"WILLY'S AND BITTI'S DIARY"

16. - 18.6.2006

SUMMER CAMP 1

 

 
Fri 16. - Sun 18.6. kooikkerileiri
Our family packed caravan trailer. We started our trip Friday at noon. Our aim was kooikerhondje's summer camp at Rymättylä. The camp was hold at holiday village Lomahyppäys. Training sessions were arranged by Rymättylä's Koirataito.

Willy: "There were very hot weather. We were well in time. So we had opportunity to choose good place for our caravan trailer. Master was totally dripping of sweat before the trailer and tent were set up. Most of families stayed overnight at cottages. One family had arrived with their mobile home.

At afternoon there were a common walking tour. Our guide told to two legged where were sauna, restaurant etc. We four legged got familiar to each other. There were many new smells on the air.

After the walking tour there were evening meal: sausages and pancakes. There were also a lesson of "feeding of dogs" and "home made food for dogs". I and Bitti stayed in our trailer.

 
 
Saturday-morning started agility training. I and my mistress got new information and help for being better in this event. Master and Bitti were with us as auditors. There were still very hot, but I love so much agility, that weather didn't bother me. Mistress told, that we got good advices.
 

 

Bitti: "I watched Willy's training beside the field. I will learn this sport soon. I think that I will be much better in agility than Willy. He run so fast and don't listen what Anitta say. 

 

 

I selected a shadow place for my naps.

 
After the training session dogs were left to rest and two legged got lunch. There were traditional insular-lunch: herring and new potatoes.

Willy: "After the lunch agility training continued. Trainer had good memory. She remembered what we have done at morning. On the new course she gave suitable advices for every dog. After this session we rested a short time. Then two legged had coffee time beside the field."

 
Bitti: "In evening there were duck retrieval training. Willy has dicided that he will not go to the sea. I was not afraid of water .
 

 

 

I watched carefully, what older kooikerhondjes did. 

 

 

 

Then was my turn to got familiar to the "duck".... 

What is this. It smells like a bird. 

It was not a bird. Only wings were strapped to a floeating dummy.

 

 

Hey, what I should do with this?

 

 

Oh, you throw it to hte sea and I bring it back...

 
 
I did it! Master said that I was youngest gundog at the camp.
 
Willy: "I hate water! It was cold and make my coat wet. I will not put my paws to the water. 

We trained with a wing on the solid soil :-) Mistress asked me to took it to my mouth. Also she asked me to retrieve it. Ugh! I was not interested of slimy wing.

 

I have done almost all things what my mistress has invented, but also I have my limits. This was something what I will not do. 

 

 

After a very hot day dogs slept side by side.

Tired dogs stay at trailer, while mistress and master went to the sauna and grilled sausages. Sauna was warm, but shower was ice cold!

 
Willy: "Sunday was even hotter than Saturday. Now there were obedience training. Bitti and master rested at trailer. I haven't earlier trained obedience. Oh, I have sit and followed mistress beside her.

Mistress has put us to the beginner group. I was Ok to me. There we had following, sittin and lay down trains. I did all well.

After that there were poisoned (not actually) tit bits. Mistress watched me carefully. I was very nice and didn't take any "poisoned tit bits". All dogs were not so obedient than me! I think that Bitti (if he has been here) rushed to eat all poisoned food.

During this training one of my puppies, Namu, has arrived beside the field. They like to see Bitti. I wonder why. What special Bitti has done. They told, that Namu is Bitti's sister, so what!"

 

 

Bitti: "We played a little with master while Willy was training. Then we rested.

When mistress adn Willy came back, there came also my sister Namu"

 

 

 

Willy: "I left puppies to play with each other."

 

 

Bitti: "After first greetings we watched more colsely each other.

 

 

Then we started tag- and wrestling-games.

It was pity, that Namu's master has to went to his work so soon."

 

Willy: "On the afternoon there were camp competitions. It was called "thousands skills track". There were many tasks. Dog which had biggest total points was winner.

First there were agility race. There we must did tube and jump in turns. There were one minute time. We got one point of each obstacles.

 

 

I started with full speed. 

 

I rushed to the tube and liked it so much that I did it again and again. I didn't listen when mistress asked me to jump. So we got only two points."

 
Bitti: "I watched older dogs training sessions all weekend. So I was happy when my master told that I can also take part to this race. They told that I was a dark horse. However I didn't see any horse.

They have made the jump more lower for me.

 
Where my master is?

I found him at the other end of tube.

Did I something wrong?"

 
Willy: "Next race was treasure hunting. Into the hich grass was hide 5 objects. We had one minute time to find those.  

I didn't invented at once what I was expected to do. Then I found yesterday training's wing. Mistress found two sticks.

Master didn't start with Bitti to this race at all. The grass was so long, that Bitti couldn't see anything.

 

YUM, YUM, YUM...
Next race was wonderful: sausage eating race! There were plates at row and sausage bit onver every plate. I ran so fast that I missed one plate. So I had to turn back.  I got little extra time due that longer distance."

 

Bitti: "Yeah, again race which was suitable for me. I wonder what I should do...

 

 

My master show a sausage bit over the plate. Yum, I licked the plate totally clean. It took quite much time. Why master commanded me to continue... 

 

 

OH
Here were again a plate...

....and there third...

...much more. Now I got the idea and run to the plate after a plate.
During return trip, I checked the plates again."

 

Willy: "There were so many competitors, that some races were dropped away.

Final part was sitting. Dog and owner should be one minute on the carpet without changing position. Stroking was allowed. I didn't know why this should be difficult. Oh, Bitit is a rascal, I thought that he cannot manage this."

  

Bitti: "Heh, my master stoked me. I surprised everyone and sit nice one minute."

 
Willy: "After these races I and Bitti rested at trailer. Master and mistress ate at head building. Then we packed our stuff and drove to our home. Our mistress planned what we should do at home before next trip, which will start after a few days."

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