Gun dog trainer of the Year 2024
Hello everyone, hope you are well and 2024 is a great start for training your dog.
not sure if you are aware but the voting has opened for gundog trainer of the year for 2024. it has never been won by a trainer or club 2 years in a row and what an achievement it would be if you could help buy adding your vote for Darren kirk and Kirkbourne Spaniels.
The voting date is really short so I would appreciate if you could cast your vote for us again this year if you feel we are worthy of a vote. Kind regards, Darren
Why Won't My Puppy Come Back? The Truth About Retrieve Training for New Handlers
You threw the dummy. Your pup flew out there, picked it up, and then... ran the other way. Or sat down with it. Or dropped it halfway back and started sniffing. Sound familiar?
A New Beginning - Meet Jam and Evie
: Darren Kirk introduces Jam and Evie, two English Springer Spaniel pups with FTCH pedigrees, joining the Kirkbourne pack as future working and demo dogs.
The Dummy Launcher Workshop: This Is Where It Gets Serious
There's a moment at the shooting field - or the working test, or even just a training session with other handlers watching - where you realise the retrieve isn't the problem. It's everything before the retrieve. The dog that breaks on the shot. The one that's already running before you've even lifted a finger. The one you've asked to sit three times and it's sat twice and the third time you just gave up because everyone's watching. You know the one. It might be yours. That's not a retrieve...