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
November 25, 2019
Blog
On the blog we write about the book, clicker training and our thoughts about gun dog retrieving and field trial training.
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
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
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
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
November 21, 2019
General
7 things to work on when the weather is bad! Day 3: Leave it
Today is day 3 of ”7 things to work on when the weather is bad” and the topic is Leave it. People have different names
November 20, 2019
Focus
7 things to work on when the weather is bad! – Day 2: Focus
Day 2 of ”7 things to work on when the weather is bad” is all about focus. I find teaching the dog to focus to
November 19, 2019
Delivery to hand
7 things to work on when the weather is bad! Day 1: Delivery to hand
Welcome to 7 days of ideas for things to train when the weather is bad. Join us and have fun training! Today’s topic is deliveries.
November 18, 2019
General
Training when the weather’s bad
The winter in Sweden tends to be quite long and very, very dark. Add some rain and wind to that (and it’s almost always windy
November 17, 2019
General
When you’re just stuck standing there…
I really don’t think I ever had a particularly easy time when it comes to dog training. I’m not a super talented trainer who sees everything
November 13, 2019
Theory
Oh my God, I’ve become a “lumper”
“Be a splitter not a lumper”. A pithy saying by Bob Bailey , so established in the world we might call the “clicker world” that
November 5, 2019
The book
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Haven’t got the book Retrieving for All Occasions yet? Or are you looking for a great Christmas gift for a friend? Hurry up to buy
November 3, 2019
Spaniel work
Wow!
A while ago, Facebook showed me a memory that made me all nostalgic. It’s a photo of Tassla in the Skåne twilight with the words
October 29, 2019
Classes
Which online course suits you?
We get a lot of questions about our online courses – how do they work, what will you learn, isn’t very difficult to attend an
October 28, 2019
Getting used to shots
Training a Gun-shy Dog – Part 4
As I wrote in my previous post, I had to start by letting the launcher appear so that he could get used to it. I
October 22, 2019
A nose, a knee, an ear and a stomach
I’m sitting at the kitchen table and dare not move – the puppy is sleeping heavily in my lap. Sometimes a little pitiful chuckle comes
October 16, 2019
Getting used to shots
Training a Gun-shy Dog – Part 3
After the setback where Quling got terrified of the gunfire at a hunt (covered in a previous post), we began further back in the training
October 15, 2019
Interviews
Interview in the podcast How do you train that?
A couple of weeks ago Lena and I were interviewed in the podcast How do you train that, and now the podcast has been published.
September 17, 2019
Theory
Your whistle seems great – can I have it?
I’ve received that question a couple of times when my dogs have sat down really promptly at the stop whistle or responded with lightening speed
September 10, 2019
Puppy training
The first month with my puppy – what have we done?
The first month with Flippa has, of course, mostly been about bonding, cozying up, getting to know each other and finding good routines for everyday
September 6, 2019