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...
Stop whistle
To get the dog to stop when it’s busy doing what it enjoys the the most – hunting – can be very difficult, but it can be done! Here you’ll find all our blog posts about how we clicker train our dogs to get very good “brakes” – namely to stop at the stop whistle or the stop command. The stop whistle for spaniels means that the dog stops; standing, sitting or laying down. The spaniel doesn’t have to look at you, but if it does it facilitates directing it to find the retrieve. If it looks forward (where the game landed) it will be easier for it to retrieve the game since it then more easily will remember where it landed. The stop whistle for a retriever means that the dog should stop and look at you, standing or sitting (or laying down, but that’s not very convenient because the dog won’t see you as good then).
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...
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...
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! https://youtu.be/vLL0i0jwzzE If you...
Working at a Distance from the Handler #ThrowBackThursday
Today's #ThrowBackThursday blog post is about getting the dog to stop at a distance from the handler. Enjoy!...
The stop whistle with Tod
This week's blog post is a guest post from our colleage Ă…sa, from when her working labrador Tod was a young. Here is...
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...
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...
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...
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!...
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...
Getting to know Keen
Now Keen has lived with me a couple of months and he has adapted very well to his new pack. There are both advantages...
Webinar: Stopping at a Distance
Do you want to give your dog more freedom off leash? Or do you want to do gun dog work? Then a fool-proof panic stop...
From black and white to a scale of grey
About a year ago, I decided to basically have one single focus when training with Quling: to get a better cooperation....
Working at a Distance from the Handler
To stop at a distance – why is that sometimes so difficult? We often have students who think it is a huge challenge to...
Gun dog work on film and in photos
We’ve now made some nice changes to the page called Gun Dog Retrieving. You can read a short description of all the...
Being able to stop the dog while it’s hunting
Let me show you one of my favorite exercises to teach the dog the foundation skills for the stop whistle. I find it...
Expectations and Contact
The other day I discovered that my dog Tassla has very high expectations to retrieve when I throw something. It is, of...
Steadiness to wing and shot – spaniel training at it’s best
I love all parts in training a spaniel but I must say that it's training steadiness to wing and shot that I love the...
The stop whistle and distraction training
Here’s another entry on my favorite blog topic – the stop whistle! This time I’m posting a video that shows how I...
To sit when a bird flies up – without the whistle
When my dog Tassla was about five months old she was like a sponge; she learned everything incredibly fast and it was...
We Do as Always – Back to Basics
My dog Tassla and I took a little longer break from the gun dog training and now I try to remind her of all the things...
Stop whistle and steadiness – from full speed to full stop
In a previous post on steadiness, Sit, sit, sit, I talk about the importance of the dog being able to sit and remain...
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