Languedoc Gundogs

26/11/2025

Having a dog walk to heel; without any pulling or lunging, and not losing their head over a distraction, makes walks and training such a happy experience for both you and your dog.

Having one that chooses to stick with you despite the distractions and other options - that is when you know you’ve done it right!

And the best news is, teaching and nurturing this skill can be just as fun as any other element of your training..

One ticket has become available for our heel workshop on Sunday; drop me a message with your email address for more details and to reserve your place.

📍 Chavenage, near Tetbury
🕙 10am–4pm
☕️ Café onsite or bring a packed lunch

We welcome all dogs over 6 months, whether you’re just introducing heelwork or if it’s been a long term struggle, we can’t wait to bring you and your dog a slice of heelwork heaven!

22/11/2025

Heelwork; the Marmite of dog training.
You might hate it now but we’ll teach you to love it..

With the right guidance, even those that ‘hate it’ can learn to enjoy the process and turn your heelwork into a skill that both you and your dog can rely on.

Join us for a fun, informative Heel Workshop on Sunday 30th November at Chavenage, nr Tetbury.

Heelwork is one of the most valuable foundations in dog training — and it’s about far more than just getting from A to B. We’ll be teaching engagement, how to gain (and maintain) a correct position,and calm communication between you and your dog.

If your dog pulls, lunges, is easily distracted, or hasn’t yet mastered “heel”, this is the perfect workshop for you. You’ll learn practical, creative ways to teach and strengthen your heelwork without it feeling repetitive or dull.

All breeds aged 6 months and over are welcome. There’s a cafe onsite, or feel free to bring your own lunch.

📩 To book, drop me a message with your email address and I’ll send you the booking form.

Have a question? Get in touch — we’d love to hear from you!

28/10/2025

Join us for a fun and educational Heel Workshop, running 10am–4pm on Sunday 30th November at Chavenage, near Tetbury.

Heelwork is one of the most valuable foundations in dog training — and it’s about far more than just walking in a straight line! We’ll focus on building focus, engagement, and calm communication between you and your dog.

If your dog pulls, lunges, gets distracted by scents, or hasn’t yet mastered “heel”, this is the perfect workshop for you. You’ll learn practical, creative ways to teach and strengthen your heelwork without it feeling repetitive or dull.

All breeds aged 6 months and over are welcome. There’s a café onsite, or feel free to bring your own lunch.

📩 To book, simply message me with your email address to receive the booking form.

Have a question? Get in touch — we’d love to hear from you!

26/09/2025

Looking forward to an epic weekend of training alongside these two fabulous ladies ❤️🥂

20/08/2025

Even working Gundogs can have a fear of fireworks; prepare your dog and yourself as early as possible for the best chance of success and calm this firework season - it will be upon us before we know it.

Fireworks season may feel far away, but in just eleven weeks it will be here before you know it!

If your dog struggles with the loud bangs and flashes, now is the perfect time to start preparing. Instead of waiting until the stress begins, you can use this time to gently desensitise your dog and build their confidence for the future.

Studies suggest that up to 50% of dogs experience some level of anxiety during fireworks, but the causes and severity can vary hugely. That’s why there’s no single solution - what works for one dog might not work for another.

The good news: with appropriate and consistent training, most dogs can make real progress. They be taught resilience to help overcome stressful situations, be trained to cope better in the future and even change the way they feel about fireworks.

At K9 Foundation, our behaviour programmes are tailored to each dog’s individual needs. We take a holistic approach; combining calm leadership, the right rewards, gradual desensitisation, and consistent practice - to give both you and your dog the tools to succeed.

Whether your dog is already fearful of fireworks, or you have a young pup who hasn’t yet experienced them, we’re here to help.

Start today and train for a better tomorrow!

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www.k9foundation.co.uk

07/07/2025

On Saturday we had the pleasure of running a Heel and Stop Whistle Training Day in Didcot for , hosted by Tony &

What a fantastic day it was! We spent the morning focusing on heelwork; how to gain it, and maintain it. The benefits of using other skills & behaviours to help make it a more exciting behaviour for our dogs (and us) to perform and how heelwork is not about simply having a dog that walks nicely next to us - it’s the engagement, the focus, the eye contact, and one of the most important foundational skills for a dog to learn. The platform upon which so many other actions can be built.

Throughout the afternoon, we explored several different exercises to introduce and progress a solid and reliable stop whistle. Making it something our dogs’ want to listen to, in anticipation of it meaning something fun is about to happen (rather than them believing it means that we (as their owners) have just put the brakes on the fun they were already having).

We rounded off the day with a game of Musical ‘Stop’ Statues and it was so much fun to see all the participants excelling in both their heelwork and their stop whistle work.

With many many thanks to for providing energetic and invaluable training, (and for indulging my occasional slightly-unusual training exercises and ideas). Thank you to Sue Lister for amazing organisation and for providing (with ) wonderful goodie bags. Thank you to Neil for all your assistance, and for correcting my grammar 😁. Thank you to Tony & Amanda for the use of your lovely field and providing very tasty cakes. Thank you to and Charlotte for photography, errand running and cake handing out as well as being great company. And last, but definitely not least, thank you to all the ladies who travelled to be a part of our training day - you all absolutely smashed it and we couldn’t be more proud! We hope you enjoyed being there as much as we did, xx

03/07/2025

Still on a high from an amazing weekend at the presenting alongside amazing speakers! Each presentation was informative, thorough and engaging ❤️

Back out with lessons and home visits this week and preparing for our LWDG Heel & Stop Whistle Training Event this Saturday, hosted by Amanda & Tony Elderfield - can’t wait!

11/06/2025

Focus and engagement are the foundations of a beautiful relationship with our dogs, using obedience and play can greatly increase this.

Whether you’re battling lead pulling, trying to overcome the exciting environment, or want to tidy up your obedience, we will tailor your training to match the needs of both you and your dog.

06/06/2025

Last weekend we ran a Scurry Training Day for ladiesworkingdogs , and what a fabulous day it was 🤩

The atmosphere, the learning, the boosting each other’s confidence, cheering everyone on, even the weather joined in with the high spirits. It was totally amazing and such good fun!

The morning was spent running through three of the most common scurries found at country shows and fairs, learning how to get the most from an individual run and where to nip off those precious seconds.

In the afternoon we had a few more practice runs and finished with a competition for all the participants with prizes from fieldandfireside.

Thank you so much to Tony Tweeky Elderfield and amandaelderfield for hosting the day, organising delicious cakes, dummy throwing and photographing. Thank you to Neil for all your help throughout the day; the support, laughs, encouragement and excellent ability to capture the dogs attention when throwing dummies. To alexthorneycrofttaylor for providing awesome instruction and tailoring advice to the dog in front of you (something we feel Very strongly about).

Thank you to our daughter Charlotte for dummy throwing, timing runs, cake deliverer and all round brilliant helping. Thank you joanneperrott for the LWDG, I’m honoured to be a group expert for your amazing community, and to Sue Lister for Field & Fireside sponsorship and prizes.

Most of all, thank you to the ladies who booked onto the day for your dedication, hard work, enthusiasm and commitment to boosting each others confidence.

We can’t wait until next time to do it all over again!