Sowralain Gundogs

Sowralain Gundogs I live in East Yorkshire with my spaniels Elsa and Peggy.

We do lots of activities around shooting- driven game, beating, shooting, trialing, simulated days and just ANYTHING to do with the wonderful sport of shooting.

Dressed for forecast arctic conditions.....it was warm πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ sweating most of the day and taking clothes off. Home and back...
04/01/2025

Dressed for forecast arctic conditions.....it was warm πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ sweating most of the day and taking clothes off. Home and back in a t-shirt. Great day and dogs will sleep till about Tuesday now 😴

Get to hang the whistle up for 2024. A fantastic end to the year with perfect weather and lovely home baking. Now where ...
21/12/2024

Get to hang the whistle up for 2024. A fantastic end to the year with perfect weather and lovely home baking. Now where is that beer 🍺 πŸ€”

God it was warm today πŸ₯΅ in 2 weeks we've had snow, monsoon rain and now sunshine πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ gotta love British weather. 6 miles ...
30/11/2024

God it was warm today πŸ₯΅ in 2 weeks we've had snow, monsoon rain and now sunshine πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ gotta love British weather. 6 miles of fun and now sleepy time for all of us 😴

When you lay out towels, waterproofs and dog drying coats so you don't forget....the dog adds herself to the pile, just ...
29/11/2024

When you lay out towels, waterproofs and dog drying coats so you don't forget....the dog adds herself to the pile, just incase I forget her πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

You can tell its cold when they get closer than usual πŸ˜‚
20/11/2024

You can tell its cold when they get closer than usual πŸ˜‚

5pm, dicky dark and fresh. Luckily I charged my headgear and off we go!!
11/11/2024

5pm, dicky dark and fresh. Luckily I charged my headgear and off we go!!

Love ❀️ the woods this time of year. Full of colour and life and just the right weather to really enjoy a bimble
03/11/2024

Love ❀️ the woods this time of year. Full of colour and life and just the right weather to really enjoy a bimble

Lone ranger today realised she made poor life choices when she fell through some cover into a stink pond πŸ˜‚ wife was well...
02/11/2024

Lone ranger today realised she made poor life choices when she fell through some cover into a stink pond πŸ˜‚ wife was well amused, bathed, dried and brushed, now sleeping 😴

Very very wet but out is out. So glad to be back working and seeing the dogs buzzing to be running around and do what th...
19/10/2024

Very very wet but out is out. So glad to be back working and seeing the dogs buzzing to be running around and do what they love. Now dry and chilli for tea (me not the dogs) πŸ˜‚

When you tell the dog you are not actually her real dad πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ poor lass
09/08/2024

When you tell the dog you are not actually her real dad πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ poor lass

So they don't chew, love soft toys and mother them and love a tennis ball. I'm thinking this is a protest act for being ...
21/07/2024

So they don't chew, love soft toys and mother them and love a tennis ball.

I'm thinking this is a protest act for being put away for a chill out πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

The rain doesn't seem to want to go away but still out and lovely walk regardless
14/07/2024

The rain doesn't seem to want to go away but still out and lovely walk regardless

It's all very green and sunny considering it was forecast thunder storms. Maybe this is the calm before......lovely walk...
27/05/2024

It's all very green and sunny considering it was forecast thunder storms. Maybe this is the calm before......lovely walk regardless

Lazy animal day. I include myself in that πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ I'm toasty warm and no energy costs in sight πŸ‘€
15/02/2024

Lazy animal day. I include myself in that πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ I'm toasty warm and no energy costs in sight πŸ‘€

Well another season done and as always too short and too soon. This season we have grafted our proverbial behinds off. I...
28/01/2024

Well another season done and as always too short and too soon. This season we have grafted our proverbial behinds off. I walk away most proud of having 2 dogs. I started with 1 that needs no guidance. I finished with 2. 1 needs a little guidance πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ so proud of both my girls working so hard πŸ’–

I think quiet spaniels proved they worked hard. Now my hard as nails dog is laid in a blanket with a dinosaur as a pillo...
20/01/2024

I think quiet spaniels proved they worked hard. Now my hard as nails dog is laid in a blanket with a dinosaur as a pillow πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ don't tell the pheasants, they'll laugh at her

Oooofffttttt. Brilliant day if not a little cold πŸ₯Άβ˜ƒοΈβ„️ Peggy was amazing and doing everything I'd want and more. Proper ...
20/01/2024

Oooofffttttt. Brilliant day if not a little cold πŸ₯Άβ˜ƒοΈβ„️ Peggy was amazing and doing everything I'd want and more. Proper little grafter ❀️

Warmer than forecast πŸ₯΅ 🌞 and a very long day but soon be moaning the season is finished πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ hot bath and chill 😎
13/01/2024

Warmer than forecast πŸ₯΅ 🌞 and a very long day but soon be moaning the season is finished πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ hot bath and chill 😎

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Crufts?? Smashed it mate. I feel a trophy πŸ† coming our way πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

β€œπŒπšπ«π€πžπ π«πžπ­π«π’πžπ―πžβ€ with me and a blank pistol. More realistic to the dog. As it is sat it will hear a shot from the pistol. The dog should be drawn to the shot and look for something falling from the sky. In this case a dummy thrown by me. It should mark the dummies landing position and wait for the command to go collect. Once collected it returns to the handler and delivers the retrieve. During trialing the guns will walk 10-20 yards ahead of the dogs and shoot any flushed game. This exercise tries to replicate this and helps with concentration and focus of the dog. When the dog arrives it should also ignore me.

β€œπŒπšπ«π€πžπ π«πžπ­π«π’πžπ―πžβ€ with dummy launcher. The dog must remain sat and steady. It watches the flight of the dummy and β€˜marks’ the landing spot. When given the command the dog will retrieve the dummy to the handler. If this was a game bird, the bird would then be checked to make sure the dog has not damaged the bird. A dummy launcher is a great tool as it sounds like a shotgun and also achieves a more realistic distance than just throwing a ball. It can also be placed anywhere and operated by remote control.

β€œππ₯𝐒𝐧𝐝 π«πžπ­π«π’πžπ―πžβ€ from yesterdays training. This dog has not seen the dummy being placed. In this case the dog is sent over the dyke and stopped by the handler on a whistle and looks for direction. The dog is then directed by hand gestures and often by β€œleft”, β€œright” or β€œback” or whatever words your dog uses. A particularly useful skill in trialing but also a very difficult one. This dog makes it look easy πŸ‘Œ

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