Missing out? Click here to get my new articles delivered to you Teaching your dog left and right hand signals is a skill that we introduce at Gundog Grade Two You can start this exercise when … [Read more...]
Gundog training: Grade One Milestones
Missing out? Click here to get my new articles delivered to you Every dog needs to pass through a series of milestones on his way to success at Grade One. Following these milestones in a … [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...]
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...]
Grade Two Training
Grade Two (junior gun dog) is the second stage in the gundog training journey. The links below lead to training exercises and information to help you reach the Grade Two level of … [Read more...]
Grade One Training
Grade One (beginner gun dog) is the first stage in the gundog training journey. The links below lead to training exercises and information to help you reach the Grade One level of … [Read more...]
Retrieving at Grade One
Advanced retrievers can look very impressive. But everyone has to start somewhere. Let's look at the Grade One retrieve. This is the simplest retrieve in the Graded Training Scheme for … [Read more...]
Grade Two Gundog: The delivery
One of the requirements that is introduced at Grade Two, is a good delivery. Every retrieve must be properly delivered to hand. Some young gundogs will hold and deliver a dummy nicely with … [Read more...]
Gundog Grade One
Grade One (Beginner) is the very first level in the UK’s Graded Training Scheme for gundogs. The grade is awarded to students that successfully pass the Grade One Field Test. Follow this link … [Read more...]
Gundog Field Tests
What exactly are gundog Field Tests? And how do they differ from the traditional gundog tests run by the Kennel Club? The training process Field Tests are not competitions. They are tests for … [Read more...]