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.
Your Puppy Isn't Aggressive. It Just Needs Manners.
I had a phone call a while back that's stuck with me. A family had a five-month-old puppy. Spaniel. Full of life, full of energy - and biting them. Jumping up, nipping fingers, going for ankles. They'd tried everything they could find online. They'd been to see someone. That someone had told them the dog had behavioural issues. Possibly needed a behaviourist. Maybe even medication. They rang me to say they were going to have it put to sleep. A five-month-old puppy. Put to sleep. Because it...
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?
