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Cedarlily Gundogs Taking a modern and holistic approach to working with dogs. Focusing on optimum health and comfort a

Accredited assistance dog trainer and Gundog instructor with The Gundog Club. Experience of working with Gundog breeds as pets, working dogs and working pet gundogs since 2003. Experience owning and training an HPR, retrievers and spaniels.

04/01/2025

The different skills of a cocker out beating and the importance of teaching them to be super steady around flushing birds….and able to stay close at heel when needed….and sit quietly for long periods of time!

Such an amazing thing to be out working them, makes all the training and effort into that worthwhile ♥️🐾

14/12/2024

Dogs had a great day working today - you can tell by the happy tails ♥️☺️🐾

07/12/2024

Wonderful evening yesterday at Christmas member club meal / party / awards night. Was so lovely to chat to wonderful people and it was hosted so well with an amazing venue and great food from
Thank you to everyone who made it the night it was ♥️🎄🎉

23/11/2024

Today Loki (Cedarlily Moonlit Mischief) followed in the footsteps of his mum (Verstone Seaclaid Brygid at Cedarlily) in gaining his Kennel Club Working Gundog Certiticate on Game (in both hunting and retrieving).

It means an assessor has observed him beating - seeing that he stays close and focused on the handler, covers the ground well and remains steady to flush & shot with minimal handling.
It also means he was seen to be steady to shot and fall in a picking up line without excessive handling, has excellent game finding abilities and can retrieve game to hand without any damage to the bird.
Overall he has been deemed to be an asset to a shoot.

Couldn’t have been prouder of him - worked his socks off today for me regardless off the wet and windy conditions!
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Thank you Helen Phillips Clicker Gundog training centre for hosting today and to our assessor Lynsey Moss, the guns, helpers, fellow dog handlers and game keeper Chris. We were well looked after with great grounds and great food ♥️

04/11/2024

Some great cuddles recently with Loki pups ♥️
I am very puppy broody - not sure much beats the innocence and joy (and smell) of cute little puppies 🥰🐾

24/10/2024

It’s been a minute since I posted (I am pre social media savvy generation apologies)!
But had to put this on the Cedarlily grid….George went with me on a training today accompanied by our good friend and Nala of fame ♥️🐾
George has been slow to show much drive - lovely calm great natured boy, pretty steadily naturally but a bit too laid back for much work so far….but today we let him catch him groove and he smashed it 💪💥
Keen, speedy (for him), lovely confident clear returns and wonderful deliveries - couldn’t be happier and more proud!
And Nala smashed it too! Super successful and enjoyable day - thanks you to for being fabulous hosts and support 🥰♥️🐾

02/09/2024

Lovely day assessing the fabulous Abigail with her dog Duke. 13 years old and handled like a champ!
Huge congratulations for a fabulous distinction 🎉♥️

07/07/2024

Thanks to our these guys have no issues recovering from a soggy hike in the Chiltern’s ♥️🐾🐶

06/07/2024

Another great walk with friends and fellow team members 🐾🐶🐾

05/07/2024

Feel free to share if you know anyone looking for a fabulous little cocker stud!

Breeding should all be about bettering the breed. Some people are looking for a very high drive and stylish working line cocker to win field trials and there are some amazing dogs and lines out there to choose from. But I think many other people want a slightly less driven dog that is still fully capable of working, but also more suited to the busy trials of family life.

Loki is a proven worker and has been fantastic at beating, picking up and being shot over. He has all the drive and focus needed but plenty of sense and is not difficult to ‘drive’.
He’s also great in the home, settles well and is a loving and affectionate family pet, and easy to take out on daily walks in all environments.

He’s also fully health tested 🎉

04/07/2024

Loki has his annual eye test this week for PRA under the Kennel Club health testing recommendations for stud dogs and we’re pleased to say he’s clear and in tip top health 🎉

If anyone is looking for a great little cocker stud dog, proven excellent worker in the field (beating, being shot over and picking up) who is also a fabulous pet - great in the home, lovely temperament, affectionate and settles well…..then feel free to message.
I have all his health test certificates available to share 😊🐶

30/06/2024

Today we went and had a go at the Charity fun working test with
It was set for retrievers but with all breeds welcome.

I have done these before with Nyx and never had lots of success with the long distances expected for retrievers.
We also had to enter Novice as we placed 2nd in a Novice/Novice last year so couldn’t enter that one.

Anyway…..ours scores reflected that we are not good at this BUT my god I was so impressed and so proud of her.
Test 1 she did a lovely mark (long) on the other side of a river with steep banks and smashed it 🎉….but wouldn’t cross again for a blind in the same place 🙈
Test 2 excellent heel work and marked (also pretty long) retrieve from water further up the river….perfect scores. Then there was a blind up the hill which was again long for even some retrievers to struggle and need handling. She wasn’t getting far enough back and kept pulling out….I found out why when she flushed a hare! But she stopped to flush beautifully without me asking which was magic. She then was totally off the boil and wouldn’t push away so I called her in.
Test 3 2 marks (one longer) up a ride (again pretty long). Meant to get the closest first but she was laser focused being able to see the furthest and didn’t stop when I asked. I could have shouted and she would have stopped and got the closer first but I know her and she then wouldn’t have had the confidence to run that distance again (I’d seen others fail before me with this ground) so I let her have it. We then were allowed to pick the other anyway and even though it was a fail as the wrong order - her actual retrieving was amazing!

So even though the scores were rubbish the day was amazing and I had 2 super ‘non score victories’ - the judge when she flushed the hare (an A panel judge) said her stop was lovely and she did exactly what a spaniel should do and he wouldn’t have expected her to push on well after so he complimented me on a lovely dog. The judge with the 2 marks she picked in the wrong order said she was a pleasure to watch and a cracking dog and he can tell she works and works well.

I’ll take that ♥️🐾🐶

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

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Oh the happy tail (even with the derpy face) of a dog out working ♥️🐾

Next up - recall! I regularly walk my dogs together as I have a very busy work life and don’t have the time I’d love to have to work them all daily! As youngsters they get plenty of solo walks so they are confident without the others and I can focus on building the basics and a bond between us….but I don’t get solo training time as much as I’d like now! So, like with the stop whistle, I make sure we practice the basics every walk we go on (even if we’re all together and it’s often not easy with 5 different personalities and one deaf dog 🙈)

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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 😊

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