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The Glorious Twelfth and the start of the shooting season

The glorious twelfth marks that start of the 2020 shooting season and for those who are fortunate enough to be shooting today I hope it’s a thoroughly enjoyable day. Years ago I was asked by Ribble Valley Live Magazine to write an article about grouse shooting and the beautiful moorland, which included some amazing photos […]

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the cherry on the bakewell tart

The Cherry on the Bakewell Tart

I feel that, when training our dogs to retrieve, we can take a lot of inspiration from the Bakewell Tart. This fabulous dessert has three defining characteristics: the pastry, the filling and of course, the cherry on the top. So how does this in anyway relate to dog training? Well, as I often say to […]

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Pre Shooting Season Refresher Gundog Training

  As the shooting season draws nearer with the Glorious 12 being the start of fun filled months of shooting and woking our dogs it’s important to remember about preparation. Over summer many shooters will have continued to refine their shooting skills at clay grounds across the country, they may also have booked on to […]

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Ironing out any Gundog Training Issues Prior to your First Shoot Day.

Over the summer months many of you will have been getting your shooting companions ready to assist on the shooting field, whether it’s beating/flushing game or picking up. One thing that’s often forgotten is the excitement of the day. Not only is there shots going off, dogs running around, people giving various commands, but the […]

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Residential Gundog Training with Vince the Cocker Spaniel

This little boy is owned by a good friend. He recently resided in my kennels, allowing me to polish up some of his bad traits. His drive and determination is developing well, with an eagerness to hunt he’ll be a fantastic dog in the shooting field.

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Belle the Labardor on her first game retrieve.

Belle today retrieved her 1st full game (Pigeon) to hand. I think her owner behind was very happy, especially as Belle wouldn’t retrieve a thing before starting Gundog Training with me.

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Our 8 month old Fox Red Labrador on her first game retrieve

During a Gundog Training lesson today I quickly needed to show a client how to motivate and encourage a young dog to retrieve game as his Labrador was blanking the pigeon which was creating a negative thought. I quickly decided to use Fern my 8 month old Fox Red Labrador who had never retrieved feather. My […]

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Testimonial – Residential Gundog Training with Bryn the Fox Red Labrador

My contact with Damian started back in August 2015 when having seen his Facebook page I rang him to pick his brain on choosing a puppy, he subsequently put me in touch with Lou who had a litter of fox red labs for sale of which Damian one of the litter too. Bryn was my […]

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Getting Maverick the Springer Spaniel to Live up to his Name

Maverick the Springer Spaniel arrived just under two weeks ago for residential gundog training. His previous owner had used some traditional training methods that had left Maverick very anxious and with no confidence to train. Follow his remarkable progress here Read More

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Gundog Training Callie the Springer Spaniel – Gundog-Training4u

This girl has come a long way in a short time, she’s amazing!!

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