So you are ready to start training your new gundog! What equipment do you need to get you started? Whilst you can spend a lot of money on gundog training, the kit you need to get going on Grade … [Read more...]
Gundog training: where do I start?
Its all very well talking about different methods and different skills. Its all very interesting finding out about how dogs learn, and reading the different training exercises. But what many … [Read more...]
Graded Exercises
The articles in this section are those which contain practical training advice. They are grouped according to Gundog Grade. Here are the sections available so far, I'll be adding to them as we … [Read more...]
Methods and principles in gundog training
There are many different approaches to gundog training. And dog training in general has seen some major changes recently. Attitudes towards dogs have changed significantly in the last decade or … [Read more...]
Gundog Skills
This section is all about the skills that your dog will need to acquire as he makes his way through a gundog training programme. The skills are the same, no matter what training method is … [Read more...]
Building the stay: Part One
The objective of this mini-series is to teach your dog a one minute sit. This is the fourth of our Grade One milestones And is a progression of the third milestone: heel and sit. We want the … [Read more...]
A different way to spay
This is Phoebe. You’ll notice she has no bucket on her head. "So what!" You might say. Well, this photo was taken just a few hours after Phoebe was spayed. But this was a different kind … [Read more...]
Grade One: ten yard heel and sit
Missing out? Click here to get my new articles delivered to you The ten yard 'heel and sit' is the third of our Grade One training milestones. The objective of this training exercise is to … [Read more...]
Gundog skills: foundation behaviours
This article is about the behaviours that underpin gundog fieldwork These basic behaviours need to be in place so that we can build more complex and advanced behaviours on top of them. We can … [Read more...]
The foundations of obedience
Advanced gundog skills have to be build on a solid foundation of obedience. These are exactly the same skills that we expect of any obedient pet dog. And the foundation of any dog based sport or … [Read more...]
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