2019 - Retrieving for All Occasions

Blind retrieves

Casting is so much fun!

Besides the actual hunting with a spaniel – which when it flows is an experience that’s hard to beat – I really enjoy working on

Lena Gunnarsson December 25, 2019

Getting used to game

Train your dog to take game

A while ago, I decided to teach Totte, almost nine years old, to retrieve game. Once, a long time ago, maybe when he was about

Lena Gunnarsson December 18, 2019

Theory

“Time to prove yourself!”

Imagine that you are taking a class with your dog. Some of the participants are very experienced, others have some experience, someone is completely new

Lena Gunnarsson December 11, 2019

Theory

Just laugh it off

One of the most important building blocks in our training philosophy is that we are looking for the good stuff that the dog does so

Lena Gunnarsson December 4, 2019

General

Piece of Cake

It took almost six months before the day came when Flippa did not listen to the recall whistle, but simply ran in the other direction

Lena Gunnarsson November 29, 2019

Classes

And when the weather’s still bad …

It was such great fun having you all take part in the indoor training from the seven blog posts about “Things to train when the

Lena Gunnarsson November 25, 2019

Steadiness

7 things to work on when the weather is bad! Day 7: Steadiness with distractions

We have come to the last challenge! It has been great to follow your training! If you have a spaniel or a retriever, you probably

Lena Gunnarsson November 24, 2019

Play

7 things to work on when the weather is bad! Day 6: Listen to what I’m saying

Since Quling joined my family, having the dog really, really pay attention to what I’m saying and not guessing on what he thinks I’m going

Lena Gunnarsson November 23, 2019

Heelwork

7 things to work on when the weather is bad! Day 5: Getting into heel position

While we’re on the subjects of targets (yesterday’s topic was platforms), let’s take a look at training with a block or a small stool. The

Lena Gunnarsson November 22, 2019

General

7 things to work on when the weather is bad! Day 4: Platforms

Something that’s trending in the spaniel world is platform or place board training. Naturally, it had to come from the British spaniel men in order

Lena Gunnarsson November 21, 2019

Year: 2019