Gundogs are by far the most popular companion dogs in the United Kingdom. There were 90,000 gundogs registered with the KC in 2012. Over a third of these were Labrador retrievers. The gundog … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2013
Getting into shooting
Many people simply have no contacts at all in the shooting world, but would still love to have a go at this exciting sport. The shooting community is a close-knit one, and to an outsider, it can … [Read more...]
Helping out on a shoot
A whole team of people is involved in putting on a day’s shooting. The beaters, the pickers up, and on larger shoots, loaders. Then there is the gamekeeper, on large shoots several … [Read more...]
Getting started with picking up
Missing out? Click here to get my new articles delivered to you Many people that have a young, newly trained gundog are interested in having a go at picking-up But what does picking-up actually … [Read more...]
Stop whistle 3: whistle stop at a distance
Training a long distance whistle stop is a very satisfying experience. We began in Part One by teaching the dog to sit to a whistle cue at a very basic level. There were no distractions, and … [Read more...]