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Training
Can you give gun dogs too much encouragement?
I have recently been on a training day with a professional trainer organised by my local gundog club. These days really do show up your shortcomings as an amateur trying to train his first dog. I was pulled up for giving too much encouragement. Read more
How do I improve my gun dog's behaviour?
We have a two-year-old spaniel bitch that's from working stock, but was bought as a pet. During last season our spaniel worked well flushing and retrieving, although she has had very little training. Read more
How can I stop my spaniel gun dog from dominating?
At the beginning my gun dog was quiet and submissive and easy to control. We have had her now just over five months, and during the last two months she has become a very different dog, extremely quick at hunting and very keen to chase, will not return with retrieves and has become very dominating. What do you advise? Read more
Our pre-trained gun dogs don't understand our commands?
My son and I have purchased two trained gun dogs, ready to shoot over. However, since we have brought the dogs home we have both been unsure of which commands were used to train them - and this is confusing both dogs. What do you advise? Read more
How do I stop my gun dog being aggressive?
I have a young labrador gun dog I have had since a pup. He is now 10 months old and has become rather aggressive towards other dogs. Is this something I can deal with or is this how he will always be? Read more
Does my gun dog puppy have attachment issues?
I have a labrador pup and an older gun dog. I feel I did too much too soon with my older lab, although he is now an excellent picking-up dog. I have purposely not done too much with the pup, but now he always seems to be looking for his mate all the time? Read more
Should I enter my gun dog in working tests before field trials?
My dog Arnie is 18 months and I've trained him with the guidance of a gun dog video. Read more
Do you have any tips on training my first gun dog?
I'm a shooting man rather than a gun dog man, but I've decided to train a gun dog. Do you have any tips? Read more
My gun dog is water-shy, what can I do?
My two year-old spaniel dog refuses to enter water. How can I overcome this problem? Read more
What do I do if my dog won't drop?
My dog is reluctant to give up a retrieved dummy, how do I overcome this? Read more
Shooting UK News
BBC documentary exposes genetic health problems of show dogs
A recent BBC investigation has found that many pedigree dogs bred for showing are suffering from genetic diseases following decades of inbreeding. Read more
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