General
Train your dog with the scent of game as a distraction
A while ago I was in Finland a week with my dogs Quling and Tassla and visited Tassla’s breeder Anne. We hunted, ate good food,
May 4, 2020
We call ourselves clicker trainers or reward based trainers, but there are many different variations of training methods and different ways to express it. Positive training, traditional training, balanced training, and resource-based training are other variations you may hear. But what does it mean? And why is it important to keep track of it?
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Blog
On the blog we write about the book, clicker training and our thoughts about gun dog retrieving and field trial training.
General
When you should lie on the couch and eat chocolates
Last year, I went on a hare hunt with a friend on an estate, where the grounds were filled with pheasants. So, we take our
April 27, 2020
Puppy training
Puppy training with Quling
I found some lovely training videos of when Quling was a puppy so I today I’ll share them with you. I love to spend time
April 20, 2020
Recall
Total Recall
Do you recognize this: Would you rather recognize this? Recall is both fun and sometimes difficult – we also want to claim that it is
April 12, 2020
Delivery to hand
Play tug of war and get a better delivery to hand
If you have read this blog a couple of times or our book “Retrieving for All Occasions” it shouldn’t be a surprise that we like
April 5, 2020
Hunting and quartering
Hunting in bushes and thickets
No matter what kind of bird dog you have, it is smart that your dog likes to hunt in bushes and thickets. The spaniel must
March 29, 2020
Puppy training
Can it be too easy?
When Tassla was a puppy I didn’t know that much about hunting with spaniels. I did a lot of obedience training at that time, but
March 22, 2020
Taking and holding
Take the first one!
If there are more than one dummy out there in a field Quling gladly picks up one, then changes his mind, and picks up another
March 15, 2020
Puppy training
Husbandry: Giving the dog choice and control
Flippa suddenly got an abscess on her nose, full of pus and discharge. Our guess is that she got stuck on something and that the
March 8, 2020
General
When the foundation is weak and slightly cracked
A while ago I attended an agility course with Fanny Gott with both Tassla and Quling – good and fun training in every way. Agility
February 29, 2020
Puppy training
Train one thing at a time
I continue my journey through the archives and found this training session with Tassla when she was quite young. The other day I was out
February 22, 2020
Focusing on results when you’re very competitive
Have you ever been to a party where there are games? You get divided into teams, it is a relay, you’re doing fun things and
February 15, 2020
Blind retrieves
Casting training for rookies
Working on directional skills and casting is so much fun! Being able to send the dog to run straight out from my side, to the
February 8, 2020
Spaniel work
The lessons from the past hunting season form the base for this season
Since I haven’t been able to hunt with Tassla this season due to her injury and rehabilitation, I instead went through my training archive and
February 1, 2020
Classes
A day full of spaniels and spaniel training
From time to time we invite external instructors and arrange seminars with them. Here’s a story from a seminar we had a few years ago
January 25, 2020
Puppy training
Can something simply be too easy?
When Tassla was a puppy, I didn’t know much about hunting with a spaniel. I was completely wrapped up in competitive obedience with a growing
January 18, 2020
Holding an Area
Stopping and holding an area
I found some notes I made from a training session with Quling a while ago and thought I’d share them with you. I have gone
January 15, 2020
Theory
We are clicker trainers
We started our publishing company Klickerförlaget eight years ago because we wanted to publish our own book “Retrieving for All Occacsions” in Swedish – but
January 8, 2020
Blind retrieves
Breathe! Count to three!
This is a text addressed to myself. But I think you might recognize yourself too 😉 This text is about breathing when casting. Sounds easy?
January 1, 2020
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
December 25, 2019