Blind retrieves
The Food Bowl as a Brilliant Training Aid
Do you want to train casting with your dog but don’t yet have the delivery sorted? Then we want to put in a good word
January 9, 2026
Blog
On the blog we write about the book, clicker training and our thoughts about gun dog retrieving and field trial training.
Holding an Area
Holding an area – hunting diligently or cross your fingers and hope the dog happens to find something?
Holding an area may be the aspect that’s easiest to overlook when training, but it’s what can truly make or break a retrieve. In a
October 7, 2023
Delivery to hand
The Great Delivery Challenge part 2
The sharp-eyed have noticed that we’ve had many posts about retrievals. It’s to meet the demand, you could say. 😉 As we’ve mentioned before, many
September 29, 2023
Classes
Free Template: Boost What You Want
Do you need more structure in your training? We have created a template which we call “Boost What You Want,” where we offer you our
September 23, 2023
Theory
The Fish Stick Theory
For those of you who may not know, Elsa and I run a publishing house in Sweden, Klickerförlaget, that publishes dog training books with reward-based
June 16, 2023
Retriever work
“Don’t stand there like a fish stick” or how to make the task easier for yourself and the dog by reacting quickly.
A while ago we wrote about our motto “Train, Prevent, Interrupt” and it’s actually closely related to today’s topic. We jokingly say “don’t stand there
May 16, 2023
Theory
Train, prevent, interrupt
Here comes a favorite repeat that is about the THINKING behind our training and is one of the foundations of clicker training. Sometimes it can
April 18, 2023
Getting used to shots
Getting used to gun shot – Yarrow
Since Yarrow was young, he has been accompanying me to training sessions and waiting in the car while Keen has been out on trials, training,
April 11, 2023
Blind retrieves
3 months with Vide – what have we done?
It has been a little over three months since the working cocker spaniel Vide moved in with us, and he is now just over eight
April 5, 2023
Puppy training
“But what should I do if I’m not allowed to say no?”
The other day I had an adorable little family in class with their equally adorable 12-week-old puppy, a gun dog. The parents had owned dogs
April 3, 2023
Marked retrieves
The fun foundations
“Oh, how I love basic training!” I (Lena) want a puppy every year 😛 so I can experience all the fun stuff for the first
March 31, 2023
Classes
How Do You Get Inspiration to Train?
When I want inspiration for my training, I try to take part in courses that are led by different instructors, watch field trials and hunts.
March 26, 2023
Theory
“Well, my training is positive” – and why common sayings sometimes makes things difficult
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
March 23, 2023
Puppy training
Puppy frenzy – again 🙂
Having a puppy now wasn’t really part of the plan, but since my young dog Yarrow turned out to have problems with his elbows that
February 20, 2023
Recall
How to get a great recall?
Follow our “train, prevent, interrupt” protocol – and spend most time training because that’s what will give you the best results. Train the dog and
February 8, 2023
Puppy training
Finally some good news: Welcome Vide! <3
After a gloomy autumn dogwise, we needed some good news and hope for the future! And that’s exactly what happened when little Vide entered Lena
November 17, 2022
General
Autumn of sorrow
Having a dog means so much joy, especially in everyday life with all the hilarious situations that can arise, their peculiarities, and how their different
October 22, 2022
Classes
30 day boosting your recall online course!
We’re doing it again – we’ve just set up a new boosting your recall in 30 days online course. The course was so popular and
August 29, 2022
Classes
Summer sale: 50 % discount on online courses w/o feedback
Do you want more inspiration and structure for four training? Try one of our online courses – perfect for every day situations (recall, stopping at
August 19, 2022
General
See you later, Tassla
Last autumn, I made one of the toughest decisions as a dog owner that was, at the same time, in some ways, an easy decision
January 25, 2022