Gundog Training Forum

Lol Thanks for the reassurance. My gut tells me to go for the dog I've seen, but I was worried after hearing a lot of people saying a bitch is easier to train.
The pups are ready in about 3 weeks, so I'll be back with pics then

Thank you

Surely you mean she is 2 yrs old and had "3 seasons", not litters! As for male or female this is a personal choice. I have had 3 operational working Police dogs which have always been Dogs, but my pet/trialling have always been bitches. With gundogs I have just gone for a Lab bitch, she h...

That's the other debate. Hubby's Springer bitch is not spayed (My collie bitch is), I think it would be sensible to have her done as she is 2 years old now and has had 3 litters before we got her, but he thinks it might be detrimental to her health. He's all for lopping the boy(s) bits off, but I th...

Thanks Paul, I am inclined to go for a dog, but want to make sure I'm not making a big mistake

Sorry if this has been posted before I did a search and couldn't find anything. I am getting a Springer puppy in a couple of weeks. This will be my first attempt at training a puppy as a working dog. Should I go for a dog or a bitch? I have read that bitches are easier to train for a beginner and ar...

You can buy Otodex over the counter. That sorted out my spaniel

What breed is the black dog? He/she is very elegant!

Some good advice, thank you. I will order a whistle and get training. I'll no doubt have more questions later. Off to read up about quartering training now.

We have kept his original name, it suits him ;) But we are just using voice commands, the whistle is a good idea, he might respond to that. I was watching some training videos on youtube and his head was cocking when he heard the whistles on there. Another thing I've noticed is both my husband and m...