Gundog Training Forum

there should be no reason to teach a dog to hunt close to you, that should be trained, and on a retrieve the dog should be sent down wind of the mark, stopped in a place where the dog will pick up the scent, watch the dog whilst its sat or stood, and you will soon see the dog change to the scent, th...

So if its not Danny, and Enid has publically claimed he is.

How does that go down?

Good to see you're at it again - Dave had said your wee dog went well at the gamekeepers.

It's not just under-subscribed trials that is becoming a problem. We had 51 entries for a Novice AV spaniel trial yesterday and wen't right through all the reserves. People seem to be sticking entries in left right and centre regardless if the dog is ready. The last couple of days before a trial is...

Not all the top trialing handlers train their own dogs, so you're looking at 2 different things here. The top trainers, then the top handlers. Now some will overlap but not all. You will find that a lot of people will give various variations on this! I don't get this, if you train a dog to such a s...

there is a new law on land, that taxes have to be paid on the sporting rates on land. so land owners will be charged tax on the sporting rates of their ground, this in turn will no doubt have to move onto to the smaller shoot who will have to cover this, another cost - and maybe this is where you ar...

it never went missing last night, because i commented on it this morning around 7am :/

Only if you don't discard any... ;) So, what's the commonality, other that being able to pick and choose what dogs you train? :rotfl: doesnt everyone have that option? you choose the breeding you pick the pup from, you pick a pup from lines you have experience with, and have had success training.

surely all you are training is obedience and handling. hunting comes from the breeding, its there or its not - long as the trainer doesnt bash obedience into a dog, a drop the drive. a good dog will always be a good dog, a well trained dog is different to a good dog in my eyes. i would rather put a ...

do you know which strain it has come from Vicky, or Enid? Only the breed health coordinators would know that and it doesn't seem like they're going to be giving out that information until there are a few more dogs tested. It would be helpful if the owners of the carrier parents voluntarily disclose...