If you are buying a working line dog, in the US called a field line dog, then the breeder won't mention show success. This is because it is...
In the UK there are specialist gundog breeders, specialist show dog breeders, and then pet breeders. Most people buying what they call a 'show...
Hello! A warm welcome from me.
I have a 'behind' cue - it was dead easy to train. Strangely, Charlie learned it way before he was able to even walk on a loose lead and sometimes...
Charlie is like this with sticks. OH swears that Charlie remembered where OH had hidden a stick a full year after OH stuck it deep in a bush.....I...
Hello there, and a very warm welcome. The Right Start is an excellent book - but it is a little old now. Pippa's book "The Happy Puppy Handbook"...
Yes, I feed my dog on Royal Canin and I do this because I like their research programmes and have asked the company many questions about what is...
How interesting! Good luck with your search, I hope you find some brothers and sisters. I so know what you mean. I find so many working line...
Here is the end of the vid - I removed the board on the back cue, and on the final path because he hadn't made a mistake on these two exercises....
Using my placeboards to help expand the areas and exercises for steadiness. Unfortunately, @Joy, the video is a bit long, and flickr has cut the...
@Joy - I'm just posting a vid on my training log of me removing my placeboards on some steadiness exercises, in case helpful.
I didn't try fading (or really, just removing) a placeboard for quite a while. I think it makes a difference how you remove the placeboard...
Hello there, and welcome. I would have said get a vet check, in particular for his joints. But presumably you've done that... I don't think...
Male entire dogs wandering off after bitches in heat seems very variable, and the risks no doubt depend on your dog and where you live. I have...
Hello and welcome, from me and Charlie in London, UK.
I feed my dog on kibble, and this is because I believe that it's the best thing to feed him. I also feed Royal Canin. When people say this food...
A real wild animal bone that is still fresh enough to have tissue and fur attached to it is a pretty big deal. If you want to train your dog to...
It is not something I worry about either. If a retrieve goes wrong I'll usually recall Charlie and reset the whole thing.
Yes, I think you would recall your dog, stop him, then tell him hunt. You do need to be able to do it, but I wouldn't train it that way - as in I...
Oh what an awful faff. :(
