Basic Gundog Training

training help please

feeds@yuku.com (jamieG) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:54:29 GMT

Hi every1 I recently got a cocker he is nearly 3 and was in a pet home who never done much training with him. i feel he would benefit form some gun dog training and would like to do it as well.

the main issues I'm trying to deal with at the moment are
1. He wont walk to heel i have stopped him pulling my arm off by using small pulls but i would like to have him walk properly and am willing to try any method you can advise on.
2. at first when off the lead he would...

Can you help me find an old post please?

feeds@yuku.com (Ravenwood) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:14:02 GMT

Hello, I used to be a reasonably active member about four/five years ago when I got my first spaniel. Firstly I would just like to say that with lots of thanks to this forum my spaniel has turned out to be just about the best gun dog I have ever owned and I will searching for a new Springer pup in the New Year - he has converted me from labs to springers!!

I remember reading a brilliant post from one of the regular members (possibly the man who had pointers) about how he cured a...

another quartering question

feeds@yuku.com (lar quinn) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:46:15 GMT

the stage im at now with my irws is i have him out on the hill where i have plenty of access to snipe and the odd grouse. he has had lots of finds and has started to set well. up untill this weekend i've let him chase a short distance before recalling him. i've now started to drop him on the flush and within 3 birds he is dropping perfect. my question is to do with his ground treatment. he quarters fine but his bite is uneven and he often covers the same ground twice and sometimes...

new dog, new whistle

feeds@yuku.com (dogpat) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:29:07 GMT

Hi,
I have bought an ESS pup and am wondering what whistle I should us. I currently have a 3 year old Lab which I use a 211.5 Plastic Acme whistle with. I would like to us a different whistle for the pup, I have a ACME plastic 210 (with a pea) but I'm not sure that the difference is really enough for them to distinquish between the two. I think training my lab to NOT respond to the ESS whistle will be a much bigger problem that training the ESS. Is there enough of a difference in the...

Recall is diminishing!

feeds@yuku.com (AngelaD) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:14:30 GMT

Hello - I've taken my dog (Springer) out on his first couple of shoots and generally things are going well. I have focussed on his training as hard as I can. However, as I understand is often the case, suddenly with far more game around he's keen to see what he can find. I am now trying, in training, to reign him back in an keep in closer. This is causing a dilemma though - when I first go out, he turns as soon as I peep the whistle, but after a few goes, he seems to get bored. I...

Lab sitting slowly to whistle

feeds@yuku.com (dogpat) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:38:48 GMT

My lab is about 3 years old now, when I use the stop whistle at distance she is slow to sit, she will sometimes take a few steps nose around a bit and generally decide herself when is the right time to drop. Its my own fault as I have let it develop without delaing with it earlier, but now its got to a stage where sometimes she won't drop at all but will just stand there until I start to approach. I have started to work more with her close up and slowly at longer distances but it all...

For Sale due to ill health

feeds@yuku.com (cuffy) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:21:03 GMT

Due to ill health I have a young black Brindlebay Bitch for sale

Sire FTCH Brindlebay Jude
Dam FTCH Mansengreen Bizzy

Basics well on there way,Field Trial potential .Price £1500 No Offers

Steve

Introduction - New guy

feeds@yuku.com (BritishLabs) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:46:39 GMT

Hello. You people have a great site and I look forward to visiting it fequently. I did a lot of research starting about 4 years ago when I was looking for another Lab when my current one was getting very old and I went the Britsh field bred route and I'm very glad I did. I have 2 British bred Labs. My oldest is almost 3 years old out of Broadlaw Indie x Millibuies Brook of Leadburn and my puppy born 3/1/09 is out of Leawyn Lainne x Leadburn Viceroy. Anyway, I'm curious if any of...

ESS Quartering

feeds@yuku.com (dogpat) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:23:59 GMT

I have just purchased an ESS pup, 12 weeks old. The first ESS I had was a long time ago when I was first starting to shoot, she had a great nose and I'm sure would have been a good dog if I has known anything about training a dog, in reality she was an uncontrollable maniac in the field. Since then I have had two labs, which have worked out well for me but I have had a longing to get another ESS. I have been reading some good books on training them (I found one by Joe Irving very good),...

Introduction

feeds@yuku.com (EPointer) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:49:33 GMT

Hi lads stumbled upon this forum recently.
Just wanted to introduce myself & say hello.
Mainly a pheasant man but enjoy duck, goose snipe & especially woodcock when they're in.
I am the proud owner of a EP & ESS. Both dogs.

Spinger Spaniel wont retreive

feeds@yuku.com (Irish Springer) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:02:23 GMT

Hi all, i hope someone can help me
Im just after getting a 14 month old springer spaniel bitch that has been extremely well bred and is fantastic at hunting but she wont retreive,The last guy who had her used her for hunting and a lab for picking up, Is there anything i can do to get her to start retreiving?
Thanks in advance

209 incerts for the 32 blank guns

feeds@yuku.com (gansell) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:26:42 GMT

The 209 incerts for the 32 blank guns are ready to sell. They work great and you can rappid fire them.
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Thanks Gary

ESS Hard Mouthed on Rabbits

feeds@yuku.com (tawm) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:49:41 GMT

As the topic says.

15 months or so old, she has caught two rabbits in the space of about five months when walking. I can stop her from breaking after them, but the problem is that around here there are a fair few mixie rabbits that simply sit in medium grass with dogs running right over them which are impossible to spot. First rabbit she caught she bit at it once or twice but handed it over. Second one she bit much more and was much more reluctant to give it up, even nipping at the...

Whining - please please any suggestions?????

feeds@yuku.com (mancroft) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:46:56 GMT

I was at a cold game test yesterday walking up sugar beet and my bitch was doing really well on the retrieves BUT she has a whining problem and I wonder if any have experience of this situation... she used to whine alot more - however this has diminshed greatly (she will be 3 in Jan '10). No whining when doing marks and blinds - it only now occurs in a line up when another dog is taking some time, almost out of frustration that she can't get out there and retrieve the bird...

training ideas?

feeds@yuku.com (midwesthunt) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:31:30 GMT

Well hello to all. I'm new and I'm reaching out to those of you who can help or give tips. I got a German shorthair pointer she was a rescue from the pound...yes the pound. The vet told me she is around one year old good health and fit. It took some time before I jumped in to training her to find birds. So far she knows all the basic comands; sit, stay, come. She showed an interest in birds flying overhead and was pointing from the beginning before I even started any training. She...

Stopping an ESS.

feeds@yuku.com (tawm) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:07:38 GMT

Have a 14 Month old ESS bitch who's coming along rather well. Started blinds with her and training the back command and she's rather good at it all. But of course..

Once I blow the stop whistle, 1/3rd of the time she will stop promptly and the rest of the times she will go on about 6-12feet then stop, following a scent. Or even worse she will ignore the whistle for a good while.

What should I do to reinforce the stop command? Currently when she fails to stop in the...

Using Pigeons for Spaniel Training

feeds@yuku.com (GQuirke) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:00:58 GMT

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone here uses Pigeons for Spaniel Training. I know that they are used for Pointer and Setter training but what about Spaniel Training. I was thinking of getting a few to get my young pup hunting as I don't have any rabbits around me and no access to a rabbit pen.
Was wondering if pigeons would be a good alternative. How would you use them? How do you plant them for Spaniel training?

Cheers.

Growling on retrieve -- is this an issue I need to fix if so how?

feeds@yuku.com (rickyc1) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:26:11 GMT

I have a 4 month old male Brittany. I've work with him daily on retrieving. I throw a dummy he fetches and as we arrives he starts to growl. I let him hold onto the dummy for a moment and command to Leave IT. As I grab the dummy he starts to growls stronger.

I grab the dummy and turn it into his mouth so he releases.

Should I worry about him growling?...

assistance required

feeds@yuku.com (landibob) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:33:41 GMT

I have 12 month old lad who just wants to eat everything, i know that this a lab thing but training is progressing well and i have tried to introduce cold game ie rabbits. the problem being that she will lick the rabbit and start to eat it. I am cautious not not shout at her as i dont want to put her off but dont know how to move on with this, am i trying this too soon and would i be better off leaving this for now and hope that when she is older she will retrieve instaed of eating??
...

Water work with young dog.

feeds@yuku.com (SeniorCoot) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:21:16 GMT

Took my one yr old pup(YLM) to river( Mississippi) again yesterday to start serious stuff--Haven't had him going out of boat for retrieves yet but only wanted to start one new thing so did some easy marks and blinds from shore using my launcher pistol that has a range of 50-60 yds.--pup did fine on singles and dbls so I put out 6 dekes and hand threwe first Dokken mallard- he started ok then veered towards deke but one no and he went by to bumper- from then on it was a non issue-I had...