Creative distraction training
Simply put, we can say that we make our training more difficult in three ways: By increasing distance or duration and by adding distractions. However, never at the same time. Working with distractions is a way to proof what we’ve trained the dog to do. If we get...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 it – and how we teach the dog to play tug with toys and carry game with a nice, firm grip without chewing. #ThrowBackThursday The you can’t play...Operant learning vs clicker training vs ”traditional” training
Every now and then, I come across the misconception that classical conditioning is the same as ”traditional” training, traditional training being defined as training using more or less aversives. And sometimes clicker training is referred to as operant learning –...Keep an open mind!
Imagine 640 people who loves dogs and dog training at the same place for three days – and nights. Add a bundle of curious engaged and competent speakers who will talk about behavioural analysis and very practical dog training. Then add endless conversations about dogs...The you can’t play tug with a gun dog myth
The most common misunderstanding we discuss with our students the first time we meet them is the idea that you can’t play tug with a gun dog – it will make them chew on the dummy or crush the game. We’d like to bury that myth once and for all 🙂 We...“I Thought We Would Use the Clicker More”
“The clicker philosophy – without the clicker” Sometimes the students who come to our retrieving classes say to us that they certainly enjoyed the class a lot, but they “thought we would use the clicker more”. In our classes, you can of course use the clicker as...Field Trials for Spaniels
We get quite a few qeustions about field trials; how the different types of trials work, how to get certificates and so on. Therefore we’d like to share a chapter from the book with you. Here’s the description of the spaniel trials. The purpose of a...Field Trials for Retrievers
We get quite a few questions about field trials; how the different types of trials work, how to get certificates and so on. Therefore we’d like to share a chapter from the book with you. We’ll start with the retriever trials. The rules and regulations for...Glossary
Within both the gun dog society and clicker training there are a lot of special terms that can be difficult to understand. Therefore we’ve gathered the most common ones here, as well as a few that we find useful to know. Let us know if you’re missing...Featured Products
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