January - 2020

NEWS, UPDATE AND GENERAL THOUGHTS ...

Training a puppy

Train to Win Puppy Training and Socialization Puppy training is the foundations of a great companion, this is one of the most important parts of its growing up. Consideration must be taken on the length of time spent in training a pup. It is very important to not overdo it with a young pup to ensure no damage is done to the muscles or bones. Exercise must be gentle and also not for too long. No jumping down from any height. When the dog jumps up it is not as bad as its not

Selecting a puppy

Train to Win Selecting the perfect companion When you and your family are deciding to purchase a new dog, there are a few things that you need to consider. You need to decide what you actually want from the new member of the family. Are you wanting a beating dog or a picking up dog? If you are looking for a beating dog you are better looking at the spaniel breed and for a picking up dog a retriever breed. Most common breeds are the English springer or Cocker spaniel for beat

Alfi kinnon

He has been with us for a long time from being a young puppy here is his take on this years picking up Theo’s first time picking up After the Aske walked up shoot day, Alfie decided that Theo was ready to be taken into the shooting field at 2 years old. As the shooting season draws to a close it was the perfect time to slowly introduce a young dog into the field. Theo worked alongside his dad Cai and another one of Cai’s pups Poppy, this gave Theo the experience to have a num

Training for the team

Kirkbourne spaniels start early and have a team selection where dogs and handlers come to be assessed for the team comp in july it's hard going and if they dont pull their socks up they are out. We call it the K factor and you have to be good to stay in. The ones that make it through go into the team and we then enter the kirkbourne national gundog team challenge. Held in Richmond north Yorkshire. If you would like to come and see the teams training please contact me.