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First Shoot Day For Islay
I was able to go on my first shoot day of the season last week. Although I am often invited on shoots by clients and friends, because of work commitments, I can’t always take advantage of these opportunities. I very […]
Update from Sam on Harry’s First Shoot
Regular readers of my blog will have been following the progress of Sam and Springer Spaniel, Harry. Sam faces more challenges than most with health concerns yet has always been completely determined to work Harry in the shooting field. Through […]
Cooper’s First Shoot – through the client’s eyes
The journey from our first lesson with Damian to Cooper’s first shoot was full of twists and turns but with an overwhelming sense of achievement and pride that: ‘we did it! and he can do it!’. Cooper is a 16-month […]
Pre-Shooting Season Cold Game Training
For a good number of my working clients it’s nearly time to take their dog into the shooting field for their first time this year. All summer they have trained hard instilling good solid foundations in readiness. Some clients set […]
The Glorious Twelfth
It’s July 12th and that can only mean one thing – there’s only one month to go until The Glorious Twelfth. Grouse shooting season starts in just four weeks – are you ready? It’s a great time to have a […]
A great time working in the snow on game retrieves
This week has certainly seen a cold spell with sub zero temperatures and snow. Of course that hasn’t stopped us training and working our dogs. It’s given us the opportunity to work as many dogs on game retrieves as possible. […]
Is your Gundog ready for the 2018 Shooting Season
As the shooting season draws nearer with the Glorious 12 being the start of fun filled months of shooting and woking our dogs it’s important to remember about preparation. Over summer many shooters will have continued to refine their shooting skills […]
First attempt at Cold Game Training for Lilly the Labrador
Lilly has been training with me for a while. Her progress has been slow, not helped by the sudden death of her sister a couple of months ago. She has had a tendency to run in and not take direction […]
A great lesson for Ozzy the Labrador on his first game retrieves.
Ozzy and Benn have come a long way from the first time I met them. Dedication, commitment and a determination to take Ozzy in the shooting field as a well behaved gundog has got Benn to where he is today. […]
Preparing for the Shooting Season with Rabbit Training
Bryn certainly has a nose for game. During today lesson we shot some game and worked on getting Bryn through cover and retrieving to hand.