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Puppy Gundog Training – Springador and Cocker Spaniel

Posted: February 7, 2017

Nicki with Teddy the Cocker Spaniel and Fiona with Lennon the Springador attended 1-2-1 puppy gundog lessons yesterday. Both dogs are not necessarily destined for the shooting field but both owners are keen to train them to their breed ability. […]

A Very Happy Working Springer Spaniel

Posted: February 4, 2017

This boy is so happy now! Months ago he had no purpose, ran off and chased sheep. Today he worked like a real Spaniel, listening to whistle commands, hunting and retrieving to hand.

Feeling Despondent with your Gundog Training

Posted: January 22, 2017

It’s so easy for us to have those moments when you feel everything you’ve achieved with your training is slipping back to bad habits. In reality it’s only a blip, one that was evident today with Phil and Bert the […]

Day 14 of Residential Gundog Training Harley the Springer Spaniel’s 1st Pheasant Retrieve – Part 3

Posted: January 18, 2017

Day 14 of Harley’s residential gundog training see her working on pheasant retrieves. Having purchased Harley 2 weeks ago and with her not having any training it’s important I ensure she’s confident on retrieving game for my client. Residential training […]

Importance of Consistency with Bonnie the Springer Spaniel – Gundog Training

Posted: January 8, 2017

Training any dogs requires time and commitment but when you’re training a working dog it’s important to remember the greater need for consistency. Bonnie is a 2 1/2 year old Springer that at the age of 6 months started to […]

Day 5 of Harley the Springer Spaniel Residential Training – Part 2

Posted: January 4, 2017

Following on from part 1, Harley is seen here working off lead after 5 days of residential gundog training. The initial first few days focussed on lead training with retrievals to ensure a positive success. You can see from the […]

Day 2 of Harley the Springer Spaniel Residential Training – Part 1

Posted: January 2, 2017

This is the first of many videos that will document Harley the 9 month old Springer Spaniel’s residential training programme. Harley was purchase 2 days ago after I sourced and advised on her suitability. My client brought her directly after […]

Testimonial – Gundog Training Wurly the Springer Spaniel

Posted: January 1, 2017

This is written as a genuine thank you to Damian for everything he has done for myself & Wurly and to anyone reading this wondering if they should try this type of training, do it now, don’t wait, you won’t […]

WOW!!! What an amazing lesson with Wurly the Springer Spaniel

Posted: December 6, 2016

Wurly has certainly been on a rollercoaster of a journey with some very memorable moments in his training. When I first spoke with Wurly’s owner she was thinking of re-homing him. His recall was that bad that whilst in Scotland […]

Testimonial – Residential Gundog Training a Springer Spaniel

Posted: November 21, 2016

I am writing this letter as a personal reference for Damian Barson. My husband and I first came accross Damian whilst we were looking for a trainer for our 11 month old English Springer Spaniel. It was important to us […]