01/09/2026
It is with a broken heart that I need to let all my followers know that I lost my boy Indy last week on the 26/8/26 at 13 years and 8 months. I never thought that a dog could change your life so much. I thought I would be teaching him but he ended up teaching me.
I devoted my life to training him and was always there for him when and if he needed me. It was challenging but so rewarding. I wanted to do Agility, Frisbee or Dog Dancing with him but in the end he was just happy playing. I let him tell me what he wanted to do and never wanted to force him to do anything.
I put a lot of time into him not pulling me on leash sometimes thinking he was never going to get it but it paid off when my wife started taking him a walk and they both came back happy and smiling and their own special bond blossomed.
I constantly worked on his recall every chance I had and again it paid off so he got his freedom when in an area when could be let off. His favourite place was a old quarry that was being turned into a wooded area 2 minutes from our house, he was lucky as we mostly got it to ourselves for all his life. He also got his freedom on the hills and mountains and was so good to see him running up and down, about 20 times to my once.
It worked out in the end that his training was incorporated in to our play, so that became the norm and playing with him was the most rewarding and amazing thing that has ever been in my life. We both connected and were totally in the moment. When I think about some of the things he done when we played it blows my mind. He would run by me with his rope in his mouth and when I put my hand out he would let go of it as soon as I had it and then go round me and I would throw it again, so quick he was and this was a great way to challenge his speed and the coordination with his brain. I was always trying to get the balance on using up his energy and get him to work his brain. He would also try to trip me up when he was running next to me, so funny. After play we would give each other a high five and that meant game over, he would go in and I swear he would be smiling as he fell asleep.
We got into a routine where my wife would take him a walk in the quarry and I would play with him after and that satisfied his needs, A perfect life for a wee dog, we all made a great team.
Hi tricks were amazing and they were done just to keep him busy and help with bonding between us. His favourite was his paws on my feet, he made a lot of people smile when they saw him doing that one.
I realised quickly how much I had learned and thought I could maybe share the knowledge and thats why I created this page. If it wasn't for Indy we wouldn’t have helped so many dogs and owners and even rescued a few. Indy was my learning platform and I made mistakes but I chose to learn from them and never make same mistake twice. Being so smart and very sensitive to everything Indy made me always look for new ways to help him. Stopping him chasing shadows was probably the biggest challenge and took years but we got there and it was another stressful thing in his life that was gone. He trusted me and I knew that was the most important thing we had built together.
I could go on and on about how he has changed my life and I can only thank him for being the best part of it.
Thankfully I am a keen photographer and he became my favourite subject and photographs to me are memories so I have lots and lots, 13 and a half years worth.
My favourite memory is my wife and Indy sitting watching the world go by whenever we went on holiday. They created their own bond and special love which I loved watching grow.
I told him to come back as a bird and visit but think he told all his pals as our garden has had a lot of birds since he passed 🙂
Fly Indy, fly love🐾❤️
