Heelwork
Day 5: Beware of mistraining!
With mistraining I mean training that counteract what I actually want to teach the dog. Something that happens when I forget to maintain my criteria
February 15, 2019
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On the blog we write about the book, clicker training and our thoughts about gun dog retrieving and field trial training.
Heelwork
Day 4: Heelwork – from many perspectives
Since the heelwork consists of many parts and should work in many environments, we believe more than one way is needed to train it. We
February 14, 2019
Heelwork
Day 3: Get started with heelwork
I start to train heelwork as soon as I get the puppy home and continue practicing practically every day of the dog’s life. What I
February 13, 2019
Heelwork
Day 2: Heelwork diagnosis
Something Lena and I usually distinguish ourselves with is that we want to practice what is most important right now to achieve the result we
February 12, 2019
Heelwork
Day 1: Heelwork challenge!
Heelwork is something that a lot of people struggle with. It requires a lot of training and focus to become good. Therefore, I’m going to
February 11, 2019
Classes
Hello, who’s this then?
One of the best days in life is the day when a new puppy enter the house. So much joy, love and hope! And there
January 23, 2019
The book
The book Retrieving for All Occasions available for Kindle!
You wished and we answered – since a couple of weeks Retrieving for All Occasions is available for Kindle! Buy your copy at Amazon –
January 12, 2019
Spaniel work
Nine Field Trials And At Least As Many Lessons
In the autumn of 2016, I could only participate in two measly trials, and in one of those there were no birds to be found,
November 14, 2018
Classes
Webinar: Stopping at a Distance
Do you want to give your dog more freedom off leash? Or do you want to do gun dog work? Then a fool-proof panic stop
November 7, 2018
General
Distraction training – a way to proof behavior
We have some principles that guide our training, some foundations which are involved in all our training in one way or another. For instance, working
October 20, 2018
Focus
Qulan on another journey
Sometimes I get the question what I think is the most important to train with my puppy. Like, where should one start? I usually answer:
October 19, 2018
Classes
Webinar: Reliable Behaviors
Will your dog pick the dummy over the hamburger? No? Most other dogs wouldn’t either – but with the right training you can
October 16, 2018
Blind retrieves
Retriever class with Seeker and Tassla
Once a month this spring, Elsa, Seeker, Elsa’s baby Viola and I, got into Elsa’s car and drove to Skåne to attend a class. My
October 12, 2018
Blind retrieves
Straight Lines Over Obstacles
A straight line from A to B might seem obvious to us, but it’s not at all as obvious to the dog. Particularly in hilly
October 5, 2018
General
Joining the dark side!
After the hard decision to find a new home for Seeker I still knew that I wanted a dog to train. I also knew that
September 15, 2018
Theory
Operant learning vs clicker training vs ”traditional” training
Every now and then, I come across the misconception that classical conditioning is the same as ”traditional” training, traditional training being defined as training using
August 28, 2018
General
Three years of learning and a difficult descision
A couple of months ago we had to make another difficult decision – after recently having to say good bye to Ludde – namely finding
August 22, 2018
Retriever work
Useful and fun work
A couple of weeks ago I, Seeker, Seeker, Lena & Tassla were helping out on a protective hunt for pigeons. It was both useful work
August 17, 2018
Delivery to hand
From black and white to a scale of grey
About a year ago, I decided to basically have one single focus when training with Quling: to get a better cooperation. The time before this
August 15, 2018
Field trials
Interview with the winner of the Spaniel Championship 2017: Anna Lindholm
Anna Lindholm, Spaniel handler and breeder, won the Swedish Spaniel Championship 2017 together with her dog Wildphoebe Nighthawk “Penny”. She also received a prize for
August 8, 2018