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by Kevburt
Mon May 18, 2026 5:13 am
Forum: General/Other
Topic: Scottish based ftch ESS,s
Replies: 15
Views: 40926

Re: Scottish based ftch ESS,s

Can anyone put me in contact with Eddie Scott. Please.
Need help training my spaniel

Kevin
by Kevburt
Wed Aug 20, 2025 1:49 pm
Forum: Training Gundogs
Topic: Advice please on pup
Replies: 6
Views: 8175

Re: Advice please on pup

There's a million scenarios here and its up to you to analyses them and then read your dog. If he isnt interested in the ball retrieving wise, stop doing it in the field. Keep that for the kennel and extend to the back garden and build on it. Why dont you pre plant some balls (or a puppy dummy,tedd...
by Kevburt
Wed Aug 20, 2025 1:47 pm
Forum: Training Gundogs
Topic: Another question on blinds
Replies: 15
Views: 10730

Re: Another question on blinds

I was showto do 1 memory and blinds at same area.
Then another ar a diffrent angle. Then again at a diffrent area. Sometimes we would put a blind with a memory. Go n do some quatering then return and send the dog for the blind you left. Still a memory to the dog but it doesnt know the blinds there.
by Kevburt
Sat Aug 02, 2025 8:01 pm
Forum: Training Gundogs
Topic: Quartering
Replies: 123
Views: 244107

Re: Quartering

Hi Springfield poinrer. For quatering I sit dog up infront of me. Take 5 steps to left rub a dummy in the grass. Then do the same on the right. This gives the dog markers to sniff and e courages them distance of are to quater in. Once you acheive that yoyu progress with moving forward whilst quateri...
by Kevburt
Fri Aug 01, 2025 9:39 pm
Forum: Training Gundogs
Topic: Steadyness
Replies: 12
Views: 49684

Re: Steadyness

Judy Guys Well a few months later. Used all sorts of methods. One that a trainer showed me. Was sit the dog up. Walk away from the dog to 10metres. Stand with eye contact for 5mins go back to dog and rewardbehavior. Another 1 was sit the dog up. Throw dummies to either side and over the dogs head up...
by Kevburt
Sat Jun 07, 2025 5:20 pm
Forum: Training Gundogs
Topic: Steadyness
Replies: 12
Views: 49684

Re: Steadyness

I also train solo most of the time. So difficult to practice without other dogs

Kev
by Kevburt
Sat Jun 07, 2025 5:15 pm
Forum: Training Gundogs
Topic: Steadyness
Replies: 12
Views: 49684

Re: Steadyness

Andy
Still struggling withh his steadyness.I have been throwing out close dummies and he is still lifting his butt. Not running in on them tho.
But still the same issue when other dog runs he thinks he should.

Kevin
by Kevburt
Wed May 21, 2025 9:10 pm
Forum: Training Gundogs
Topic: Steadyness
Replies: 12
Views: 49684

Re: Steadyness

Thankyou for all replies
by Kevburt
Wed May 21, 2025 9:10 pm
Forum: Training Gundogs
Topic: Steadyness
Replies: 12
Views: 49684

Re: Steadyness

Take him further away from the other dog before dummies are thrown, also stand in front of him, facing him if necessary, to reinforce the fact you are asking him to stay. Or put him on the lead and reward him for not going. thankyou for your time to reply. I have a group training session tomorrow. ...
by Kevburt
Sun May 11, 2025 2:14 pm
Forum: Training Gundogs
Topic: Steadyness
Replies: 12
Views: 49684

Steadyness

Kevburt Dog steadyness when other dogs retreiving My dog has a good amount of steadyness when training solo. When another dog is doing a retrive his steadyness is gone. He thinks he should go with the other dog to retrive. He sits by my side good until the other person tells his dog to get on. Ignor...