Posts Tagged ‘shooting’

Gundog Training Morning and Gundog Photography. · 2 October 2011

Despite the horribly damp and windy conditions it was a great turn out for the gundog training day.  First and foremost I’d like to thank my hosts Sandip, Shallini and Shaan the who allowed me to use their amazing grounds for the event, it was very generous of them and I’m glad they enjoyed training with [...]

Gundog Training with Tess and Megs the Working Labradors. · 19 September 2011

I met with Steve and Tess about a month ago when Steve contacted me after he was unimpressed with a previous trainer he had.  He told me that, while Tess was residing with the trainer, she had a bad experience and became fearful of the gun.  Not ideal for a Gundog I’ll admit but I hoped to help [...]

2nd Place for 14 year old Ben and Blaze the Cocker Spaniel in the Lowther Game Fair Scurry. · 4 September 2011

I was thrilled to receive this email from Ben’s mum Anne and I congratulate Ben on coming 2nd at the Lowther Game Fair Scurry.  My relationship with Ben and Blaze began when Anne approached me to source a working dog for Ben, step-in Blaze!  I found this brilliant working Cocker Spaniel and his brother Jet (my own [...]

Gundog training with Bobby the Working Labrador. · 2 August 2011

Bobby is a handsome 14 month old Fox red Labrador whose owner Simon is a keen shooter and wants to train Bobby to accompany him on local shoots.  There are also other members of the pack who want to treat Bobby as a family dog rather than one used solely for working and it is this [...]

Gundog Training with Friski the Labrador cross Collie. · 25 July 2011

Sarah and Friski are regulars in the dog obedience world and, although Friski is trained to a high standard, Sarah feels that she can enrich her life further by introducing her to a more complex and varied training program. The pair also compete in ‘gundog scurries’ and Sarah is confident that training Friski using gundog training [...]

Gundog training with Floyd the Springer Spaniel. · 15 July 2011

Floyd is the latest addition to Ross’ pack, he already has Shane a well trained springer Spaniel.  Ross decided to acquire another dog because he has enjoyed the time he has spent training Shane and welcomed a new challenge.  He bought Floyd as a part-trained gundog and, after seeing him work for his owner, felt that this [...]

Luna the Hungarian Vizsla Gundog Training. · 15 June 2011

Luna’s training has been a roller coaster ride for Jane but tonight’s training proved that with consistency and patience we can achieve anything.  Luna is working well to the gun and performing as a hunt, point and retrieve (HPR) dog should.  I’m looking forward to seeing Luna in the shooting field in 2011.  Well done [...]

Dexter and Jet my Working Spaniels out Gundog Training. · 15 June 2011

My two youngest gundogs are Jet my Cocker Spaniel and Dexter my Springer Spaniel who are 17 months and 11 months old respectivley  Both boys are training well and tonight they were put through their paces during training whilst having fun quartering and hunting the ground for game. Both dogs are doing me proud and will certainly be joining me [...]

Gundog Training and Shooting with Megan my Labrador and Dexter my Springer Spaniel. · 26 May 2011

Pictured are Megan my working Labrador and Dexter my 10 month old Springer Spaniel who I took shooting today.  I have trained Megan to be my main dog, hunting up and flushing out the game and she’s a superb all round dog for the shooting field. Both dogs are trained daily and have worked with numerous [...]