Gundog Training Forum

Was any of our Irish members at the seminar with Ian Openshaw last week? How was it?

Yes. Fantastic day I must say. The man is a master at his trade.
And his new approach is something to defo try. Gets you thinking differently about puppy training.
Superb day had by all.

Very curious now, care to share?

Helene

Wasn't at it but from what I heard at yesterdays game fair the guy was amazing seen his demo and that was brilliant .I regret not going now the mans a maestro I have been to cla a few times along with the midlands and have to say no one puts a show on like him

OFTEN COPIED NEVER BETTERED

The man in front is Openshaw

if Carlsberg did dog trainers who would it be

on another thing I seen at game fair why where the cockers in the international run in singles

brian73 wrote:Yes. Fantastic day I must say. The man is a master at his trade.
And his new approach is something to defo try. Gets you thinking differently about puppy training.
Superb day had by all.

Sounds like you had a great day, Ian is a wealth of knowledge and puts it across in a very entertaining way

yeah was good, learnt that steadiness is the thing to really really work on, i agree with irish trials , the fact that the cockers was run in singles was not right, it just said to me whoever organised the thing was just saying that they where not good enough to compete with the springers and thats not right, by the way ftch mallowdale maggie was top dog in the international, super wee cocker..

Did he demo how he teaches steadiness?

box training, he learnt it in america, think its on a site called gundogsonline but its easier when ian shows ya how.

Ta.

Edited to add; don't bother googling box training folks! I got three pages on how to get your pup to tish in a litter box then we got onto teaching pup to open his toy box, 101 games to play with your pup and a box etc., etc..

However, the gundogs online site is an interesting read, just couldn't find the steadiness training method anywhere on there. Looks like I shall have to force myself to go to the Game Fair again then, *sigh*

Is he going to be at Birr this year?
Didn't get to Shane's castle as was working the weekend