What makes a good gun dog trainer?

Posted by Ken Devonald under Thoughts

A description of the way experienced gundog trainers are unaware of exactly what they do to train their dogs.

An excellent article on dog language

Posted by Ken Devonald under Thoughts

Dogs are by nature wolves. This means that they co-operate in similar ways to people, with a complex array of subtle signals. If you have seen Derren Brown, you understand how much information can be transmitted without the sender being aware. Anyway, what I am trying to say is I have found a marvelous article [...]

Joe Irving – Training Spaniels – Book Review.

Posted by Ken Devonald under What's on?

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, [...]

First gundog training newsletter due this week!

Posted by Ken Devonald under What's on?

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 [...]

Gundog Training Tips – My Top Ten

Posted by Ken Devonald under Thoughts

When you first start out in gundog training, you may find yourself overwhelmed by the number of books and DVDs on the subject, not to mention the conflicting advice you often receive from well-meaning members of any clubs you may belong to. Over the years I have read a lot of gundog training books, watched [...]