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From Narrow Boat to Open Fields
Frank is a five year old rescue Springer Spaniel, rehomed by Barbara, an experienced dog owner. She didn’t want a puppy so Frank seemed ideal and had only been in the rescue centre for a short time. However, Barbara has […]
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 […]
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 […]
6 month Springer Spaniel Snipe’s training update
You may have read my blog post on the 1st April when I met Snipe for his initial assessment. Snipe is the brother to my Islay who’s featured on many of my social media platforms. Being male Snipe is a […]
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 […]
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 […]
My Islay’s brother Snipe attends his first puppy gundog training lesson.
It was an exciting lesson today when I met Snipe, Islay’s brother for his first gundog training assessment lesson with Tim. Having purchased my puppy from my good friend and client Rob, when Tim asked for help to find a […]
Sam and Harry the Springer Spaniel
It’s been 4 months since I first met Sam for his first gundog lesson with Harry the Springer Spaniel and it’s certainly been a fun and interesting time. Sam is one very dedicated and committed person who’s determined to be […]
Testimonial – Residential Gundog Training Sasha the Springer Spaniel
We took our little springer Sasha to Damian for residential training to sort out typical adolescent problems, she came back a changed dog ( Labrador) only kidding, it’s just over a week since she’s returned, her attention span is greatly […]