Gundog Training Forum

Naj , Greatly appreciate the time you took to post this long reply! I cannot say other than that it inspired me to try and try until we'll make it, and not give up. I understand from everyone that its never a easy way to success, but as a first timer it is difficult when you dont know what to do and...

You are probably right, I have to go back at the basics. But a good idea the training lead - I will try it today!
She is 9 months, we just moved to a very rural area and opposed to city life it is a lot more scent here which made her forget about everything

Do you not do any hunting/quartering training with this dog? Or do you just want her as a no-slip retriever? You seem to have trained her to go off self-hunting after you've done your little bit of mandatory training. :think: Naj hmm.. I will try to explain what my plan is. I want her to hunt the g...

keep her on the lead .. work on recall needs to be 100%....dont let her free hunting ...rabbit pen wont work imo if she not 100% recall whistle etc ...try and get a bit of ground to take her too ..parks dont work imo ..to much crap and pee smells ...try cold game maybe if you can get it ..dont give...

Hello I knew this day would come, when your teenage springer has suddenly become very independent. here is the usual scenario: we go out and train a couple of retrieves and walk to heel. She finishes this great, I want to keep it short and fun. then I let her off to hunt some ground, and depending o...

Just a quick update for anyone interested

I bought the round 8mm lead from Turner Richards, and is so happy with it! it seems like very good quality and was affordable too.

wohoo! I can't wait for another episode

Make sure its thick enough, 8mm as a minimum for a round slip lead. Had you considered a flat collar and clip lead while the dog is still pulling? Much easier to find a comfortable lead and a collar is better for the dog too. A slip lead is great when you are working the dog but not really necessar...

The one you posted Bogtrotter looks a lot like that from Turner Richards, could it be the same? Doesnt say anything length-wise though..

also found this site: http://www.journeyman-leather.co.uk/big ... rlead.html , and he makes them by your specifications.

Please people, stick to the topic! I have already explained what happened, so no need to become hysterical about it. As for what needs attention I can assure you it is the leash that caused my blisters.. it is absolutely horrible; I trained with her for 10 minutes and got them! It might be a combina...