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Gundog Training Teddy the Cockapoo
If you believe in yourself and work hard anything can be achieved. This is proved with Nancy and Teddy the Cockapoo. When I first met Teddy he was a defiant, dominant dog that would run rings around his owner. You […]
Gundog Training 1 year old Lexi the Labrador
This beautiful young Labrador attended her first gundog training lesson today. Most of her training has been self taught through reading and watching videos. As it’s her owner’s intention to work Lexi on a shoot, it’s important she’s well trained. […]
When to start training with a dummy launcher
When is a good time to start training your working dog to the sound of the gun, dummer launcher and starting pistol? There is no text book rule that says when you should introduce your dogs to the sound of […]
The importance of homework
If you’re looking for success in your dog training, it’s very important that you do your dog training homework. Poppy’s owner, 13 year old Amber, hadn’t been doing her homework and this reflected in their last lesson. Owning a Springer […]
Patience is the key to success
No matter how headstrong you think your dog is, anything can be achieved with work and patience. Loui the Sprocker is certainly a character and throughout his training he’s pushed Mathew to the limit. This hasn’t been easy for him […]
Listen, stay calm and you’ll see the rewards
Dexter is a two year old Labrador that I recently wrote about on our sister blog (Read More). At the time of that blog post, Dexter was on his second lesson with me. He was a very defiant dog. Not […]
Live game retreival training with Harry the Springer Spaniel
All the patience, consistency and time training Harry paid off today. Harry worked well hunting with live game retrieval in the field. He produced an amazing delivery to hand of a hen pheasant. The relationship Sam and Harry has is […]
Hard work and dedication yields results
Hard work and dedication show that anything can be achieved. Riley started training in April 2018 at the age of 13 months. He was excessively pulling on the lead, running off especially to other dogs, jumping up at people, also sleeping […]
Testimonial- Residential training 10 month Springer Spaniel
Damian I would like to give you my sincere thanks for all the time and effort you have put into Salen. As you know I have already had Callie the Dam to her into you for residential previously and also […]
3 year old Oscar training with Grandma.
I I’ve been training Kimi for a while now. He belongs to the owners of Honeywell’s, my local farm shop where I am a frequent visitor. This week, Susan also brought along junior dog handler, Oscar, for the lesson. […]