Training in Progress
Kingpin to all gundog training.
Fantastic little bitch with a great future.
This was a difficult dog to train as he has a mind of his own.
If he didn't want to do something he wouldn't do it, but we got
there in the end with a bit of patience and training. Well done Catriona
Bet you can't guess why we call her red...
Very important as a dog not able to jump may panic at a fence
and drop the game on a shoot day.
a mixture of habitats for realistic training options.
High hopes for this little bitch.
This is a fantastic piece of kit operated by a remote control. It works as a standards dummy launcher but can be operated from two or three hundred metres away. It can also be programmed to make the noise or a duck or pheasant along with the sound of a shot to get the dogs attention. It can also be adjusted to launch a dummy along the ground to simulate a running rabbit to teach the dog not to chase game. The Bumper boy can be used to create all kinds of shooting scenarios for training and display purposes.
Next best thing to an actual shooting day.
We now have other remote controlled training devices called flushing baskets. As you can see in the picture Kirsten works her dog Cosmo towards the hidden basket. The moment the dog finds the bird in the cover it is released by remote control thus teaching the dog to stop after flushing and not to chase the bird. Exactly as it should be on a normal shoot day.
PS. The homing pigeon flies home totally unharmed.
We also use these training devices for shows and displays.
Very important that the dog does not work too far in front
as this would flush the game out of shot range
He is a well trained and able dog so good luck to them both.
Very useful for long distance retrieves when picking up on a shooting day.
