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
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...
We are getting bigger and better
We have so much new stuff coming up with Kirkbourne. New training sessions. Watch out for new venues too for training. SPANIELS be ready w ehave some new stuff for you too. Too much to mention and get it all out there but its going to be brilliant. Being with kirkbourne family will bring the best out in you and your dog. We have to take small steps to ensure each task we show our dog is understood and sinks in. I myself are offering one to ones in thirsk and I may be tempted to Doncaster now...