Gundog Training Forum

Thanks for the responses really appreciate it. I have since done some research and spoke to a trainer / behaviourist who i think will be a great fit training me and the dog starting with an assesment and sessions from tuesday. Hopefully they will guide us on the issue and he will return him back to ...

I have a four year old working cocker. Great dog works really well and with reading topics on here and videos/ books im extremely proud of my efforts training him. I am however having problems with him and other dogs, hes always been overly interested with other dogs but with training he will largel...

Yeah he was in the brambles.. however hes been in some really thick stuff on the Moore's and not had issues the spots only ever come from the last shoot... He doesn't seem to bothered when in the crate and house just out on the grass and that during the day? Im thinking of maybe giving him a nice ge...

Hi guys Got a young cocker (18month) just in the middle of his first season and doing great! Some great content and tips from here last shoot my pup got himself in some nettles he was agitated and sore post shoot and a day later had some spots/ blisters appear on the inside of his legs and around hi...

thanks some great advice here really apreciate it..,. when doing the retrieves im normally sat on the floor with him and do try and make as fun as possible. i think like your all advising d with a mixture of his new teeh coming in and a bit of a rest ill retry later and try and make it a bit more pl...

thanks for the welcome, and thanks for reposting this for me. i wont lie im terrible with computers and forums.

really aprreciate the advice ill leave him to it and make sure we have plenty of fun for a bit and then revisit it.

thankyou

Evening all, hope everyone is well. My name is Olly im new on here too, picked up a cocker about 10 weeks ago (age 20 weeks now) with the purpose of training him for a small rough shoot I am part of. He seems extremely bright and very very confident. Training seems to be going ok, has his basics in ...

hi guys,

im new as well just thought id jump on this. Attempting to train my first working dog (cocker) for a small rough shoot that I am apart of. seems a great place for information and already finiding some really good bits to help!