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The Gundog Club is to help people train their gundogs through participation in a non-competitive Graded Training Scheme. This site provides information on gundog training, assessments, and equipment.
The Gundog Club
2y ago
With casting back we need to think about all the different factors of difficulty that are involved. The very first few times you cast your gundog back, he should be sitting in a specific position, in a specific location. Ultimately of course, we will want the dog to cast back from any position, in any …
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The Gundog Club
2y ago
BASED ON ORIGINAL MATERIAL BY PIPPA MATTINSON, UPDATED BY HEATHER JULIE CLAYTON FOR THE GUNDOG CLUB – APRIL 2022 For those working towards Grade 2 and Grade 3, this is a resource for those wanting to teach their gundogs to handle at a distance. In a previous article, we covered the types of retrieve, and the …
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The Gundog Club
2y ago
The Trustees are delighted to welcome Emily Wickham to the list of accredited force free Gundog Club instructors, covering Oxfordshire. Emily specialises in spaniels, although also trains Labradors, and she is passionate about helping pet gundog owners lead a fulfilling life with their dogs through gundog training. Read more about Emily and contact her here:https://thegundogclub.co.uk/oxfordshire-gundog-trainer…/ …
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The Gundog Club
3y ago
BASED ON ORIGINAL MATERIAL BY PIPPA MATTINSON, UPDATED BY HEATHER JULIE CLAYTON FOR THE GUNDOG CLUB – OCTOBER 2021 Gundog training can seem complicated. And in some ways, it is. It helps to have a clear path to follow, a plan. This helps us to make our way from one step, to the next, without worrying …
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The Gundog Club
3y ago
Most students take Field Tests organised in a group with other students at the end of a course. But if you are training alone, or in 121s with an instructor, then you may wish to arrange a Field Test just for you and your dog. Any instructor may assess you for a Field Test, providing …
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The Gundog Club
3y ago
Our students and regular visitors will notice a few changes to the website. We hope you like our new look! The old website was built in 2005 and was becoming increasingly unreliable and cluttered. It was also very difficult to use on a mobile device. Our aim is to provide a modern user friendly site …
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The Gundog Club
3y ago
About Jay and her dogs I am passionate about my dogs and making sure they live a rich and fulfilled life. My dogs are pets and also working companions and live as part of my family. I wholeheartedly believe that there is no reason at all that dogs cannot work and also be a happy family …
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The Gundog Club
3y ago
Retrieving can be a thorny issue for some gundog owners. And retrieving problems are common. Whether it is disinterest in retrieving or a more specific issue like delivery, there are lots of potential pitfalls when it comes to getting your gundog to fetch and return with an object. The type of problem that your gundog is prone to could well depend to …
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The Gundog Club
3y ago
To most of us, the word punishment means something pretty horrible. And often painful. But to a clicker trainer, punishment has a much more specific meaning. ‘Punishment’ to a force-free trainer is strictly defined in the scientific sense, as anything which will diminish the likelihood of behaviour from recurring. The behaviour we are talking about is absolutely …
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The Gundog Club
4y ago
We are so happy to welcome Jill Thorpe as our new instructor for Wiltshire. Contact Jill via the form on the website here. We are so happy to welcome Jill Thorpe as our new instructor for Wiltshire. Contact Jill via the form on the website here.
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