Gundog Training Forum

Good for you Martyn, great to have a candidate with your background - I wish you every success and you have my vote when the ballot comes in!

A good buy which I'd recommend - presenting leaves a lot to be desired but is entertaining and informative nonetheless!

Nice one. Are you using wild rabbits?

what's your cover - stickpiles etc.?

Wouldn't some of your bitch's lines go with Cheweky Bovril David?

As far as I know of all the names mentioned only Davie, Eddie and Frances do 1 on 1 training and of the three I'd reccomend Davie.

Closest well known would be Davie Lisset.

I guess that, in the absence of on the job training, I prefer to do minimal schooling and dummy work and it maybe keeps the dogs keen on their tasks and maintains enthusiasm? Time will tell with the wee man as he heads towards more disciplined training - the springer was a doddle to school in obedie...

A lot in that short statement that I fully endorse Robert - the difficulty, for me, is knowing that the little you are doing is in the correct vein!

This post doesn't offer much other than to highlight that even short outings are worthwhile. For a variety of reasons I've not been out with the dogs much recently - one day's picking up, one morning shooting over my springer, nothing with my cocker bitch and nothing with my cocker pup but I made it...