Cedarlily Gundogs

09/06/2024

Great day of The Gundog Club assessments today!
Thank you to Emily Wickham for assessing and a huge congratulations to everyone passing their field tests ♥️🎉🐾🐶🥳

Well done to:
* Lydia with Leo G1 R Distinction FULL MARKS
* Gary with Saffie G1 R Merit
* Katie with Nala G2 R Merit
* Laura with Brooke G1 HR Distinction
* Kate with Marley G1 HR Distinction FULL MARKS
* Kim with Hunter G1 HR Distinction
* Kate with Marley G2 HR Distinction

I’m proud of you all as you all should be of yourselves 🥰

15/04/2024

Working gundogs are epic athletes! And like all good athletes, knowing how to keep them in top shape is vital!
That’s what this workshop is all about so check it out if you’re interested 🐾🐶

25/03/2024

So she’s not a dual champion in the official sense……but this little dog is a dual champ in my eyes ♥️🐾
Got her Kennel Club Working Certificate on game last year and now has also passed her public access assessment as my assistance dog.
I could not be more proud 🥰
Derek Summers

04/02/2024

Last day of the season picking up with my little team last week ♥️🐾
Had a fabulous day, sadly been ill since so slow to post but great memories of this season and already looking forward to the next!
Great to spend a little time with good friends too!

28/01/2024

Loki is now available for stud.
Lovely compact and well put together working line cocker spaniel. 12.4kg.

Fabulous temperament, excellent as a pet in a family home, great off switch and gentle loving character.
Has worked his first season and is a natural both in the beating line and picking up.
Wonderful example of a working pet Gundog.

Fully health tested:
Eyes clear BVA eye scheme and PLA grade 0
Clear for AMS, DM, EIC, FN, PRA and Glycogen Storage Disease
Hips 11 and nicely even 5/6
Elbows 0/0

25/01/2024

I often mention steady tabs and collars….if you would like a tab to clip onto a flat collar rather than a separate steady collar - this is a great place to get them ♥️

13/01/2024

Some cracking shots of young dog Loki working today ♥️🐾

28/11/2023

Doing a little work on the dog’s ‘stop’ whistle today.

On the first one the deaf dog didn’t hear but somehow realised and turned and stopped 😂
He is actually great at this (or was) but now generally watches the others and responds when they do!
Mum’s spaniel (who I’ve not really spent time teaching) kind of got it….but my 3 were great ♥️

Two more videos are in comments as FB only lets me add 1?!

Second one (didn’t film till I did it) was good.

Third one I got some creeping from the youngster. He was moving more - I’ve noticed that he responds slower when moving (this is very normal), so that needs work!

I did this to test where we’re at because in set up situations I know they’re great.

Little Nyx as usual reliable but last weekend showed she needs more practice when she’s really distracted as she was very slow to respond!

The pup deffo needs more work on movement and steadiness but I think he grasps the idea now.

I’m not sure George yet knows fully what he’s doing most of the time but he does show some responses really nicely so we’re getting there. These flattie boys are slow to mature!

Training sessions are vital (individually) with our dogs but I like to build different things into our walks each day - to see where we’re at and to add some different circumstances and distractions on our way to building in generalisation.

NB - this is controversial and I fully understand why people recommend to always expect a sit with a stop BUT I accept any still behaviour. This is because when working them and using this I find in some cover being in a stand is easier and more effective (especially with the cockers). However, stillness is easier for the dog in a sit so I totally get that this is very important for some. We don’t all have to do things the same way and that’s ok 😊

25/11/2023

Such a great day up at taking our Kennel Club Working Gundog Certificate on game!
Thrilled to say we PASSED 🎉🥳🐾🐶
Could not love this little girl more! Assessed on both beating and picking up and she smashed it - always have an absolute blast working her ♥️

Thank you to all the team who make these days work, the keeper and chef, guns, helpers and assessors!
Also so lovely to meet Baxter, the gorgeous cocker and his owner - another of the great ’ clients I’ve met recently. Well done to them who also passed today!

05/11/2023

Loki went out for his first day working yesterday!
He was amazing and I am so proud and so excited to see how his working career develops!

Hunted well, got a little distracted and needed some reining in once or twice but was focused overall and lovely responses to whistles!

Tried to flush a pricked bird and looked to me when it didn’t fly and then picked and retrieved beautifully when told. Then at the end he managed to get into a thick hedgerow that the larger dogs couldn’t enter to find a partridge with another excellent retrieve having to negotiate a route back into the hedge further down and under a fence - no hesitation and calm as you like ♥️

George was grey again. His second year this year and he knew what was needed - great consistent hunting and lovely flushing. No opportunity for retrieves for him total but he’s steady and lovely to have around and I know he’s going to have a great working career aswell ♥️🐾

05/11/2023

What a great day ♥️🐾🥳

Nyx has passed her second grade 5 ‘The Gundog Club’ assessment and got a high merit on both sections (the first she did a couple of months ago). 98 on the first and 99 today (100 is a distinction).
So close but on the day, stuff always happens 😂🙈

I am still so proud of her - new ground, reed bed hunting (she’s never been in a reed bed or scented snipe before) and she was enthusiastic and smashed it for me!

Also this means I am now able to become a full Gundog Club assessor and assess all grades myself which means I can be so much more useful 🥰

Happy vibes today!

Couldn’t have done it with my partner in crime and friend Emily Wickam and her gorgeous springer Maddie - thanks beaut ♥️
Thank you also to Lindsay at and Jules at for assessing us x

28/10/2023

Never tire of watching a cocker working ♥️🐾🐶

28/10/2023

First day of the season for Nyx and what a lovely day for it!
Spending time out in country watching my dog work is such a pleasure ♥️🐾

25/10/2023

Not a massive fan of this photo….but hey ho! Anyone free and wants to join please pop over to Potter Paws Dog Training to book 😊

Do you have a gun dog breed?
Spaniel, Retriever, Pointer etc?

Join us for a day with Jay from Cedarlily Gundogs

During this workshop you will gain an understanding of basic gundog training, see live demonstrations and have the opportunity to practice some of these exercises with your own dog.

www.potterpaws.co.uk/workshops/gundog-workshop/

01/10/2023

Happy National Black Dogs day ♥️🐶

26/08/2023

26/08/2023

Great day in Buckinghamshire with some higher level The Gundog Club grades assessed today!
A little rain but luckily didn’t really get too wet 😊

Thank you so so much to Lindsay from for travelling all the way down to assess, and to Emily at for providing excellent grounds (especially for hunting spaniels).

Everyone passed and worked their socks off!
Everyone took away things they need to work on in future.
Mostly everyone had FUN and enjoyed working their dogs as much as their dogs enjoyed working ♥️🐾🐶

Emily and Sage R G4 Pass
Sharon and Ella R G4 Merit
Jay and Loki HR G4 Pass
Nat and Loki HR G4 Merit
Tash and Coco HR G4 Merit
Nat and Loki HR G5 part 1 Pass
Tash and Coco HR G5 part 1 Pass
Emily and Maddie HR G5 part 1 Pass
Jay and Nyx HR G5 part 1 Merit

No photos of the G5 dogs - we’re all waiting till we get our part 2 and the rosettes - positive thinking 🥰

13/08/2023

Fabulous afternoon / evening of assessments today 😊
Thank you to the fabulous Emily Wickham for assessing, we had some great results with handlers all working so hard to achieve with their dogs 🥰

Sunnie and Pip HR G1 distinction
Sunnie and Pip HR G2 merit
Mandy and Ted HR G1 pass
Jay and Loki HR G2 distinction
Adrian and Russel HR G2 merit
Sue and Millie R G1 distinction
Katie and Nala R G1 pass
Sammy and Duck R G1 distinction
Sammy and Goose R G1 distinction
Sammy and Duck R G2 distinction
Sammy and Goose R G2 distinction
Mandy and Jake R G2 distinction
Emily and Betty R G2 distinction
Emily and Sage R G3 distinction
Jay and Loki HR G3 distinction

HUGE well done to everyone, especially those taking their first ever assessments - I know it was daunting but you all smashed it 🥳🎉

09/08/2023

Hey guys

If you are interested in learning a little more about general day to day fitness for dogs and how observation of their movement / gait can help you to spot and prevent possible issues before they become real problems….I am teaching a lovely workshop later this month 😊
You can bring your dog and we will do a little assessment together on the day too!

For more info and to book follow this link:

https://www.potterpaws.co.uk/workshops/mindful-movement/

09/08/2023

Hey guys

If you are interested in learning a little more about general day to day fitness for dogs and how observation of their movement / gait can help you to spot and prevent possible issues before they become real problems….I am teaching a lovely workshop later this month 😊
You can bring your dog and we will do a little assessment together on the day too!

For more info and to book follow this link:

https://www.potterpaws.co.uk/workshops/mindful-movement/

05/08/2023

Nyx and Loki took part in a Novice Dog / Novice Handler working test today at Vale and West Gundog Club.

I couldn’t be more proud of them both! Loki came for his first experience and was a little gent, focussed and fun, and Nyx only went and took 2nd place ♥️🐾🐶🥳

4 lovely tests thanks to Vale and West Gundog Club:
Test 1 - hunt up with stops, steady to shot and fall, a retrieve and a recall.
Test 2 - two retrieves around 30 yards over a jump into a woodland ride. One mark with shot then second blind in same place.
Test 3 - water retrieve about 15 yards on surface of large pond / small lake.
Test 4 - obedience with a memory retrieve and mark to shot.

For a full breakdown of the test and our scores please head over to our page as it’s too long for Insta 😂

Overall Nyx got 90/100. Highest score of day (from another spaniel - and another cocker yay) was 96/100.
Loki came away with a respectable 74 for his first go.

I NEED water work - for Loki to even do it and Nyx to improve her delivery. I also need to keep working on Loki’s steadiness but it’s improving so much and I was really happy with where he was today for 14 months’ old.

05/08/2023

Nyx and Loki took part in a Novice Dog / Novice Handler working test today at Vale and West Gundog Club. Thank you to the club for putting on some lovely spaniel tests for us all and for all the helpers and organisation of the day, and especially our lovey judge!

I couldn’t be more proud of them both! Loki came for his first experience and was a little gent, focussed and fun, and Nyx only went and took 2nd place ♥️🐾🐶🥳

Test 1 - hunt up and retrieve. Cast dog out hunting in cabbage type cover. Stop when asked, stay steady to shot and fall then cast dog out for retrieve. Hunt up again, stop again when asked and then recall dog when asked.
Nyx - hunted like a little rocket (well, for her). It seems to have finally clicked more or less and today she was on 🔥. Great stops, steady as a rock, excellent line to dummy but I fumbled the delivery as she didn’t do her usual run straight up and in to me 🤔 It was chucking it down and she did shake straight after so I think that let it down a bit. 36/40
Loki - hunted ok - close and responsive but head is up a bit still - that will come as he works a bit more and gets more experience. Stops awesome, steady as a rock and straight onto dummy. I again let his delivery down (I was on a roll) and waited too long to take it but it was again me fumbling the dummy! 35/40

Test 2 - retrieves. 2 retrieves about 30 yards over a little jump into a wooded ride. First mark with shot then back for blind in same place.
Nyx - excellent in every way on this one bless her. 20/20
Loki - ran in on judge’s ‘send your dog’ not my cue but stopped when I corrected and then sent on with my ‘get out’ - lost his scores for this but otherwise excellent taking of line on blind / confidence and jumping. 17/20

Test 3 - water retrieve. About 15 yards on surface of small lake / large pond.
Nyx - lovely focus, entered sensibly, swam nicely but as she emerged I could see she wasn’t gonna run right up to me so I stepped in to take retrieve and fumbled it a bit again (I know I need to work more on water as I rarely get the chance). 15/20
Loki - marked and steady as a rock. Worried about going in (in wasn’t a sloped bank - it was surface level entry straight into deepish water pretty much) and he had no confidence. Did eventually plop in and try to swim but splashed about and got more worried so ran out and waited for wind to bring dummy closer before getting his feet a little wet again to retrieve. Generous judging as Novice / Novice as would usually be a ‘0’ but as he was steady and did eventually pick dummy and deliver nicely he was given 5/20

Test 4 - obedience. At heel watch a dummy thrown out then turn away and walk to heel up to a marker post around 10 yards away. Marked retrieve then to shot. Following the mark turn dog and send back on memory.
Nyx - aced it. I think her heel was a little too far in front as I needed to call her back into heel for the mark - she stopped too far in front. 19/20
Loki - went to run in on the first dummy as I cued to heel. I re-cued and he corrected and completed the test well. I think again the judge was super generous as a Novice / Novice, as he was marked down but not given ‘0’ for his technical run in 😊 15/20

Overall Nyx got 90/100. Highest score of day (from another spaniel - and another cocker yay) was 96/100.
Loki came away with a respectable 74 for his first go.

I NEED water work - for Loki to even do it and Nyx to improve her delivery. I also need to keep working on Loki’s steadiness but it’s improving so much and I was really happy with where he was today for 14 months’ old.

01/08/2023

Some videos (can only post one so others in the comments) of my guys doing their thing at
Was really pleased with them both! Nyx for being her usual lovely self and Loki for smashing it even at his first big show with the many many distractions!

Watching videos is great for spotting my handler errors and I’ve come away with lots of homework ♥️🐶🐾

09/07/2023

2 others of Nyx’s litter joined us for some training in the woods yesterday ♥️
Lovely to see Loki’s brother Batman and sister Brooke 🐾
Great to catch up with Amie, Laura and Nathan

30/06/2023

Lovely George is available at stud if anyone is interested or knows of anyone else who is.

Fully health tested. Gonio 0 and eyes clear (June 2023).
0/0 elbows.
0/7 hips (early injury most likely why).

Excellent temperament.
Superb in the home, with all people, children and other dogs.
Laid back nature - lovely steady boy out working.
Very balanced and showing well.

25/06/2023

Nyx and I entered a charity working test today (set for labradors because it was for charity so we had a go anyway). Also was a lovely time to spend with some great friends. well done on your first event and thanks for being the driver! great to see you working your ladies.
Also a lovely way to meet some other people as were waiting and chatting. A really lovely way to spend a sunny Saturday. It was hot but we had shade, water to swim in to stay cool and a lovely breeze all day!

Great day organised by in aid of the .

We entered novice dog / novice handler and didn’t place obviously, but I’m really pleased overall with Nyx.

Test 1 - Double blind in the woods. She went on a nice line but winded something else in the wood and wen rogue hunting. Eventually handled her into the area and she picked and delivered well but took a bit of time and quite a bit of handling. Second better as I sent into wind away from area so she could wind down but I still needed to handle her back a bit as she was stopping short and looking back. Still a good retrieve and delivery. 12/20.

Test 2 - Water retrieve. One long mark. Excellent steadiness and sent beautifully on a line after great mark: it was a fair old distance in water with a string current (even labs said it was long). She got half way then lost confidence and turned. I managed to handle her in the water and turn her back and she tried a little more but was panicking so turned and swam back. Judge put a dummy in so she didn’t get nothing which she picked and returned beautifully to hand with no shaking. 0/20.

Test 3 - obedience - lost just one point as heel work wasn’t up to lab standard but otherwise she was fab. Heel up then throw a dummy. Heel away to a different point and leave in a sit stay and return to judge. Recall in then send on memory to the dummy. 19/20 and her best (and last she did).

Test 4 - Double mark over a jump (second further out). Excellent steadiness and marking - went out to first on straight line (was in cover) and picked well. On return stopped at jump and lost confidence. Tried to get out elsewhere and ran into fence 🙈 but with encouragement she did in the end jump and deliver well and never once dropped the dummy ♥️. Second retrieve just lost her mark through the cover so I needed to handle her out but then lovely retrieve with no issues on that jump back! 16/20.

As ever we need to work on her confidence (especially with water and distance) but her improvement over the last 18 months is incredible and her actual retrieving now is ace. She is driven, focused and handles well so I’ll take that with some homework to go away with 🥰

18/06/2023

We’ve had the best weekend at The Royal Three Counties show in Malvern!
It’s been a hot weekend but we all coped and enjoyed running demonstrations each day to show people what Gundog Scurry’s are all about 😊

I didn’t get a photo of and the lovely Daisy who came to demo and help on the Saturday, but here’s a flavour of the rest of the team and the beautiful location!
Check out Sunday’s sleepy vibe 😍

Thank you so much to Emily of Lastwick Gundogs and the absolutely gorgeous George (handler and team member in training - ably brining in the crowds with his cuteness), Francesca Fernside Elite Animal Therapy and Jack (best dummy thrower we could ask for) and to Tash McCue
But mostly thanks to the best team of dogs!
They have all taken a busy show and a new demonstration on their stride, camped like pros (most of them first timers) and have done us all proud!
Nyx, Loki, Evie, Sage, Fergus, Poppy, Loki (a different one) and Coco - you’ve all been the best ♥️🐾

10/06/2023

** 121s & class postponed tomorrow **

If you were booked in for a 121 session or a class tomorrow please read your emails as I have postponed them due to the weather!!
The sunshine is lovely (and you can see Nyx here enjoying it in the garden), but it’s going to be a little too hot in the training field at peak times tomorrow for activities to be safe.

I’m sorry to disappoint; I feel just as sad to be missing them! But please instead enjoy this lovely sunny weekend safely.

☀️

17/04/2023

Here is a case study of my dog, Brock - he has Degenerative Joint Disease / Intervertebral Disc Disease. Hopefully you will find this to be an interesting read!
https://www.cedarlily.co.uk/blog/casestudy-brook

14/02/2023

Just a note to say I’m off on my adventures this week so I won’t be around to reply to any messages or emails until Thursday 23rd February!

Sorry for anyone waiting but I’ll do my best to get in touch as soon as I can when I’m back 😊