Languedoc Gundogs

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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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!

27/04/2025

Zip has been my ‘go to’ dog for absolutely anything I’ve needed assistance with, and he always puts his heart and soul into any task. He has recently needed to take a back step and rest an injury, he’s wholly not amused but hopefully things are moving in the right direction. He genuinely doesn’t believe that being 11 years old and hurting his leg is a good enough reason to take a break..

The others however, have stepped up and been very helpful in his absence, I couldn’t be more proud of how they’ve handled themselves! 😊

20/02/2025

It’s National Love Your Pet Day, and what better a day to say thank you to my right hand pair.

No matter what I ask of them they always show up; they get along with everyone, they know what I need from them in that moment before I’ve even asked and it doesn’t matter if we’re somewhere they know or if we’ve travelled to a place they’ve never been.

Whether we’re training, on a shoot, at a behavioural consultation, going for a walk, I’m trying my hand at photography, or anything in between. I know these boys are ready to take on any task, they’ve got my back just as much as I have theirs. So, thank you guys, for everything you do ❤️

Thank you .photographic for Tom’s photo’s.

12/01/2025

This morning on a walk one of my spaniels got herself in a bit of a predicament involving a large bramble.

In an attempt to free herself she had managed to wrap her ear entirely round this bramble and was well and truly stuck!

So we settled in for the task of unravelling her bit by bit whilst the rest of my dogs mooched around close to us but not interfering, and 10 minutes later we were happily on our way continuing with our walk.

There are multiple reasons why this went as smoothly as it did:
* She’s used to being handled - she can be groomed, clipped, eyes/ears/mouth checked, and nails trimmed with no lead and no other restrictions.
* She’s practiced regulating her adrenaline levels through all of her training - by using fun and exciting games interspersed with calming and more steady exercises, she is well versed in raising up to, above, and back down below threshold.
* Her invisible boundary when on ‘free time’ is about 25 yards from me - this enabled me to get to her quickly.
* She knows I’ve ‘got her back’ - regardless of where we are or what situation we’re in, she knows to look to me for guidance. Whether we’re jumped on by a passing dog, caught out by a nasty storm, or stuck in undergrowth, she knows she can trust me to calmly see us through any situation and so, she need not panic or react.
* My other dogs also know the ‘free time’ rules and so I had no concern about their whereabouts whilst concentrating on my task.

She is injury free, my fingers however are resembling pin cushions 😳, and I didn’t take a pic at the time as I was busy freeing my dog, so attached is a photo of a lovely robin who, apart from being an innocent bystander had nothing to do with the incident.

08/01/2025

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These three have each taught me valuable lessons over the years and have given me/ continue to give me the fondest of memories ❤️

08/01/2025

Had some fun with the camera and my lovely new logo’d dummies from today, probably should have taken the photos before I used them for retrieving though.. 😁 I can’t choose my favourite pic so you get a few.

They’re a lovely weight, the toggle is a fabulous touch, the dogs loved them, and I love them too!