Testimonial – Clients Experience of his 1st Days Shooting with his Cocker Spaniel.

Below is a my clients words of his experience….

We had a great first day. Moss sat steady while Richard shot, I gave him about three retrieves during the day and he performed excellently and faultlessly. He has not quite got the idea how to carry a pheasant yet but with time i am sure he will. Delivered everything straight to hand and released it when commanded with no damage to the birds. He stopped, took directions and listened to what I wanted him to do.

When it came to beating he was excellent, turned when whistled, recalled when whistled and hunted fast and thorough. To be honest he scared the sh*t out of me with his speed and determination, something I have not seen a great deal in him as Damian can testify. We flushed a few pheasants during the day, on some he sat steady because of the thick cover he was working in. He flushed a pheasant in some very thin cover and I could tell he was ready for the chase, fortunately the bird flushed in my direction and I could step in and correct Moss!!!!

On one drive I could tell he was getting a bit hot headed as he was pushing too far towards some feeders, I recalled him and stuck him on the lead for a bit to calm down. After we passed the area i took the lead off and continued hunting him up until the end of the drive.

We did not flush a great deal but it was really an ideal day to introduce him to pheasant shooting. I still have a bit of work to do with him, particularly heel work and try to remove his drive to chase flushed pheasants in thin cover but I think this will come with experience, training and patience.

Overall one very happy and gundog owner :).  So I have to say a big thank you to Damian for his advice, patience and confidence in my ability to train Moss.

Posted: October 28, 2014