Gundog Training Forum

Wind up as in wind up a clock rather than wind which blows with the weather! In East Anglia a wind up as in clock is playing a joke and wind up as in weather is frightening someone. Oh the joys of the English Language.

And you ask someone to wind (clock, long "I" pronounced) it in when you think they are being too full of themselves.

Wind and wind have to be taken in Context. In Bamburi's case he thinks you may be joking, he doesn't agree with you so infers that you are not being serious.

Hope I haven't just made it worse for you, Jan!

Amberquest, Please Post a review once you have had a chance to view the dvd and try some of the methods. I already use place boards for training, but I am sure I have not learned everything regarding their use.

Thanks, Judy. Indeed: the joys of the English language.

Well Bamburi, I was partly serious. I expect from a promo to make me want to see the dvd. But now I don't, because of the reasons I gave, no why and how.

And the fact that the dogs showed no enthousiasm at all gives me reason to doubt.

Gr, Jan

Blackjaw, thanks for your pm.
I see that you can teach the dog to take its place on the board, but what can one use the board for from there? So the why.

Gr, Jan

maybe this will help Goshawk

http://www.gundogsonline.com/Article/pl ... -Page1.htm

http://www.gundogsonline.com/Article/pl ... -Page1.htm

there are many more clips on there just for you

having seen some of the pro trainers in england use this myself and with some dogs that have issues I can vouch that it does have its uses

I think place boards are an easy way to teach early obedience (come, hup, stay) and to get the dog to retrieve nicely to hand by giving him a spot to come back to and present the retrieve to the handler. As Bwana pointed out early on in this thread, Gary is the one that taught Ian about place boards.