Spring is really here, and my world is beginning to dry out at last. I can now step on to the farm without sinking up to my armpits in mud And I am so pleased to be able to drive across the … [Read more...]
Gundog skills: Why Straight Lines Matter
The value of ’straight lines’ in a retrieving dog, was questioned on the forum recently. This is an argument that comes up quite frequently in gundoggy circles. People usually make very good … [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...]
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...]
Establishing the retrieve
How you go about establishing a retrieve in your gundog, will depend on your starting point. If you are lucky enough to be starting with a puppy, you will need to work through the stages in the … [Read more...]
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