Posts Tagged ‘retrieving a dummy’

Gundog training Indi the working Labrador, Preston, Lancashire. · 14 May 2012

Meet Indi the 10 month old working Labrador who has recently joined me with her owner Richard for gundog training.  Having never previously owned a working dog Richard gathered information from books and began teaching Indi basic commands which worked well until Indi began asserting herself and testing Richard’s place as pack leader. Over the last few months I’ve seen [...]

Funny clip on how not to retrieve a dummy from the water bank after his Hungarian Vizsla left it. · 7 May 2012

Sometimes our gundog training doesn’t always go to plan.!!!!  This was certainly a laughable moment.

Gundog training Bumble the German Shorthaired Pointer and Lizzy the Springer Spaniel, Preston, Lancashire. · 3 May 2012

Bumble is a beautiful and lively Pointer puppy that I first met when she was just 10 weeks old.  Christine and Derek have previously had working dogs but decided that a Pointer was the new dog for them.  For the past few months I’ve been working closely with Bumble and no two sessions have been the [...]

Gundog photography with Andy Biggar at the Lakeland Gundog Training day, Cumbria, Lancashire. · 29 April 2012

I was delighted to attend a Charity gundog training day in aid of ‘Help for Heroes’ hosted by the Lakeland Gundog Club at the Biglands Estate.  Along with three other gundog trainers the aim of the day was to offer guidance on all disciplines of gundog training and to raise money for this worthy cause.  The main training focus on [...]

Gundog training Hunt Point Retrieve dogs, Preston, Lancashire. · 19 April 2012

I’m very fortunate to work with a number of clients who have great working dogs that I’m helping to gundog train.  One breed close to my heart is the Hunt Point Retrieve (HPR) breed which include Pointers, Vizslas, Weimaraners and Munsterlanders. Over the last few years I’ve seen some fantastic dogs who have developed into [...]

Gundog Training with Lexi the Labrador, Preston, Lancashire. · 16 April 2012

Today I met with Tessa and Lexi her 3 year old working Labrador.  Tessa has had a tough few years and Lexi has picked up on this by pushing the boundaries with her.  Tessa decided to look at gundog training for Lexi to mentally stimulate her and to build the bond between them. When working with an [...]

Gundog training with Isla the Clumber Spaniel, Preston, Lancashire. · 25 February 2012

  Isla is a working Clumber Spaniel who attends gundog training lessons with Dan her owner.  There has been a noticible improvement in the progress made so far and with consistent and regular training Isla will be a valuable asset to Dan during the 2012 shooting season. The photos on the day were taken by Andy Biggar of The [...]

Gundog training Demi the Cocker Spaniel, Preston, Lancashire. · 16 February 2012

Demi is a great specimen of a working Cocker Spaniel that with the correct training and refinement will be an assets to any handler.  Georgina has been training hard with Demi and after me showing what potential Demi has she is 100% committed to training her as a working dog. Today I introduced the remote [...]

Gundog training and Gundog Photography with Andy Biggar and my client’s Cocker Spaniel. · 11 February 2012

This superb photo was taken by Andy Biggar who was invited to attended a gundog training lesson to take pictures of Andrew, Alex and their Cocker Spaniel Charlie. If you’re looking for gundog training and would like Andy Biggar to capture your day in photographs give me a call on 01772 690597 / 07843 283370 .

Gundog Training with Demi the Cocker Spaniel, Preston, Lancashire. · 7 February 2012

Demi and her owner Georgina are regulars at my dog training classes in Goosnargh and have also trained with me on a 1-2-1 basis.  Today I asked Georgina if I could spend a little time assessing Demi’s potential to work in the shooting field, as I felt she had the instinct to mark and retrieve if she was [...]

Gundog Training with Libby the Labrador – Preston, Lancashire · 29 January 2012

It was great to train with Peter and his working Labrador Libby today.  This was our 3rd gundog training lesson and I’m pleased to say there has been a noticeable improvement from our first meeting.  Whilst Peter is not looking to work Libby he wanted to address issues regarding Libby’s lack of attention towards him, especially when in the fields.  Libby and [...]