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Petworth,W Sussex TRAINTHATDOG.COM provides a range of Gundog classes from Puppy to Novice to FTCh 🏆
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Founded in 2001 Trainthatdog.com soon became one of the most popular training establishments in the South East providing a range of group classes suited to the gun dog breeds. With Early Learning Puppy from 12 weeks of age, Young Obedience, Training Walks, Obedience & Steadiness, and a whole range of Specialist Gundog groups from Novice Dog/Novice Handler to Championship level Field Trial Training

. Louie Robertson has been training gun dogs for three decades since she started with her first working spaniel in 1990 and has a wealth of experience of training dogs..... and as importantly their handlers! Louie has now qualified 8 times for the International Gundog Retriever Championships with 3 different dogs, been a member of the England Retriever Team and to date has made up two home bred Field Trial Champions as well as numerous field trial awards. She is a Kennel Club Panel Judge

Our outdoor classes are Monday to Friday in the Petworth area of West Sussex. For more information please visit our website:

http://www.trainthatdog.com

or email us using [email protected]

06/06/2024

Trainthatdog staff room getting quite busy today at elevensies ☕️😂

29/05/2024

Here’s 13 year old Charlie and his dog Roxy doing some tidy work today. Well done Charlie and to his mum Lorraine for keeping Roxy on the straight and narrow during term time!

29/05/2024

Big thank you to for our splendid Wiltshire Working Gundog Society livery for Monday’s Sherborne Gundog Challenge. In the pink 🩷 Congratulations to the winning team Carmarthenshire to whom we were the delighted runners up 😊.

26/05/2024

🌟Double win yesterday 🌟Congratulations to Henny Brown 🌟 winning SEGS Novice and to Sam Kirkham 🌟 winning SEGS Open

SEGS report
“On Saturday, 25th May 2024, The South Eastern Gundog Society held their Novice and Open Working Tests at Primrose Farm, Arlington by kind permission of Peter Appleton.
It was a very hot day (!) and the judges, Louie Robertson, Julia Smith, Chris Marshall, Hilly Hoar, Jan Abrahams and Marianne Copp certainly had a long day judging nearly 70 competitors. We were very fortunate to have a fantastic band of helpers who were still smiling at the end! Thank you to our judges and our helpers!!
Results:
Novice:
1st: Henny Brown with Mitforton Muir

2nd: Charlotte Hammick with Muscatelle Spindrift

3rd: Sarah Nickels Hawkins with Wauniago Geoff Wheel

4th: Lynn Griffiths with Thutamba Grevillea At Pelyma
Open:
1st: Samantha Kirkham with Bellspaddle Archer Of Wallershaven

2nd: Robert Smallman with Caitlin Primrose

3rd: Ben Almey with Ticefield Dazed N’Confused

4th: Sue Jordan with Tullysedge Incas Gold

An award was also given to the best novice handler. This was awarded to Lee Dunn. Well done Lee! Congratulations for all you achieved yesterday!
Many thanks once again to judges, helpers and competitors and we look forward to welcoming you all again at our training or working test events this season. And many, many congratulations to all of our award winners!”

14/05/2024

Please keep an eye out for this little person

Please keep an eye out for little Freddie who went missing in the Byworth area between 7.30-10.00pm last night.

If you have any information please call Freddie's owner on 07837 406068.

14/05/2024

Here’s Penny (7 months old) demonstrating why working cocker spaniels are often referred to as pocket rockets!
We were practising free running recalls, whereby we released the puppy from a sit (with a verbal command) to go and run around and then periodically recalled in. Always finishing the recall with a sit in front and eye contact before releasing the puppy again.
Well done Penny & Vicki, perhaps she’ll slow down one day 🤣🚀🚀🚀

29/04/2024

Training walks are a great way of putting all the skills learnt in obedience classes into practice in a group walk setting. Here, Belinda’s group are having a lively chat whilst their dogs remain calm and settled in a prolonged stay.
Well done team, we certainly did enjoy the sun and the bluebells!

01/03/2024

Thirteenth birthdays are very special and should certainly be celebrated 🥂Happy birthday to my very special lady Truly, born on this day 3.3.11 (aka Bedgebrook Scrumptious). Along with this evening’s shot in the daffs, a couple of photos to remember her at the start of Day 3 of the Championship at Windsor 2014. Mother and Grandmother now to several FTChs and many very special dogs, I owe a wealth of gratitude to for letting me have her at 8 weeks all those years ago. Here’s to my Truly 🥂🥂 and all the joy she has brought to our lives and those who go and are yet to go beyond her

27/02/2024

As training gets underway to prepare our Competitive Gundog groups for the working test season ahead it’s a great time to reflect and celebrate the huge achievements these 7 handlers made last spring summer season in the CO class. Hats off to this fantastic group of dedicated handlers who have worked so hard, and had such fun together; and won too many awards to mention! I’m so very proud of you 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Sophie, Helen, Henny, Liz, Sarah, Mike & Scotty. Here’s to the new season and so many more 🥇 🏆 to come

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25/02/2024

Congratulations to Reggie (Mitforton Uphold) for passing his annual assessment for the drugs detection unit with HM Prison Service with flying colours 🌟🌟🌟 Reggie has been working full time for the past year in his role since he qualified in February 2023

24/01/2024

Indulging in Carly’s birthday cake after work today, thanks to Wednesday morning gundogs’ Jenny & Piper 🎂😋 delicious!
Happy birthday Carly 🥂🎈

22/01/2024

Working Spaniel class with Sue today enjoying the breeze 🌬️🐶

08/01/2024

Huge congratulations today to Matt Gould with FTCh Mitforton Tout de Suite and Jonny Dower with Mitforton Tobin (littermates) coming first and second respectively in the Isle of Wight Open 🌟🏆🌟🏆 This is Matt’s second B qualification already for the new season… Mummy Onour and I are thrilled with their success and mighty proud of both these ‘pups’. Exciting times for the Mitforton family ❤️☺️.

01/01/2024

08/12/2023

A lovely morning for training in the bracken then a little treat courtesy of the birthday girl 🥂 Make note, if it’s your birthday, it is a requirement to bring fizz and chocolates to Carly’s classes 🥂🎁😆

07/12/2023

Carly was in her element as it was a black Labrador kind of day on this wet and dreary Thursday 🌧️ All showing huge improvement in their steadiness and control around other dogs

04/12/2023

Thank you to ARC Photography for covering the IGL Championship 2023

04/12/2023

Beyond our dreams to have been awarded second place with FTCH Mitforton Onour with this beautiful bronze grouse Ulstare Style Trophy at 2023 International Gundog League Championship at the glorious Drumlanrig Estate by gracious permission of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensbury

This was Onour’s fourth championship for which we qualified very late in the calendar via the arduous route of gaining three Bs, the 2nd & 3rd of which were just a few days before the championship. So lucky we were to have been able to survive the three days of immensely tough and intense dog work in this stunning country alongside the very best of the best in the gundog world.

We are hugely grateful to our generous sponsor for keeping Onour and all our dogs fit and strong, mentally and physically all year round. Kronch supported us through most of FTCh Mitforton Nacho’s championship years too and he’s still going strong!

Huge congratulations HM King Charles 111 for first place with Buccleuch Bowhill of Sandringham handled by David Lisett. It was indeed an honour to be running alongside this great dog and handler trainer throughout these three most memorable of days along with so many other top handler trainers

Results
1st HM King Charles III FtCh Buccleuch Bowhill of Sandringham handled by David Lisset.
2nd Louie Robertson
FtCh Mitforton Onour
3rd David Logan
FtCh Craigmaddie Mufasa of Bishopsbrae.
4th Sarah Miles
FtCh Texacali Praline of Meonvalley

Diplomas of Merit :
- John Halstead Cheesecake Artillery - Owned by the Duchess of Devonshire,
- Victoria Stanley - Craigmaddie Nevis.
- David Latham FtCh Fendawood Harold.
- Simon Capstick FtCh Gunnerspeg Apollo.
- Scott Marland Jaycote Game Brooke.
- Phil Dyson FtCh Copperbirch Chanel of Tallamelie

Congratulations to all in the awards

26/11/2023

The IGL Retriever Championship 2023 will be held at the Queensberry Estate, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland by the kind and generous invitation of His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KBE, DL on Monday 27th, Tuesday 28th & Wednesday 29th November 2023

2023 IGL Retriever Championship Facts & Figures
Nigel Carville is judging this year along with Greig Patterson, Steve Richardson and Mike Rolland.

There are 67 qualifiers this year and all will be competing at this year’s event: 37 are Field Trial Champions, 24 of the dogs qualified ran at Holkham last year, 24 are bi***es, 4 are Golden Retrievers. Interestingly, at Queensberry in 2015 there were 57 qualifiers and 8 of those dogs were double qualifiers.

No fewer than six dogs have qualified via the arduous B qualification route: Bill Gardiner’s Tempurong Gra of Cacklebury, John Halsted’s Buccleuch Favour, David Logan’s FTCh Craigmaddie Mufasa of Bishopbrae, David Milne’s Rumbleton Ginevier, Claire Raymond’s FTCh Nobsquinton Nettle and Louie Robertson’s FTCh Mitforton Onour.

Two dogs will be running in their fourth Championship: FTCh Think Twice Zero to Hero (GR dog) and FTCh Mitforton Onour (Lab. bitch)

Text copied from the IGL website https://igl.org.uk/championship/general-information

16/11/2023

Thanks to Louie of for this photo of her sporting her new made to order with dog training pockets on the back - practical with lots of smart feminine style - made with a sporting tweed to help against the elements . DM if you are interested in one made to order. Love how she has teamed it with dark blue cord bottoms to go with the blue fleece lining.

15/11/2023

There’s nothing quite like these high energy Pemican bars from Kronch UK - Premium Dog Food for sustaining and re powering on those long hard work days

30/10/2023

Think Rip wanted to join Lianne’s puppy class today… ‘while the cat’s away’! Hmmm think he’s trying to tell me something 😉🤓🐕

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26/10/2023

Thrilled to celebrate with brand new FTCh Mitforton Tout de Suite (Roxy) as she wins IGL 2 day on 20th & 21st Oct and then the Cornwall on 25th making her up ⭐️ what a week!
🏆🏆🏆(FTCh Fendawood Harold x FTCh Mitforton Onour)
Congratulations to Matt Gould for qualifying for the IGL Championship 2023 This little girl is an absolute star and we couldn’t be more proud of her ⭐️⭐️⭐️… her handler is quite smart too!

04/09/2023

Huge congratulations to Carly whose team came 2nd at Chatsworth over 2 days of top national gundog competition. A brilliant result Fay Drewry , Carly Madgwick and Gill Sweeting what an achievement!
And to boot Fay Drewry got top dog with Thorn. Well done ladies
Well done Carly and Goose!

18/08/2023

What a difference a day makes! Yesterday’s junior gundogs walking up in sunshine and clover, todays novice dogs tackling bracken in the pouring rain. Everyone still smiling though 😁

18/08/2023

Any excuse for a celebration 🥂 Darcy and Smudge have been training together with us since they were tiny puppies, and they still love coming on our training walks which give them new challenges, things to practice and a chance to socialise and share birthday cake with their pals 🐾 The handlers enjoyed the fizz thank you! Happy birthday 🎂

17/08/2023

Carly’s early morning training walk gang displaying self control around other dogs 🐾 A mixture of training scenarios and off lead socialisation, making going for a walk a pleasure with well rounded and well behaved dogs

15/08/2023

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Tuesday	8am - 7pm
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Young Roscoe retrieving over the river today and showing lovely composure for such a young dog… Remarkable composure for her handler too 😂😂 #gundog @carlymadgwick #trainhardwineasy #gundogtrainer #kronch #watertraining @kronch_uk

Big thank you to Österreichischer Retriever Club for inviting Tom Lowe and I to judge their Trausdorf Working Test 1st & 2nd June 2024 and marvellous hospitality over the whole weekend @roughcorner

Here’s 13 year old Charlie and his dog Roxy doing some tidy work today. Well done Charlie and to his mum Lorraine for keeping Roxy on the straight and narrow during term time!

Here’s Penny (7 months old) demonstrating why working cocker spaniels are often referred to as pocket rockets! We were practising free running recalls, whereby we released the puppy from a sit (with a verbal command) to go and run around and then periodically recalled in. Always finishing the recall with a sit in front and eye contact before releasing the puppy again. Well done Penny & Vicki, perhaps she’ll slow down one day 🤣🚀🚀🚀

On tour again this time in Mid Wales and Xaina’s first retrieve out of cover 😊. Love the way she works out how to pick it from the heather by its ‘body’ not tail @kronch_uk #puppygundog #futuregundog

@kronch_uk #mitfortongundogs #puppytraining #positivepuppytrainer https://www.trainthatdog.com/on-line-puppy-class.html

Love that first moment they see a cardboard box😂 hours of fun (if it doesn’t rain!) @kronch @kronch

Monday’s Spaniel Classes: Denise and Otis working with Sue Gilbert to teach close control. Denise doesn’t intend to work Otis but is learning how teaching him to hunt close builds their relationship, closeness and trust off lead. Wonderful to watch the progress. #offleadtraining #spanieltraining #workingspanielsofinstagram #gundogtraining #gundogtrainer @kronch_uk

Carly has a couple of one to one slots available on Monday 12th February. if you’d like the opportunity to focus on the finer detail please email the office : [email protected] #puppytraining #gundogtraining #trainhardwineasy #gundogtrainer #puppygundog

This little 19 month spaniel Otis had spent his whole life on a lead or long line until his owner started working with us. In just a couple of months they have turned their whole world around and have now built a wonderful working rapport which brings enormous pleasure and satisfaction, not to mention life changing mutual confidence . So proud of you both and our wonderful Sue Gilbert for her expert training and guidance. #spanieltraining #workingcocker #workingspanieltraining #spanielgundog

Tahli say: wet but rewarding training this morning with Lianne Trainthatdog.com Otto loving her Puppy Gundog class #gundogtrainer #gundog #puppygundog Kronch UK - Premium Dog Food

Gently moulding good behaviour to develop a sound delivery for future gundog work Kronch UK - Premium Dog Food https:www.trainthatdog.com/on-line-puppy-class.html #trainthatdog #onlinepuppytraining #positivepuppytrainer #labpuppy #puppytrainingtips #ladiesworkingdoggroup #labsofinstagram #labpuppiesofinstagram #puppyclasses #cleverpuppy #futuregundog #gundogtrainer #mitfortongundogs

Another extraordinary concept not looking remotely out of place at Goodwoof…. #goodwoofdogs #heelworktraining #looseleadwalking #goodwoof #nowiveseenitall😄

Day two of Goodwoof in the gundog arena in this afternoon’s gundog display with Adrian & Caroline Slater, David Latham, Louise Munchaus Adsbol and Paul Delboy Wheeler.. lots of banter and a great demo of dog work

Sam sending cockerdor Otto on a memory “blind” (an unseen dummy in an area previously picked from)

Arthur retrieves his first pheasant……well, a soft fluffy toy one 😉 Other than occasionally skidding a toy across the floor for Arthur to romp after, Belinda has done no retrieving with him as he is still such a young pup. She has however been encouraging him to potter around holding objects (toys, shoes, whatever he finds lying around 🙄😂) and occasionally gently taking them from him with a “thankyou” & a treat before giving them back. She has also been encouraging the concept of duration in a sit until told otherwise and the name Arthur being a release command when sending to his food bowl. Here all those things came together in a first little baby marked retrieve…. steadiness in the sit, being released on name, running out after the toy, picking it up, happily bringing it back & releasing it. Belinda was so pleased with this, she did it again to see if it was a fluke! 🤣 Good boy Arthur ☺️

Arthur has just turned 14 weeks old. Most of his training to-date has been at home, so Belinda has started the process of generalising behaviours she has taught. Dogs are contextual learners, so we actively need to teach them that behaviours they have learnt in one location/context also apply elsewhere. Here Belinda is making the most of a break between classes to try a send away to the food bowl, which is one of the things she has taught at home. Arthur rather enjoys this as he gets to run and munch some of his lunch! Little does he know that this “lining out” process will become a vital part of his future gundog training 😊🐶

Arthur is now 13 weeks old 🐶 Since the last video, Belinda has been continuing to work on the basics (sit, watch, stay, recall and heel) and has added in “down” to Arthur’s repertoire. Here she links all the above commands together to make Arthur think and keep him on his toes. The transition from “down” to “sit” is a new concept, so Belinda was very pleased he managed it 💪 Heelwork in a tight spot was also a little tricky as there was lots of turning involved to stay within the frame of the video 😅 A quick little exercise to while away the time whilst waiting for the kettle to boil on a rainy bank holiday Monday. Happy Easter everyone! 🐣🐣🐣

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Founded in 2001 Trainthatdog.com is one of the most popular training establishments in the South East providing a range of group classes suited to the gun dog breeds near Petworth. With Early Learning Puppy from 12 weeks of age, Young Obedience, Training Walks, Obedience & Steadiness, Spaniel Gun dog classes and Spaniel Obedience and a whole range of Retriever Gun dog groups from Beginner Gun dog to Novice, Intermediate and Open and Field Trial Training. Louie Robertson has been training gun dogs for 30 years since she started with her first working spaniel in 1990 and has a wealth of experience of training dogs..... and as importantly their handlers! Louie has qualified six times for the International Gundog League Retriever Championships with three different dogs with a Diploma of Merit in 2019

Founder Chairman of Leconfield Working Spaniel Club from 2005, now President, Louie has a extensive knowledge of training and working spaniels as well as retrievers. A regular game and clay shot for three decades Louie is a Leconfield Estate shoot tenant and has run her own syndicate shoot at Petworth for 17 years

Field Trials - Louie has a keen interest in working her own dogs and competes in field trials at championship level (more below). She is a Kennel Club Official B Panel Field Trial Judge

Having now qualified six times for the International Gundog League Championships with three different dogs winning six two day open stakes, Louie also has numerous Open Field Trials awards as well as having won Novice Field Trials with Bedgebrook Scrumptious, Troddenmills into the Dark of Mitforton, FTCH Mitforton Nacho, Mitforton Onour and Helnoral Columbo of Birdsmill

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