sit-half stand-sit", the 3rd 0 was the seesaw, which was from the agility and she has never met it before (well, we also did not practice a lot on RO seesaw, and it was a while ago, but she was OK then - we will train again on the RO seesaw and when she will love it, we will try to train somewhere on the agility seesaw). Other exercises were OK or even perfect, but still she usually performs a lot better. Her and her aunt's (Gaya) photo by Blayo San.
Kala was 7th with 158/190 point and 2:09 min. She got two 0, which were her 1st RO4 competition 0. She got them at recall over the side high jump, where she just performed the recall (it was like she haven't even seen the jump), and with the last exercise which her handler, Barbara, switched with the exercises on the sign standing near the sign for the last exercise. Her photo by Blayo San.
Drobižek was 18th in RO1 with 119/150 points and 2:01 min (and has shown and improvement in the work on the different ground, did for the 1st time the table like a pro, but still his work was not as good as where he trains - he also got one 0, for the exercise he knows how to do perfectly (going backwards around the handler)). His photo by Blayo San.
Daisy got three 0 (that means, she was disqualified): she got 1st 0 at the exercise with 2 jumps (there was different equipment and due to the fact, that Daisy is not yet a pro in this exercise (but is getting there), she had to check it a little bit). 2nd 0 was an easy exercise "sit-stand", where she did "sit-half stand-sit", the 3rd 0 was the seesaw, which was from the agility and she has never met it before (well, we also did not practice a lot on RO seesaw, and it was a while ago, but she was OK then - we will train again on the RO seesaw and when she will love it, we will try to train somewhere on the agility seesaw). Other exercises were OK or even perfect, but still she usually performs a lot better. Her and her aunt's (Gaya) photo by Blayo San.
Kala was 7th with 158/190 point and 2:09 min. She got two 0, which were her 1st RO4 competition 0. She got them at recall over the side high jump, where she just performed the recall (it was like she haven't even seen the jump), and with the last exercise which her handler, Barbara, switched with the exercises on the sign standing near the sign for the last exercise. Her photo by Blayo San.
On this event our Daisy (right) met her aunt Gaya Angels of Baranya (left) for the 1st time. Gaya is Gea's sister (Daisy's mother) and Pretty's half-sister (Daisy's aunt). They all have the same mother, Kazi z Vlčich Luk (Daisy's grandmother).
Gaya competed in RO1 class and was at the end 2nd. Huge congratulations!
Amazing professional photo by "Blayo San" of Gaya and Daisy: here. Thank you for the photo.
Gaya competed in RO1 class and was at the end 2nd. Huge congratulations!
Amazing professional photo by "Blayo San" of Gaya and Daisy: here. Thank you for the photo.
Drobižek's 6th Birthday
Our Drobižek (and Marjetica, Snoopy, Bučko/Bobi, Lenko/Lenc) are celebrating 6 years today.
They were found in a dumpster, where they were heard by are kind lady. In agreement with animal welfare organization and our vet we took them in, brought them up and found them homes. Because Drobižek's new home was not as good as it was supposed to be, we took him back with his 7 months. Because of his "beauty", nobody wanted to adopt him. So he stayed.
Happy Birthday to the whole dumpster litter!
They were found in a dumpster, where they were heard by are kind lady. In agreement with animal welfare organization and our vet we took them in, brought them up and found them homes. Because Drobižek's new home was not as good as it was supposed to be, we took him back with his 7 months. Because of his "beauty", nobody wanted to adopt him. So he stayed.
Happy Birthday to the whole dumpster litter!
Our new tracking videos
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Jakob's days
On 08. 10. 2014 it was 6 years since Jakob was stolen by a "neighbour" who is also a hunter and has killed several dogs before.
The "neighbour" did not return nor release our Jakob, but has hold him until next day, 09. 10. 2008, when he drove him in the twilight into the woods, where we were also looking for him.
A week before Jakob was stolen he learned that he has to do everything in his powers to come to the handler, who is calling him. Well, he also passed a test to enter into the dog therapy waters a few days before he was taken away from us. He was supposed to start the course in few days.
So after he heard Barbara calling his name for 2 times, he barked. After the bark there was a gun shot and nothing else. We waited for the man to come out of the forest, and he did (H8 424). But we waited for another one, because we could not imagine that our "neighbour" could be such an evil. Nobody else came out for the whole night. And there is still only one way from the forest by car.
We will also never forget how our May went crazy while waiting in our car when that evil "neighbour" passed by with his car where he had our Jakob's corps or our heavily wounded Jakob.
But still, we waited for another person to come out the forest instead of going after the "neighbour".
"Neighbour" never even returned Jakob's body.
Another "neighbour", who is also a hunter, and who also killed dogs before, came to us after a week of our search for our Jakob, with help of friends and people with trained dogs (whom all we are still thankful for their time), and offered us another dog!?
Our Jakob was 1st murdered dog in this area about which police was informed and whose story went onto the web. We must have been really annoying to local community which practices, or at least practiced, murdering of own and other dogs.
However, we will never stop searching for Jakob, or at least his remainings. And we will also never stop supervising the area for dogs' safety. It will come the time, when we will catch dog murderers. We own that to Jakob and ourselves.
The "neighbour" did not return nor release our Jakob, but has hold him until next day, 09. 10. 2008, when he drove him in the twilight into the woods, where we were also looking for him.
A week before Jakob was stolen he learned that he has to do everything in his powers to come to the handler, who is calling him. Well, he also passed a test to enter into the dog therapy waters a few days before he was taken away from us. He was supposed to start the course in few days.
So after he heard Barbara calling his name for 2 times, he barked. After the bark there was a gun shot and nothing else. We waited for the man to come out of the forest, and he did (H8 424). But we waited for another one, because we could not imagine that our "neighbour" could be such an evil. Nobody else came out for the whole night. And there is still only one way from the forest by car.
We will also never forget how our May went crazy while waiting in our car when that evil "neighbour" passed by with his car where he had our Jakob's corps or our heavily wounded Jakob.
But still, we waited for another person to come out the forest instead of going after the "neighbour".
"Neighbour" never even returned Jakob's body.
Another "neighbour", who is also a hunter, and who also killed dogs before, came to us after a week of our search for our Jakob, with help of friends and people with trained dogs (whom all we are still thankful for their time), and offered us another dog!?
Our Jakob was 1st murdered dog in this area about which police was informed and whose story went onto the web. We must have been really annoying to local community which practices, or at least practiced, murdering of own and other dogs.
However, we will never stop searching for Jakob, or at least his remainings. And we will also never stop supervising the area for dogs' safety. It will come the time, when we will catch dog murderers. We own that to Jakob and ourselves.
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Few words about Jakob: he was found abandoned and was meant to go to the animal shelter. As Tomaž worked in the shelter, we adopted Jakob even before he reached the shelter. He was about 3 months old and had several major man-made phobics. We had put a lot of our time, work and also money into him, and it was worth every penny and every second. He passed BBH with 97/100 with Justina 2 months before we was stolen, he also helped Barbara to pass BBH 3 days before he was stolen. He was training tracking with Barbara for few months before he was stolen. He passed the test to enter the course to become therapy dog with Justina 4 days before he was stolen. Even more, before he was stolen he was few months all phobics free. It was not hard to catch obedient, well trained dog, that was meant to work with strange people.
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Sweet memories: Jakob loved all the babies, from dogs to cats... He adopted everyone. Few months old Kala was also his adopted baby, which he protected and was always near her. She could not move without him following her. He was a really good baby-sitter.
Animal welfare organization "Dom za vse pse"
We are absolutely delighted that from October 2014 we have in Slovenia a new animal welfare organization "Dom za vse pse" ("Home for all dogs") that will focus mainly on finding new good homes for dogs that ended in Slovene shelters.
We are doing our best that our animals will never end up in a shelter, but there are dogs that do not have such a fortune. So if you are thinking about adopting, check their fb page and the forum, think twice and adopt with 100 % responsibility.
You can also find us on the forum and are welcome to join.
We are doing our best that our animals will never end up in a shelter, but there are dogs that do not have such a fortune. So if you are thinking about adopting, check their fb page and the forum, think twice and adopt with 100 % responsibility.
You can also find us on the forum and are welcome to join.
Živalovarstvena organizacija "Dom za vse pse" (Slo)
V Sloveniji je oktobra 2014 nastala prva živalovarstvena organizacija, katere žarišče je predvsem iskanje novih domov psom iz slovenskih zavetišč, kjer imajo psi plačano bivanje le 30 dni. Po teh 30 dneh so žal prepuščeni milosti lastnika zavetišča, ki jih lahko na 31. dan uspava. Sicer je v Sloveniji že kar nekaj humanih zavetišč, ki ne evtanazirajo brez potrebe, a žal še ne vsa.
Če razmišljate o psu in vam je vseeno glede rodovnikov, potem pokukajte tudi na forum in fb stran "Dom za vse pse", se prepričajte, če je ogledani kuža res za vas in vi za njega, premislite še enkrat, in potem posvojite in tako vsaj za enega psa zmanjšajte zavetiško problematiko psov pri nas.
Tudi nas lahko najdete na forumu, kjer ste dobrodošli k včlanitvi.
Če razmišljate o psu in vam je vseeno glede rodovnikov, potem pokukajte tudi na forum in fb stran "Dom za vse pse", se prepričajte, če je ogledani kuža res za vas in vi za njega, premislite še enkrat, in potem posvojite in tako vsaj za enega psa zmanjšajte zavetiško problematiko psov pri nas.
Tudi nas lahko najdete na forumu, kjer ste dobrodošli k včlanitvi.
Calenders 2015
This year we prepared 2 different calenders. 1st is with all our dogs and their birthdays, 2nd with D-litter tollers with parents with a marked birthday of the litter. Last is for the D-litter's puppies' and D-litter's father's owners.
Both were printed for the test and are looking nice.
3 photos are property of D-litter's puppies' and father's owners.
Both were printed for the test and are looking nice.
3 photos are property of D-litter's puppies' and father's owners.
Our 1st postcards
We designed our 1st postcards for D-litter's 2nd birthday. They were sent 1 week in advance in hope, that they will reach the receivers in time.
3 photos are property of D-litter's puppies' and father's owners.
3 photos are property of D-litter's puppies' and father's owners.
Saki's health
On 17. 10. 2014 our mix dog Saki had another seizure (not like epilepsy), a "mild" one. It was a really long time without any problems. This fit happened soon after a short and very fast running walk. She got better in few minutes, but these things never look nice.
Two days before the fit we noticed a small hairless spot on the leg (not a ringworm), and in the evening we noticed a strange decolouration on the nose, which was more visible the next day. On the day of the seizure it got even bigger and more obvious.
As long as we know her she has itching problems on her belly and on her back. Although vets said it could be allergy to food, we could not find any relation with food and her itchiness. Bath with Plivasept helps, but has no long-term effect.
Itchiness, strange seizures, hairless spots on the legs and decolouration of the nose do not fit the description of a healthy dog, i.e. our Saki really breaks down the prejudice about how mutts are the healthiest dogs on the world.
At the moment the suspect is Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE), autoimmune diseases.
Two days before the fit we noticed a small hairless spot on the leg (not a ringworm), and in the evening we noticed a strange decolouration on the nose, which was more visible the next day. On the day of the seizure it got even bigger and more obvious.
As long as we know her she has itching problems on her belly and on her back. Although vets said it could be allergy to food, we could not find any relation with food and her itchiness. Bath with Plivasept helps, but has no long-term effect.
Itchiness, strange seizures, hairless spots on the legs and decolouration of the nose do not fit the description of a healthy dog, i.e. our Saki really breaks down the prejudice about how mutts are the healthiest dogs on the world.
At the moment the suspect is Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE), autoimmune diseases.
Eurobreeder.com
We joined the community Eurobreeder.com on 21. 10. 2014 with our CCR and NSDTR.
D-litter's 2nd Birthday
Our 1st litter and 1st Slovene toller litter celebrated on 22. 10. 2014 their 2nd birthday.
We are thankful to all D-litter's father's (Orion's) owners, parents and friends for all the help in creating this smart and energetic litter.
We are thankful also to all marvelous D-litter's owners for all the good work with "our" dogs. We wish you many more happy moments and successful years with them.
We are thankful to all D-litter's father's (Orion's) owners, parents and friends for all the help in creating this smart and energetic litter.
We are thankful also to all marvelous D-litter's owners for all the good work with "our" dogs. We wish you many more happy moments and successful years with them.
May's new hairstyle
May is getting a new haircut. His hind legs and forechest still need one more seanse, after that he will get one more look on the whole haircut and hopefully it will be done before the winter.
As he never liked to be groomed, we are now mainly using "comb-scisors", to make the grooming, as he is an oldie, more pleasurable. It takes much more time, but the results are fine.
As he never liked to be groomed, we are now mainly using "comb-scisors", to make the grooming, as he is an oldie, more pleasurable. It takes much more time, but the results are fine.
Dusty and Gea
Dusty had one of his nails injured in the way it had to be removed. The nail will grow back in time, till then he will have to be more cautious. Gea got the pain in the hind legs, so we massaged her and reduced the latest much more difficult walks with which we tried to bring all our dogs into even better physical shape and to help loosing weight to few of them (Gea, Pretty, Drobižek, Dusty). Gea got glukozamin at the vet (Gea became after neutering chubby and the weight could do damage on the hind legs), but the pain went away after few days of taking pills and massaging Gea's legs. So it really might had been some hit on our latest walks which were up highly inclined slope with full of rocks.
Tribute to May
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Our May is now more than 12.8 years old and doing great for his age and size. He does have some elderly problems, but nothing dramatic. He still sees and hears well, at least things he likes.
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Heidi's tricks
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We recorded few of Heidi's useful tricks like gently taking the hat of any shape off, taking the gloves off, taking the sweater off and closing the door.
Curlies can really be good assistant dogs as long as the trainer know that he can not train the dog, but has to help you to train your assistant dog in training. |
Pretty's conformation video
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We recorded few videos of our Pretty. Here is the 1st movie among the sequence of several. This one is focused mainly on her conformation while trotting.
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Dogtrek Velika planina 2014
On 29. 11. 2014 we participated with Heidi and Kala on Dogtrek Velika Planina 2014 among ladies, shorter distance. Our girls were 2nd (sharing 2nd place with a Labrador girl Heba; 1st was Hungarian Vizsla boy Tege - congratulations to all).
Our final placement in Dogtrek cup 2014 was 3rd place.
There is article about the competition from the organizers and few photos from the trail by Nika Četrtič.
Our final placement in Dogtrek cup 2014 was 3rd place.
There is article about the competition from the organizers and few photos from the trail by Nika Četrtič.
After Christmas hike to Lisec
On 26. 12. 2014 Heidi, Kala, Drobižek, Daisy, Dusty and Dylan reached the top of the peak Lisec (the nearest biggest "hill"). This was the 1st time for Dusty, Dylan and Daisy. It was also the longest walk for our D-litter "puppies".
Winter hike from Rdeči Kal to Ostri vrh
Gea and Pretty went on 26. 12. 2014 to a "massive" hike to Ostri vrh in organisation of Mountaineering society Trebnje. There were around 400 people and just 5 dogs: our 2 tollers, 1 labrador, 1 dog looking like a labrador and 1 one year old newfoundland without heavy lips... (like our May) and with numerous amount of energy (like our May when he was young). Looks like the "healthy-looking" type of the newfoundland with much less saliva all around his face is not extinct, but is just very hard to find these days - this newfoundland was bought in Slovenia. So maybe one day, we will get another newfoundland, without heavy lips and full of energy... the "working line" of a newfoundland.
At the end we went to visit a friend, which has deer that none of our toller girls even tried to chase (but they never had before). They behaved like ladies. This was a really good training for hunting tests and for life.
On the way back there were hardly any people from the mass of people, so both girls were off leash, but as always were very close.
At the end we went to visit a friend, which has deer that none of our toller girls even tried to chase (but they never had before). They behaved like ladies. This was a really good training for hunting tests and for life.
On the way back there were hardly any people from the mass of people, so both girls were off leash, but as always were very close.
The last walk in 2014
Before the end of the year we had a nice sunny walk in the snow. From left to right: Dylan, Pretty, Saki, Kala, Heidi (behind Kala), Gea, Daisy (behind Gea), Drobižek and Dusty. May, our oldie, was waiting on warm at home.
L-litter's father will be Dingo
foto: yulia titovets
We proudly present the father of the L-litter: J. Ch Russia, Ch Russia, Slovenia Delongstar Diamond Dream aka. Dingo, the 1st toller that finished Ch. Slovenia. He lives in UK, competes all over the Europe in conformation, agility and hunting-retriever tests. He had 1 lovely litter in Netherlands in 2014.
The breeding between Pretty and Dingo will accur in February 2015, the litter will be born in April 2015.
The breeding between Pretty and Dingo will accur in February 2015, the litter will be born in April 2015.
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foto: yulia titovets
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Dingo's owner about Dingo:"Dingo is a gorgeous compact versatile dark red Toller, with amazing temperament which allows us to participate in a huge variety of activities including confirmation shows, obedience, agility, heelwork to music, and gundog trials too. Dingo has been successfully shown around Europe, gained his Russian and Slovenian champion titles by the age of 3 years old, opened International (C.I.E. and C.I.B.), French, Croatian and Austrian champion titles, shown at Crufts for 3 consecutive years and is now qualified for Crufts for life. Dingo is the first and only Toller to gain the Slovenian champion title currently. He is a very easy going dog, ready to work any minute but also has an 'off' switch for quiet time at home. Dingo gained his working certificate on the cold game in Russia in Summer 2014 and is really enjoying his gundog work."
best wishes to all for 2015
