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Small Training Steps Reap Big Rewards
Living up to his name, Hugo certainly thought he was the boss when I first met him with Bryn his owner. Hugo has for the last two years been a family dog doing many things you wouldn’t encourage for a […]
Gundog Training with Teddy the Cockapoo
If you believe in what you’ve achieved then you can achieve so much more. This is the situation with Teddy the Cockapoo and Nancy in their training journey. Teddy and Nancy started training with me three months ago. At the time […]
Update on Islay at 9 Months
A quick update on Islay, my 9 month old Springer Spaniel. If you’ve been following her training through my blogs you will know I am very pleased with her progress. She is a happy, enthusiastic and responsive dog due to […]
German Shorthaired Pointer Puppy Training the Tessleymoor Way
13 week old Hunter the German Shorthaired Pointer Puppy attended his second lesson last week. His first lesson was certainly an eye opener for his owners. Having never owned an HPR breed and having some mobility issues, Hunter had already […]
11 year old Amelia a star at her first gundog training lesson
It was an absolute pleasure to meet Milo the Cocker Spaniel with Amelia and her dad Mark for their first gundog training lesson. Amelia had asked her dad on the day if it’d be ok if she came along to […]
Believe and you will achieve
It can be hard to see progression with your training, especially when you are with your dog everyday. Liam with Charlie the rescue Springer Spaniel is a classic example. I first met them three months ago. Charlie has not had the […]
Cold game training with a young Springer Spaniel
Teaching your young dog to retrieve game has to be timed right. If you haven’t achieved a clean and enthusiastic delivery of a dummy/retrieve article then your dog isn’t ready. You certainly do not want your young dog mouthing the […]
Stimulate your dog mentally and physically
Gundog training is only one part of training a dog. I quantify it as the advanced level three of training. Level one is building your bond, not bribing or buying it with food. Level two is basic commands such as […]
Testimonial – Gundog Training a Rescue Springer Spaniel
I first contacted Damian after getting my 18 month old rescue Springer Spaniel Charlie. To begin with Charlie really was a wild child, and I would describe him as a loose cannon. He had known no boundaries, had spent a […]
Frank the Rescue Springer Spaniel
Frank is a rescue Springer Spaniel who lived on a barge with his previous owner. This curtailed his exercise and he had no recall, no heal work and no structure. Barbara, his new owner, is keen to have a well […]