Gundog Training Forum

Rub a load of salt in the skin side and dry it fur down
Paul

Anyone free for a days picking up near Tiverton,Devon on Fri 21st ?
120 bird day/25 quid
Paul

At the end of the day it's all down to one thing - affordability.In an ideal world we could all either buy the very best dogs and the best training or provide all the very best training equipment and build and stock rabbit pens etc.The trouble is those who cannot ( me included ) just do the best we ...

Hi - my Lab get undercarriage scratches when picking up.We just apply sudocreme
for a couple days and that sorts it.

Fascinated by the prospect being the owner of a whiner ( Holly ) I am determined to keep her and the youngster apart when I am training and eventually working Rosie so as to avoid her learning the trait.I am wondering if it would work if one tries to eradicate the whine using clicker training.Any ex...

Topical one this :
What do you call an Aussie with a bottle of champagne ?
A waiter

My aren't our dogs a load of whingers :doh: I have one too who stops the instant the first shot is fired from the line.I asked a trainer how to stop her and he said " shoot the bloody thing " Charming ! It is annoying but she is a cracking picking up dog tho never to be a FTW :brickwall:

Got a bonus - asked to pick up today so withdraw my rant ( partially )

Rant of the day is about the snow and ice
All the local shoots are cancelled for Monday
Wonder if those nice people in charge of such things
will extend the season or there's going to be an awful
lot of phessies to collect up for breeding.

Happy Christmas and a fun 27th to all out on a shoot walking off their excesses !