Littledown Dog Training

18/03/2025

17/03/2025

The Out and Back game motivates your dog to run out quickly, come back just as quickly, and sit nicely in front.

It’s a game you can return to time and again in your training, and not only is it excellent for keeping your dog interested in coming back to you, but also great for adding a bit of pizazz to your casting off and delivery.

When you first start playing this game, it’s best done on short grass, patios, or carpet, as it will be easier for your dog to find the treats and get back quickly, however, once your dog has the idea of what’s expected, any surface will do.

With your dog sitting quietly in front of you give him a treat. Take a small to tiny shuffle back, telling your dog to ‘come’ as you do so, luring him with the food if necessary, and when he’s sitting nicely in front, reward him.

Do this little routine three or four times, changing direction slightly as you do so, making sure your dog comes in to the front and sits nicely before you give him his food reward.

Toss a treat out to the side of you and say ‘get it’ as you do so. As soon as he has eaten it, say ‘come’, and, using your treats, lure him so he’s sitting nicely in front again.

Once your dog has got the hang of it, start alternating treats and toys so he never knows if you’re going to throw a little toy out for him or a treat 🐾

taken from The Pet Gundog Puppy book
L*z Graham MA

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16/03/2025

🐾 Because how are dogs behave at home is as important as how they behave on the field 🐾

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16/03/2025

Our open is being held at the fantastic ground of Hedington near Calne (SN11 0PN) on Saturday 12th of April come along and test your dogs. More entries needed!!

15/03/2025

14/03/2025

Update 2 ** Tj is safe and was taken to vets In Glastonbury just now. He will be collected this afternoon. Thankyou for all of your shares etc. no more adventures TJ! Stay safe **

Update 1 ** waiting on confirmation however it seems a second dog was picked up last night and taken to Glastonbury. Waiting for the dog to go to the vet’s this morning to be scanned. Will update asap **

Yesterday evening (Thursday 13th March)
Two dogs escaped their garden Nr Druids lodge along the A360. 1 dog was later picked up on the A303 and was taken to vets in Salisbury. She has subsequently been reunited. Sadly the second dog is still missing.

The area is so vast and although we hope the missing dog will make its way back home we would like you all to keep your eyes peeled.

Any sightings please call owner 07714423178

Alternatively please give us a call or message in.

Sightings only. Unless safe to do so please do not attempt to catch.
The dog is missing near some pretty fast roads and it’s imperative things are kept calm.

10/03/2025

Teaching your puppy to do nothing
You want your puppy to think that hanging around with you is the best thing in the world; when you’re on the move he wants to be too, when you’re doing nothing he wants to be too.

Just in the way that you sat on the step with your puppy and stood at the car then so too you’re going to get into the habit of doing nothing out on your walks... and it is one of the hardest things in dog training to get into the habit of; when you’re on a walk you want to be walking, when you’re training you want to be training, not hanging around doing nothing, however, there are times, many times, when you’re out and about and doing exactly that... meeting friends in the street, browsing a shop window, having lunch in the pub or waiting your turn to do an exercise in a training group.

Stand still for a minute and watch the world go by... if your puppy starts to wander off, take a little step away from him and give him a gentle prod with a finger; when he comes back to you smile and continue admiring the view – if the prod isn’t enough say his name in a fast and almost, but not quite, sharp way as you do so.

He’ll get the hang of it very quickly and the more you do it the easier it will be for your puppy to just chill out when you stop and do nothing.

An Excerpt from The Pet Gundog Puppy
by L*z Graham MA

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09/03/2025

A Fun Day out in aid of Hope for Tomorrow remembering Suzanne Hickling - 5th April 2025 at Hawker's Hill near Shaftesbury - more details below.
Please contact Jane Manley for further details.

09/03/2025

"With an increasing number of scientific studies on harnesses, we now have more data to support the concerns I’ve had over this piece of equipment.

As the harness is exponentially increasing in popularity and has started to be marketed as a 'must-have' fashion accessory for your dog, it is more important than ever that we realise that it has a negative impact on our dogs' well-being."

~ Please read the blog as it contains all the latest research in relation to the harness ~

https://lezgraham.com/Blog/TheHarness





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a common sense approach - https://L*zGraham.com/
your secret weapon - www.RetrievingRoll.com

05/03/2025

01/03/2025

24/02/2025

Our objective is to promote the training and handling of retrievers and spaniels for work in the field through training events, field trials and working tests. We welcome all new members - we are based in Wiltshire, England