Field trials
Tod’s first novice cold game trial
Åsa Davidsson is an instructor with Klickerförlaget. She trains obedience and hunting, and participates in field trials with her two Labradors, Mio and Tod. She
January 24, 2018
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Last day in Canada, today we worked on the stop whistle and casting and dogs and handlers were progressing really well 😍 Now I’m at the airport on my way back home, but I hope I’ll be able to come back and stay for longer because I’ve had a great time.
Another great training day in Canada. New set of dogs and handlers today, working on delivery to hand, taking and holding as well as steadiness and heelwork. Looking forward to meeting them again tomorrow and start working with the stop whistle and casting.
Enjoying some great training days and weather in Nova Scotia, Canada. Today I had the pleasure of instructing 5 pointers and a standard poodle (who I unfortunately didn’t get a picture of). We cover taking and holding, delivery to hand and steadiness. Tomorrow a new group is coming in, looking forward to that 🙂
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Field trials
Seeker’s Second Novice Cold Game Trial – What’s the Price of Self-Control?
I’ve had a hard time processing Seeker’s second cold game trial. I wrote this on Facebook afterwards: ”Fall apart and get back up. That’s how
January 17, 2018
Puppy training
Tod’s first ”mock cold game trial”
A couple of months ago I published a blog post with a nice video of preparatory competitive training from two years ago when Seeker was
January 10, 2018
Field trials
The Journey Or the Destination?
Information, information and information. That is what I gather from trialing and training. Sometimes that information is easily digested – ”no surprises there, we simply
January 3, 2018
Classes
2017 – A year when we discovered the world
2017 will be the year we remember as the year that we traveled the world thanks to our book “Retrieving for All Occasions”. Since it’s
December 31, 2017
Stop whistle
Being able to stop the dog while it’s hunting
Let me show you one of my favorite exercises to teach the dog the foundation skills for the stop whistle. I find it really difficult
December 27, 2017
Blind retrieves
Do as I Say! (casting)
To work with independent dogs Diesel is a very independent dog, and I have to work hard to convince her that it actually pays
December 20, 2017
Classes
Recall – Vital for All Dogs
You asked – we answered. Almost a year ago we started our free online course, “Five Simple Steps to Master the Perfect Retrieve“. Since then
December 17, 2017
Field trials
Seeker’s First Novice Cold Game Trial
A couple of weeks ago, Seeker participated in his first novice cold game trial. It was at the Golden Retriever Club’s championships in Hjo. The
December 13, 2017
Puppy training
Seeker’s first ”mock cold game trial”
I found a nice video of preparatory competitive training from two years ago when Seeker was just 20 weeks old and thought I’d share it
December 6, 2017
Delivery to hand
Water trial with Quling
Quling has made his debut trialling today in a water trial for Spaniels. Passing the water trial is a prerequisite for going on to open
November 29, 2017
Puppy training
Quling – A Year Old and Still a Puppy
”The puppy” turned one year old a while ago! Hunterfull Quling has been a part of my pack since the beginning of June last year
November 22, 2017
The book
The best Christmas gift is a book!
Hard gifts in the Christmas stocking is always appreciated! Why not buy Retrieving for All Occasions for a dog friend this Christmas? (If you want
November 17, 2017
Delivery to hand
The Great Delivery Challenge
We always crack jokes regarding the saying ”You don’t need to teach a retriever to retrieve, it’s innate”. Congratulations to all that don’t need to
November 15, 2017
Classes
Go on, let go! – Developing the Switching Game
We’ve just started another round of our online course on the foundation skills of the retrieve. In one of the first lessons, we of course
November 7, 2017
Field trials
First time in Open Class
Today I’ll tell you about the day that Tassla and I made our debut in Open class. We drove to Norrtälje and back, a nice
November 1, 2017
Heelwork
Seek out Your Left Side
Follow the leader – or follow the handler Heelwork is something that recurs in all field trials and working tests (and also in obedience trials,
October 25, 2017
Getting used to shots
To Train Gun Shyness Part Two: Diesel
In her last blog post on Getting used to shots Lena mentioned that my Golden Retriever Diesel was a little gun shy when she was
October 20, 2017
Interviews
Podcast interview – Drinking from the toilet
A while ago we were interviewed by American dog trainer Hannah Brannigan on her great podcast, Drinking from the toilet, and now the episode has
October 17, 2017
The Game Training Goes On
I continue at a rather slow pace to get my puppies used to game. Last time when I wrote about my training with Tassla, I
October 13, 2017