Gundog Training Forum

A few pics of my cockers both litter brothers out of ftch larford gabby of saxophone and ftch norbeck Robbie bee http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww204/kevandshalona/2014-10-29%2010.33.05_zpsk9dsppl7.png http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww204/kevandshalona/10299541_698059920235556_33485981826654...

cheers Judy i will try the cap gun as sit command at home then take pistol after they responding to cap gun , i think it has been my fault as i took them at end of season to a small syndicate and every bird that was dropped all the dogs just ran in for it and the competition was massive so lesson i ...

cheers for the advice all , the dogs in question are cockers both 9 month and litter brothers, all there training is done one on one , have been out and done a 20min session today and sat him 10 yards in front of me while Mrs fired starter and he got up but didn't move so i pipped him to sit then wa...

sorry should of mentioned i do get somebody else to use either starter or gun so i can be more in command , i get my mrs to stand 30 yards away thrown dummy and fire shot with starter while they in the sit 10 yards away from me but as soon as they hear the starter and see dummy he off , take away gu...

i now have my pups at a decent standard and am now moving onto getting them to drop to the shot, they will heal while i throw dummy and stay till i send them in but the prob i am having is when i am using the gun the blood gets pumping and they run in , should i just reign in back in on lead back to...

just keep him in close and keep him steady mate maybe 20 min every day sitting him in middle of field walking 10 yards away for 3 min then call him in walk him to heal off the lead then sit and hold him walk 50 yards then cal him in and stop him 20 yards away for 3 min and walk up to him, try get hi...

have and do walk one to heal while working one and it is just like one on one situation , during training i try to keep them to 10 yards max and as other have said naturally they work that little more to 20 when there is game about and strong smells etc i think i will just keep up the one and one an...

since day one i have took both my cockers out one on one basis and have always tried to work them within 20yards of me when quartering etc but the probs i have is when i work 2 together it all goes to pot big time and they start runnig straight lines i am unsure if it is lack of concentration as i c...

i have 2 form same litter sired by saxaphone faversham and dam is contrail blue mist , one pup 100% liver and other same as yours , both coming on really well and responding well and alert , doing one on one with them twice a day , sit,stay,recall,walk to heal, and some easy retrieves and just start...

Nice dogs the cocker is double of my black 7 month cocker also from saxophone instill get pic up later