Gundog Training Plans
We are quickly building a set of instruction sheets here for both the novice and intermediate trainer. Please feel free to get in touch if you have suggestions or other feedback - the email address is at the bottom of the page. The sheets should print out fairly neatly - if you have problems let me know and I will email you a copy to print.
Lessons in an eBook
We have put some of the lessons into an eBook - we think that this may be easier to navigate than a website, and make it a more satisfying read! If you would like to download it, please Click Here!
Before You Start Training Your Gundog
This lesson covers some of those considerations that will help you avoid problems later on, such as what you should wear (seriously, it can be important and not just for looking good!)
The Sit Command
There are more than just one command for making a dog sit. The well trained gundog should sit to whistle, the 'Sit!' command, a raised arm, or a gunshot. Here we tell you how to start on this training.
Dealing with Bad Manners
Bad manners in a dog can take many forms, and is best dealt with from the start.
The Recall
A perfect recall (especially on a retrieve) is perhaps the second ultimate highlight of a dog trainer's experiences, beaten only by a classic point from one of the HPR breeds.
Heelwork
Good heelwork is an essential in a working gundog, for the dog's safety and the sake of the sport - a dog that is liable to run off, it is a liability, pure and simple.
Preview of Retrieving Lessons
Here we discuss what the breeds of gundog need to do with respect to working.
Basic Retrieving
This is a review of the Basic Retrieving required for all breeds except those that hunt pure and simple.
What Breed?
Here we review what you should expect each breed to do well.
Advanced Retrieving
This lesson will cover the more advanced retrieving exercises, but we still have some more lessons to take the young dog up until it can be a fully rounded member of the shooting day.
We are adding lessons to the site on a regular basis. If you want to receive them by email, drop us an email here and I will send them onto you as they are completed.