✨ Teamwork in Action! ✨
Our retriever group absolutely nailed their group sit-stay today while we placed dummies for a memory retrieve. Calm, focused dogs and confident handlers—what a dream team! 🐾
💡 Why practice this? Sit-stays build trust, patience, and control—key ingredients for a polished retrieve. Plus, it gives the dogs a chance to soak in the scene and set up for success.
🎥 Watch to see how we set the stage for perfect memory retrieves. Which dog do you think had the best focus? Let us know below! 👇
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Ever wondered why placeboards are such a powerful tool in gundog training? Here’s a sneak peek from our puppy class as they master the basics of getting on the board. It’s not just cute—it’s the first step toward focus, steadiness, and stop whistle success!#gundogtraining #workingdogs #dogtrainingtips #gundogtrainingjourney #wellbehaveddog #puppytraining
Today’s Cold Game Workshop was a fantastic success! 🎯🐾 Watching both handlers and their dogs make incredible progress was a real joy – each team should be so proud of how far they’ve come! 🙌 Whether it was building confidence or refining retrieving skills, everyone took huge steps forward.One of the highlights of the day was watching a dog learn to follow a scent trail onto a bird that had moved from its original position – it was an amazing moment of teamwork and focus! You can check out the video in the reel to see this in action. 🎥🐕It’s days like this that remind why gundog training is so rewarding – those lightbulb moments and the growing bond between handlers and their dogs are what it’s all about. 💡❤️A huge thank you to everyone who attended – both dogs and handlers truly excelled today! 💪💫#GundogTraining #ColdGame #DogTraining #Progress #ProudTrainer #TeamWork #RetrieverTraining
Training Starts at Home—Watch How I Use These Techniques with My Own Dogs 🏡🐾Ever wondered how to teach your dog to resist temptations and stay calm, even around their favorite things? It all starts with building trust and communication through consistent training. In this video, I'll show you a simple exercise I do with my own dogs: moving away from the food bowl.This exercise is a great way to practice self-control and teach your dog to focus on you, even when something exciting is right in front of them. It's a technique I use with all my dogs, and it's incredibly effective for building steadiness and obedience, whether it's around food, toys, or wildlife. Watch the video to see how it’s done and to get a sneak peek into the methods I use every day. Remember, training isn’t just about cues - it’s about creating a strong, trusting bond with your dog. Curious how these techniques can work for your dog? In our workshops, we’ll cover practical exercises like this and more to help build a well-behaved and happy companion. Reach out to learn more! #GundogTraining #DogTrainingTips #SteadinessTraining #ImpulseControl #PositiveReinforcement #DogBehaviour #ObedienceTraining #TrainingTechniques #CanineTraining #DogTrainerLife #TrainingFoundation #RealWorldTraining #CalmDog #BuildTrust #TrainingJourney #WellBehavedDog #DogOwnerTips #FocusAndControl #TrainingSuccess #TrainYourDog
Wilf came for his first 121 yesterday. His owners were very keen to get his training started so we worked on putting value in being by his owners left leg, responding to his name, and pairing running back to them for a recall.
All of these skills and more are taught on our Puppy Course Starting in September.
So if you’re bringing home a puppy or already got one and want help getting all those important life skills in place then please head on over to my website and grab a space before they go.
Thursdays @ Marlborough Cricket Club for 6 weeks starting on 5th September. Suitable for any gundog breed under 6 months the of age who have had their vaccinations.
#puppytraining #puppytrainingtips #puppytrainingclass #gundogpuppytraining
The lovely Targa was back for another 121 this morning before the heat set in. Working in the shade we concentrated on rewarding behaviour that didn’t involve jumping up. There can be many reasons why puppies/dogs jump up some just find intrinsically rewarding and others we contribute to inadvertently. Once we did a couple of exercises Targa began to understand that keeping all 4 🐾 on the ground was so much more rewarding and she began to offer self control making some very good choices.
This young Labrador showed today how her focus and attention has progressed 💯. Her owner has been diligently doing her homework culminating today in Lily be able to do her training in an open field whilst these distractions were going on
🥎. another dog being exercised with relentless ball chucking. 🥎
🥎 players in the tennis court 🥎
🐾 two dogs walking round the edge of the field off lead 🐾
🐾 children playing in the park 🐾
Normally we’d have the field to ourselves, but today !🙈
They were obviously sent to test our training and boy did she rise to the challenge. A few months ago Lily would have high tailed it across the field to check them out without giving us a second thought. Today she knew they were there and chose to stay with us. I’m so thrilled and proud of the partnership which has blossomed in such a short space of time. 💪🙌
Did you know that dogs are rubbish at knowing where all of their feet are at any one point in time ?
Over the years I’ve learned the importance of teaching our gundogs where their feet are to help them understand how to move their back feet independently from the front.
This helps in so many situations
🐾 Increases awareness of limbs
🐾 Increases muscle
🐾 increases strength, mobility and flexibility
🐾 Reduces risks of injury
🐾 Increases control of movement and posture
🐾 Improves balance and potentially athletic performance
Using a small obstacle course like this gives your dog the opportunity to safely negotiate their way round learning how to place their feet, engage different muscle groups and have a bit of fun.
Training doesn’t have to take up lots of time. We did this little exercise in less than 5 mins. The key to any training is little and often. Enlist the help of a fabulous friend and their dog (s) and you both help each other other out. Thanks again to Penny Davies - Canine Consultant and her wonderful stooges Clover ☘️ and Lolly🍭
Kiwis Kapers on Tour. Making the most of a rare opportunity to train around well behaved dogs. When Penny Davies - Canine Consultant suggested setting up an exercise to help progress Kiwis heelwork I snapped it up. With the help of our gorgeous assistants Lolly and Clover 🐾.
It’s a lovely warm day and perfect for introducing your puppy to water. Kiwi is helping me find the nice safe entry points so we can build confidence in our dogs swimming and retrieving. #puppyretrieve #puppywatertraining #gundogwatertraining #workinggundogs
