Spiriteddawn Gundog Training

15/01/2025

What a brilliant start to the year. A phone call yesterday from someone who attended our group training and then subsequently came for advise and 1-2-1. This lady had a lovely cocker, who I could see straight away had potential, only thing holding it back was the handlers lack of confidence.
That’s what we worked on more than anything else, and yesterday it all fell into place, with dog and handler winning an all aged any variety trial.
I didn’t train the dog, the handler did, I just gave support and advise where needed, and throughly enjoyed watching the partnership flourish, between the two of them.
It’s not all about being able to train a dog, but being able to communicate and get the handler to understand and believe in themselves.
Well done Brenda Atkins, you’re a ⭐️ ⭐️ .

02/12/2024

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15/11/2024

Dogs’ stress signals often get misunderstood or missed, with some owners not realising their dog is unhappy until they growl, snap or even bite.

The canine ladder of communication is a useful guide, showing the different signals dogs show through their body language to communicate. As a dog gets more upset, their body language may change according to the steps on the ladder.

It’s important to note that all dogs are different - not every dog will show every behaviour on the ladder and might not follow the specific order.

Familiarise yourself with the signals shown above so that you can recognise them with your own dog 🐶

28/09/2024

Working on delivering a retrieve today on a clients young dog

15/08/2024

Spiriteddawn Gundog training, run by Jon and Kathy Nightingale , between us we have well over 30 years proven history. Numerous working dogs of both retriever and spaniels, FTW’s and FTCH’s.
We offer 1-2-1 lessons from the most basic obedience all the way through to giving experience in the field. We also offer residential training, and pet dog training. Located just outside Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.

01/08/2024

30/07/2024

Want to build on your relationship with your pet dog, help it use one of it’s most vital senses(its smell), and in turn resolve some of those frustrating habits it’s developed. Then sign up for our six week course of pet dog sniffer training, one evening per week, following UK Sniffer dogs Bronze training course. Any dog can do it regardless of breed. Next course starting in September.

22/07/2024

A nice few days last week, doing something different. Any dog regardless of breed can do it, we will soon be running classes for pet dogs, by occupying their brains, you can help to resolve so many behavioural issues, watch this space for further details.

15/07/2024

One of our other training areas, plenty of rabbits to cause distractions and leave scent, and test the dogs steadiness

14/07/2024

This is how Sunday should be, chilling up our woods with the dogs 👍👍

01/07/2024

Less than a month ago, this dog was running off, and the owner couldn’t let it off a lead, with nothing other than praise and attention at the right times, he’s now starting to learn how to hunt, and work with me rather than on his own.

30/06/2024

A busy day today with 1-2-1 lessons, all clients achieving their goals and making great improvements, it always a pleasure seeing handler and dog alike working well together and making great strides forwards in their journeys.

16/06/2024

The first 1-2-1 lesson in our new wood.
All standards of handler and dog alike catered for, and at very competitive rates

11/06/2024

And then there was three, all fully vaccinated.

30/05/2024

Kathy went out shopping, said she was going to get something for the dogs, and came back with this.
Our new training ground!!!

14/05/2024

The next generation ❤️🐾