Gundog Training Forum

Judy wrote: ↑Sun Mar 23, 2025 7:50 pm

ips wrote: ↑Wed Mar 19, 2025 9:07 pm

Oh that's ok then as my girl willingly sits for a delivery I always trained it as I thought that was expected (plus it looks good ) never needed any pressure to do so

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Nice Pic, a couple hours rabbit shooting hunting with a nicely trained working Cocker is a nice hunt, enjoyable days field. In Sport, mike Sorry for late reply it's been manic and I missed it.....thank you, yes it was a fantastic experience, our one and only rabbit hunt in our ten working seasons 😊...

Brilliant advice from my learned friend newf...... As a novice (with "some" learned experience in the field) I can relate to all of that

Depends how you train things. If a ‘sit’ is just tagged on to a retrieve to hand then the dog may not see it as being integral to the retrieve and drops the dummy in anticipation of the ‘sit’, or it may see it as being aversive (the same way in which it can punish a recall) and if you have to insis...

Springfield Pointers wrote: ↑Fri Mar 14, 2025 11:22 am I'd warm them up and give them a meal first... those navy types are not approachable when they're hypothermic.

Ha, brilliant

Thanks for the feedback Judy 👍 Well coincidentally we took her to my mums this morning (my 88yr old mum loves her to bits) she jumped out of the back of my mpv and must have landed awkwardly as she immediately was lame on her front left leg.....we gave her an easy day and she has now recovered apart...

Depends how you train things. If a ‘sit’ is just tagged on to a retrieve to hand then the dog may not see it as being integral to the retrieve and drops the dummy in anticipation of the ‘sit’, or it may see it as being aversive (the same way in which it can punish a recall) and if you have to insis...

Um 🤔 , my input has no real credibility given that I am on my very first dog so the following is an observation based on my somewhat limited experience rather than a recommendation 🤔..... I trained a sat delivery on dummies and I found it to be very helpful especially in the real world of birds as ...

Has anyone used the you move meds ?
I have started my nearly 11 yr old cocker on it as she is showing signs of stiffness, just wondered if anyone found it useful ?

Um 🤔 , my input has no real credibility given that I am on my very first dog so the following is an observation based on my somewhat limited experience rather than a recommendation 🤔..... I trained a sat delivery on dummies and I found it to be very helpful especially in the real world of birds as I...