Gundog Training Forum

Our neighbours were whinging that the dog was barking all day so we wanted to find out the truth. Suffice to say they were exaggerating. He was not. He'd bark no more than 2 or 3 times a day. It would always be territorial. When folks were clattering around outside. It also helped reassure us that t...

We got a Motorola scout. Basic version about 50. One with pitch/pan 80 quid. Triggered through sound or motion. Live stream via a mobile app. Very easy to set up. When it is triggered it will store a few mins of film. You can subscribe and get longer storage. For keeping an eye on the hound it is pe...

Newf, Regularly sitting a dog up and tossing all sorts of tempting stuff around it teaches it "the game" in my humble and I don't think dogs find it rewarding Rascal I'd completely agree with you there. have you given an extreme simplification for effect? If this really is what you are ta...

Callthatagundog wrote:"Has anyone seen gun number 7?" Yes, really! We did manage to leave a gun behind

you only lost one gun?

This year we lost them all. Beaters lined up one drive, guns lined up on another....

There was a lot of swearing from the keeper..

Just to add, we have always done it with ours and he is rock solid. However 100% success on a sample of 1 is not really proof! We don't always do it though. Say occasionally of you're doing some left/right casting, simple practice with a dummy each side, once he's bought one back, sit and wait him t...

It just teaches the dog not to assume that every dummy it sees is a retrieve for it.

Kind of an attempt to teach them not to run in.

We are in a similar situation. 18 month lab and Mrs Greeno is due mid August. The lab is pretty chilled out around my friends kids. Usually his inquisitive sniffing gets the kids a bit wound up if anything which in turn winds him up etc. but none of them are from dog owning families. Where's the sli...

Ohh no, not again

Mrs Greeno and I both commented on how terrible the GSD looked as well.

As for handling the Haggis hound, as ever, ignorance of the rules is not an excuse

Rascal wrote:Thanks AlandJake,

I wonder how I word that advert in the local paper shop... I take your point though...

Rascal

"lad or lass wanted to toss dummies in countryside"

Has so many things wrong with it