Getting used to game

Both spaniels and retrievers are used to retrieve small game such as rabbits, partridge, pheaseants, grouse etc. (The spaniel is also used to hunt and flush the game so the gun can shoot it). Som dogs spontaneously picks up game the first time they get the chance, while others are more sceptical. Here you’ll find all our blog posts on game handling and getting used to game.

Train your dog to take game

by | Dec 18, 2019 | Getting used to game | 0 comments

A while ago, I decided to teach Totte, almost nine years old, to retrieve game. Once, a long time ago, maybe when he was about a year old, we actually trained a little with game. One might say that he was curiously skeptical. I got my breakthrough when I used his...

The Game Training Goes On

by | Oct 13, 2017 | Getting used to game | 0 comments

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 was a little further on my way after the first few faltering steps (when she did not take the game in her mouth, but instead just sniffed at it, or...

Working with game

by | May 26, 2015 | Getting used to game, Puppy training | 0 comments

In Retrieving For All Occasions we describe many ways to get the dog used to game. I won’t cover them all here (you get to read the book J), and it’s also Elsa who’s by far the most experienced in getting dogs used to game through all the clients she works with. There...
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