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What does ‘punishment’ mean to a clicker gundog trainer

June 30, 2015 by Pippa

What does ‘punishment’  mean to a clicker gundog trainer

[wp_ad_camp_2]To most of us,  the word punishment means something pretty horrible. And often painful. But to a clicker trainer, punishment has a much more specific meaning. 'Punishment’ to a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Principles, Training Tagged With: clicker training, punishment dog training

Classical conditioning in a nutshell for gundog trainers

April 20, 2015 by Pippa

Classical conditioning in a nutshell for gundog trainers

Made famous by Pavlov's dogs,  classical conditioning is the process whereby two events become so closely associated that one predicts the other. This article is part of a series on clicker … [Read more...]

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

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...]

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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

What is a Positive Gundog?

November 10, 2014 by Pippa

What is a Positive Gundog?

At the end of June this year I started a Facebook Group called Positive Gundogs. In just over four months we have been joined by over 1300 members. The aim of the group is to support and … [Read more...]

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6 myths and the truth about food in gundog training

October 29, 2014 by Pippa

6 myths and the truth about food in gundog training

Most modern dog trainers use food in training. Yet the antipathy towards the use of food in gundog training circles persists. This article is about busting some of the myths that surround the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Force Free, Principles, Training

The pet gundog

May 18, 2014 by Pippa

The pet gundog

The gundog breeds are some of the most popular pets in the world. The gundog group itself is the most numerous group of registered pedigree dogs in the UK Yet the vast majority of gundogs are … [Read more...]

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Gundog skills: Why Straight Lines Matter

April 20, 2014 by Pippa

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...]

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Methods and principles in gundog training

April 2, 2014 by Pippa

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...]

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Why you cannot train your gundog alone

January 1, 2014 by Pippa

Why you cannot train your gundog alone

A lot of people rather like the ‘solitary’ nature of gundog training They like being at one with nature, and just the dog for company. This is all very well,  but some gundog owners get into … [Read more...]

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