#ThrowBackThursday
When the hold isn’t good enough #ThrowBackThursday
Most spaniels and retrievers love to carry objects and do it almost endlessly. However, quite a few of them actually doesn’t hold the object very
May 9, 2019
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?
Oh this puppy 😍 we just love him, he’s blended right into our family 😍
Say hello to Rowan! (Sea-Croft Rowan) I’m so excited that he’s finally here with us 😍
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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.
Spaniel work
Swedish Spaniel Championship 2017
Going through the archive I found a text I wrote about the Swedish Spaniel Championship 2017 and thought I would share it with you beause
May 7, 2019
Spaniel work
20 hunts later
Last fall I decided to try to work a little less and hunt a little more. It made me poor but happy, haha. In just
May 5, 2019
Interviews
Interview with Hannah Brannigan on Drinking from the Toilet
We’ve been quite busy lately – a while ago we talked to Hannah Brannigan on the great podcast Drinking from the Toilet again. This time
May 4, 2019
Interviews
Interview on new podcast: Hold the Line
We’ve just been interviewed by Jo Laurens on the newly released podcast Hold the Line – the podcast on force free gundog training! Check it
May 3, 2019
#ThrowBackThursday
The you can’t play tug with a gun dog myth #ThrowBackThursday
Not tugging with your gun dog is one of the hardest myths to kill. In the blog post below you can see how we do
May 2, 2019
Classes
Heelwork webinar now available!
Would you like to improve your heelwork? Do you want to teach your dog to love walking by your side and walk to heel even
May 1, 2019
Spaniel work
Quling goes to Flush school, part 4
Train, prevent, interrupt. It’s a good motto that I like to bring into my training. I train to teach the dog what I want him
May 1, 2019
#ThrowBackThursday
Reversed luring – our favorite training aid #ThrowBackThursday
A lot of people say that you can’t have treats near by when the dog is retrieving because then it will just let go of
April 25, 2019
Hunting and quartering
Quling goes to Flush school, part 3
Filled with belief in the future, self-confidence and gung ho, all ready to take the next step, I returned to Tomas at Knektagården for another
April 23, 2019
Recall
The vital recall
The better the recall my dog has, the more freedom I can give it. It is an old truth that most of us know. But
April 21, 2019
#ThrowBackThursday
Delivery to hand with a puppy #ThrowBackThursday
When we teach our dogs delivery to hand we follow a certain structure – play to take the object, reversed luring, handtarget, handtarget with object
April 18, 2019
Spaniel work
Quling goes to Flush school, part 2
Here’s the second part of when Quling went to Flush school last year. The first part can be found here. Quling has been to school
April 16, 2019
Blind retrieves
Training on your walks #FTW
My students often wonder how much and when to train. I usually share my super tip: training on your walks! Occasionally, I’ll do short training
April 15, 2019
#ThrowBackThursday
How to use a slip lead #ThrowBackThursday
Slip leads are very convenient – collar and leash combined and they take up almost no space when you put it in your pocket. However,
April 11, 2019
Spaniel work
Quling goes to Flush school, part 1
A year ago Quling started Flush school and now I’ll tell you how it went! This means that we have gone from the simplest basics
April 10, 2019
Calmness training
Training multiple dogs at the same time
We’re often asked how we train multiple dogs at the same time – turn on your speakers and listen to the video below and Lena
April 7, 2019
#ThrowBackThursday
Teaching the puppy taking, holding and releasing #ThrowBackThursday
We love the switching game! With it you can teach your dog the whole retrieve – taking, holding, bringing it back and releaseing. In the
April 4, 2019
General
We need your help!
When we translated our book into English, we didn’t think it would be so difficult to spread it and our training methods as it has
April 2, 2019
General
Can your dog really do what you ask it to do?
We are very verbal creatures, unlike dogs who find body language much easier to understand. This means that we as handlers sometimes overestimate what our
March 31, 2019