http://youtu.be/WD1sLh5zWyg Last week I published an article setting out the very first steps in teaching your dog to cast back. The video above is an illustration of the set up and procedure … [Read more...]
Gundog Basic Back Cast – Step One
This is the first part of a six step basic back cast programme for beginners. Step One is a basic back cast with no distractions. Check the introduction to this series In it you can discover … [Read more...]
Hand signals for gundogs in training
Within the UK gundog training community, there are a number of hand signals that are traditionally associated with certain commands. Some of these are ‘universal’, some vary from person to … [Read more...]
Gundog Training: Why you should mix up your stop whistle drills
Missing out? Click here to get my new articles delivered to you Been practicing your stop whistle? Is your dog getting sticky on the recall? Is he sluggish on the retrieve, or dragging his … [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...]
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...]
Teaching your gundog permanent blinds: Part Three
This is the third part of the training permanent blinds mini series. In Part Two we established some permanent blinds, and lengthened them out a little. We also introduced your gundog to several … [Read more...]
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