Books

Even though money should be pretty much sorted out in terms of my puppy fund, I'm mindful of my spending- finishing off repaying my parents for nearly $1500 worth of vet bills is a good incentive for that.

I bought a few things I really couldn't do without for the birds, along with dog and bird food and trial entry fees and that's been it for ages.

I've got a list of books and DVDs I would love to add to my library but haven't been able to justify the cost: but my new "screw reasonable" attitude means once I have enough money back in my bank account I'm going to splurge and buy two books I've had my eye on for ages- and should be really helpful.

Control Unleashed, for the moose and his specialness. And The Focused Puppy for the new pup since from what I've heard and seen of it so far, it seems to be pretty awesome and something I'd like to try out. I wanted to get the latter before I got Fletcher, but never ended up having the spare cash- but this time I'm budgeting it in as an essential.

There's a few other bits and pieces I think I'll eventually get through Clean Run, since they apparently don't exist in Australia and with the way the dollar is now, it works out cheaper anyway. I'm not one of those people that finds a trainer or system and locks into it for life, regardless of the dog I'm training or circumstances: I like to make my own ideas up, based on what works for my dogs, but I still love getting my hands on other material and taking bits and pieces from different trainers. No harm in learning.