Someone asked this question on our Facebook page the other day "Why on earth, in this day and age, do we still dock dog's tails?" When we move mainly amongst others in the gundog community, I … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2013
Stop whistle 1: whistle sit at heel
[wp_ad_camp_2]In our introduction to the stop whistle, we talked about the potentially negative nature of the stop whistle command. We also looked at different ways of rewarding the dog when he … [Read more...]
Rachael’s Journey: Joining in
Yesterday I made a start at integrating Rachael into my group of dogs for our outdoor training sessions. Up until now, she has been trained and exercised separately from the other dogs. Rachael … [Read more...]
Introduction to stop whistle training
[wp_ad_camp_2]Here it is, by popular request, a series on stop whistle training. There are several ways to teach the stop whistle, this is mine. As always you will be very welcome to add … [Read more...]