The breed of gundog you are thinking of buying affects the age at which it will be ready to train over. Some of the spaniel breeds can be ready for the field shortly after the first birthday, whereas the GSPs and related breeds do mature a little later, and may not be ready until 18 [...]

    So how do you start training a gundog to respond to the whistle? The first step is to train to the sit. With the dog on the lead, give a peep at the same time as moving a treat up above the dogs head. As explained in our eBook in the chapter on [...]

What tunes do you play to get your dogs to respond? I have heard a vast range of different notes being blasted out at various times, and whilst most seem to work, I have my favourite way of controlling the dog. My pet hate is a long blast to stop the dog. I think this [...]

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 [...]