It doesn’t seem like 14 years since we picked up our first GSP puppy. At the time we hadn’t had a dog for 4 years or so; the kids had been just starting school when we lost our Springer and Jack Russell rather tragically on the same day; it was just before Christmas which rather [...]

Some time ago I happened to stumble across Joe Irving’s website, but AOL decided to dump the server he was using. However I have come across the site again, and it reminded me of a review I had done of one of his spaniel training books. Now this really does get top marks from me, [...]

After much investigation I have found out how to send a newsletter – I hope! If you want to receive a copy which I am currently planning as a fortnightly edition you will have to download and register a copy of our gundog-training ebook – this is the only way I have at the moment [...]

Back in July we finally found a house that we wanted to move into. After ten years in rented accommodation we moved into our new home in September. There are some drawbacks; not least the wildlife has changed considerably since we left the farm and moved to a housing estate. However there is one major [...]

I am really excited to report that my good friend Graham Gibson, who has looked after our dogs whenever we are away at any time over the last five years, has finally got around to finishing his gundog training DVD. I am desperately waiting to see the results, and am looking out for the postman [...]