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Help! My gundog won’t retrieve

March 4, 2015 by Pippa

Help! My gundog won’t retrieve

So, you spent a handsome sum on the best pup money could buy. He’s got the fancy name, a pedigree with more red ink than you’ve ever seen. And you did everything right.  He’s had the best food, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Retrieving, Skills, Training

Gundog breeds: The Sussex Spaniel

March 1, 2015 by Pippa

Gundog breeds: The Sussex Spaniel

Today we are adding the Sussex Spaniel to our Breed Library. The Sussex Spaniel is one of our rarest gundog breeds.   At first glance, he bears a passing resemblance to a liver coloured … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breeds

Follow my leader: How to keep your gundog puppy close

February 25, 2015 by Pippa

Follow my leader: How to keep your gundog puppy close

We all want our puppies to be bold and confident outdoors. Fortunately with appropriate opportunities to explore outdoors as puppies, most working bred spaniels have both of these attributes in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Puppies

Gundog training: How to read your dog

February 22, 2015 by Pippa

Gundog training: How to read your dog

From time to time you will hear a dog trainer say “you need to be able to read your dog” This is particularly common in gundog circles But what do they mean by ‘read’? It sounds awfully … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Principles, Training

The Switch Retrieve: a retriever training technique

February 14, 2015 by Pippa

The Switch Retrieve: a retriever training technique

Every dog is different. And every retriever loves retrieving for different reasons For some it is all about speed - the sheer joy of running Wind in your face, spine flexing, legs … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Retrieving, Skills, Training

What is force free gundog training?

February 8, 2015 by Pippa

What is force free gundog training?

Force-free dog trainers completely avoid all use of aversives. When we use the word aversives, we are not just talking about the types of physical punishment used by some traditional gundog … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Force Free, Methods, Training

Retrieving from beginner to advanced: making progress with your gundog

February 1, 2015 by Pippa

Retrieving from beginner to advanced: making progress with your gundog

Retrieving is perhaps the most popular and widely admired aspect of gundog training. It is also one of the most complicated and ‘prone to error’ processes that we teach our gun dogs. And a huge … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Retrieving, Skills, Training

Retrieving for working gundogs: order of training

January 25, 2015 by Pippa

Retrieving for working gundogs: order of training

Retriever training can seem complicated. And in some ways, it is. But I find it helps to have a clear path to follow, a plan. This helps us to make our way from one step, to the next, without … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Retrieving, Skills, Training

Operant conditioning in a nutshell for gundog trainers

January 13, 2015 by Pippa

Operant conditioning in a nutshell for gundog trainers

Operant conditioning is the process by which animals, including dogs, learn to change and modify their behaviour. There is quite a bit of confusion about this process in gundog circles.  And in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Principles, Training Tagged With: clicker training, gundog training, operant conditioning

Gundog resolutions and a Happy New Year

January 4, 2015 by Pippa

Gundog resolutions and a Happy New Year

We made it then! Here we are in 2015, and only a few weeks left of the shooting season. Sad as I will be to see the season end, I do love new beginnings The beginning of a new day, the first day … [Read more...]

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