rough shooting

[engineswede]

hi all. i know its a long shot, im looking for someone who goes rabbit/rough shooting i could go with and work my 15 month spaniel, i dont shoot or know anyone that does.
we entered 2 working tests, got a 4th and a 1st, im hoping to trial but need this experiance, im willing to pay for the opportunity, im in chesterfield area.

thanx for reading. nik.

[WGD]

If you got a 4th and a 1st in trials the dog is obviously well schooled, does it have any game experience?

[engineswede]

it was only tests, he had a couple of flushes of pheasant and stopped bang on 4 me, im hoping 2 get him in a rabbit pen this weekend, he plcked a cold pheasant but thats all we had so far, he stops 2 shot every time. cheers

[WGD]

How did he flush a pheasant in a test? Maybe just a different kind of test. If he's that well schooled I would bang him in a trial and see how you go.

[engineswede]

i meant he flushed while out training just in woodland, sorry my fault. he not ready 4 a trial yet, hopefuly when he had few more flushes n seen them shot. il try get booked in for a few live game days with someone

[Springfield Pointers]

Seems lime he would be ready to trial to me. What are you waiting for? Do you hunt live game in tests?

[engineswede]

no. thats what im trying to get him doing, he hasnt hunted game or seen it shot yet.

cheers. nik

[WGD]

Sometimes it's better that way, lol.

[engineswede]

you could be right. cheers

[pdm1983]

Get him on a few live game training days. He'll get a few birds shot over him under control and under some good tutor depending on who you go to. There are a few being advertised at the moment.

You can buy walked up days, Bryns Shoot in Wales springs to mind. There are others, best get on the net and pick up the phone. They're not cheap.

From experience, you have got no hope of someone taking you out on their rabbit ground.