Signals

alpha · Post by **alpha** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:22 pm

does anyone know if there is a website/you tube that shows in detail all the gundog commands for whistle and hand etc..
Mine seem to change each time which is confusing me and my boys I wanted to find out which are correct and to stick to them rather than keep going through trial and error to get the results I want to acheive or if anyone (Robert.... ?) could do one that I can have on the iphone to keep refering to...
perhaps an idoits (v appropriate) guide video.

Post by **Judy** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:48 pm

Retrievers; one short, sharp peep for stop, several for come here before I come to get you.

Spaniels; one for stop, two for turn and several for recall, see above.

Simples! Later, when you get confident, you can work on a different one for 'hie lost, 'there'! Jury is out on whether you need that or not.

Try to keep all voice and whistle commands relatively quiet then when the dog transgresses you can up the volume to get attention.

alpha · Post by **alpha** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:53 pm

Judy wrote:Retrievers; one short, sharp peep for stop, several for come here before I come to get you.

Spaniels; one for stop, two for turn and several for recall, see above.

Simples! Later, when you get confident, you can work on a different one for 'hie lost, 'there'! Jury is out on whether you need that or not.

Try to keep all voice and whistle commands relatively quiet then when the dog transgresses you can up the volume to get attention.

Its more the hand signals for casting directing and hunting in a given area type of stuff..me and the cocker have a system for beating but the big guns are used to be handled professionally and I only know the basics lol.
Think when I do them they aren't precise enough a bit too febble and not quite right somehow,

Post by **Rascal** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:14 pm

Have a look at Phillipa Williams directional work using hand signals and her explanation here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT7MMgqUldo. And Adrian Slaters here...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0doq0YCI ... 4m-V2U0%3D

Rascal

Hepe · Post by **Hepe** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:17 pm

I don't know what transgresses mean and neither does little miss Cocky so don't you dare tell her.

What Judy says is all you need for whistle signals and yes i am for using a whistle rather than voice for the hie lost. I use one very short pip for turning on the spaniel and a slightly longer for stop but i think that's less common.

Ahaa habd signals, then a video works best indeed.

Helene

Post by **David** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:18 pm

Try here again....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faJ6wW1tXzs

Post by **Judy** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:41 pm

Sorry.

The video is good, all I would say is make the signals very clear and exaggerated when the dogs are young, once they are 'with' you and confident you can be less enthusiastic unless the dog is a long distance away when it pays to make it very obvious again. I sometimes take a small step to the side and lean my body sideways when I put my arm out for a sideways direction signal, for 'back' I push my arm from upright forwards towards the dog as if I were throwing something their way. Older dogs are lucky if they get a hand flick!

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:48 pm

The tried and trusted methods have stood the test of time

Post by **Judy** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:06 pm

Andrew wrote: The tried and trusted methods have stood the test of time

You trying to tell me something?

alpha · Post by **alpha** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:22 pm

Thanks guys I will be praticing them tomorrow now.....

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