Understand your spaniel
⚠️You have a spaniel and have no control?
⚠️You have a spaniel and have no connection?
⚠️You have a spaniel and have no recall?
⚠️You have spaniel and it loves to chase animals, leaves, butterflies?
✅If you own a spaniel you have to understand they to want to run around sniffing at a million miles an hour and love tracking scent.
This is because it’s been bred into them to track and find game.
✅Before spaniels were bought as pets that were not going to work, this breed was bought and bred to find game for the table.
If you had a high drive spaniel who was eager and keen to find game then it was great and you were on to a winner.
✅However those who bought these and shot over them for the table would have understood that these spaniels need to be trained to keep close. If they range to far away from you then if they flush any game the game could be out of shot range and the whole process would have been pointless and waste of time.
So those who worked their dogs trained them to hunt close and quarter left and right of themselves making sure the dog didn’t miss any ground.
✅The second thing to consider is that these dogs were bred to have a high drive/desire to find game. However once they found it they would then chase it if not trained. This is also pointless as the game can’t be shot of a dog is bolting off after it and scaring more game away whilst running around out of shot range.
So that is why these dogs were also trained to stop to shot/flush/whistle. To make sure there was a safe shot and the dog could mark the game down.
✅Now the process of training the quartering and stopping on game can take time. You needed a biddable dog who wanted to work with you. The training of these steps enhanced the bond between owner and dog. They ended up working in harmony together and as a team.
✅The reason spaniels are considered great family pets is because they were bred to be keen, eager, wanting to please and full of
✅Really chuffed today to have young Stiora come 4th in Leconfields Open trail at Arundel today. ✅She was also awarded guns choice 💪🏼.
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Amazing day out working a few of the dogs with friends Southwick Estateshoot. What a lovely place to spend our days off.
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Helpers at work
Always nice when one of your dogs helps you tidy up after work! Thanks Nala 😍💪🏼
