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Our Golden Retrievers
Welcome to our blog This is where we’ll post about the Golden Retrievers aka Swamp Collies we’ve had over the years and indeed still have
How Did It All Start?
Ben was our first Golden Retriever and kicked of our love affair with the breed. The story around Ben is something of a sad one
Blog Posts From Our Visistors
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Dogs With Sensitive Stomachs – What Can You Do?
Ok so what do I actually mean by the phrase “Dogs With Sensitive Stomachs”? – it’s dogs whose bowl movements can often be very loose
Stories About Our Various Dogs
This is where we will be posting the stories about our dogs that we’ve accumulated over the years.
Ben Our First Golden Retriever
Ben was our first Golden Retriever and our journey with this breed began back in 1989. As mentioned before there is a sad element to
Bracken Our Only Non Golden Retriever
Less than a year after we said farewell to Ben our first dog we decided it was time to have another. We decided to see
Fern Our Second Golden Retriever
Fern was our second Golden Retriever and the first to come from the breeder Maggie who we had become friendly with. After saying farewell to
Barley Our Third Golden Retriever
It wasn’t long after getting Fern that we were suddenly presented with an opportunity to have a second Golden Retriever! Maggie our breeder friend had
Jane Our Fourth Golden Retriever
Our gentle Golden Retriever Jane was such a sweet girl. She was a big strong dog but so gentle in her actions and nature. She
Mica Our Fifth Golden Retriever
Mica our fifth Golden Retriever was another dog that came to us from Maggie. We got her a few months before we had to sadly
Ember Our Sixth Golden Retriever
So now we come to our Swamp Collie Ember. Ember is one of the two Golden Retrievers we currently have and is the daughter of
Chip And Pin
OK not quite Chip and Pin but hopefully it caught your attention! It’s really about Dog Microchip and ID Tag requirements. In this post we’re
Sticks and Bones Shoes and Chews
Dogs love to chew stuff no surprise there for anyone who’s had dogs. What they will try to chew pretty much has no boundaries as
Dogs In Old Age
Just like ourselves as dogs move in to old age they start to slow down and things don’t work as well as they used to!
Ben Didn’t Always Get It Right!
Of all the dogs and in particular Golden Retrievers aka Swamp Collies that we’ve had Ben was, by a long shot, the most capable when
Barley A Golden Retriever With Freestyle Diving Talent!
Barley our third Golden Retriever was a true water baby but, we never knew she had freestyle high diving talents till one day in the
Barley the flying Golden Retriever
Another one of Barleys spectacular performances ‘the flying Golden Retriever‘ also occurred when we were on holiday with the dogs in the Cairngorms. We were
Our Golden Retriever Gets Stoned!
Yes you read it correctly our Golden Retriever Mica on two occasions was stoned! A stoned dog? Well we will never know for sure if
Things You Really Don’t Want Your Dog Eating!
There are many things around that are toxic or poisonous to dogs do you know what they all are? In the wild animals learn from
Well Socialised and Well Trained Dogs
Well socialised and trained dogs – is that your dog? We’ve all seen it happen and in truth if your a dog owner you’ll have
Train Your Dog To The Whistle
Why would you want to be training your dog to the whistle and how do you do it? If your like us and like to
Boris the pub dog!
Boris the pub dog – 8 year old spoilt black Labrador! Boris likes muddy puddles, tennis balls, long walks and most of all… FOOD!! Charlie
What Can We Say About Bracken!
Bracken the Rescue Dog was lovely. Great looks, fabulous coat, bags of energy and personality. To say the early weeks and months with Bracken were
Positive Reinforcement Training For Dogs
This picture of Fern though not great quality, captured her intense concentration whilst I was doing some positive reinforcement training with her. She knew that
Grooming Your Dog
If your dog are anything like ours then grooming time is a ‘bring it on…more, more, more‘ event! I only need to open the drawer
An Update On Mica Our Fifth Golden Retriever
Well just WOW! When I created the original post about Mica she was in her twelfth year. Now she has just turned 14 and is
