Training & Advice

Gundog Theft Awareness Week commences

The Countryside Alliance are once again running their Gundog Theft Awareness week which is taking place from Thursday 31 October to 7 November.

Stepping up to the big time

Keeping cool on warm, early season days

The shooting season is here again and many of you will be looking forward to picking-up with your dogs, writes Jayne Coley.

Partner in crime?

Jayne Coley offers the following advice to someone who is training a young Labrador this summer and wants to know whether they should train it with the other two dogs in attendance, or in isolation to begin with.

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His Majesty the King will be The Kennel Club's new Patron

The Kennel Club is privileged to announce that His Majesty the King will be its new Patron, continuing in the footsteps of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II who was Patron from 1952 until 2022.

A promising new chapter for The Women’s Shooting Network

The Shotgun and Chelsea Bun Club are rebranding with aims of revolutionising visibility for women shooting.

The Great British Shooting Awards 2024

Ben Randall wins Gundog Trainer of the Year at the Great British Shooting Awards, held on Friday 23rd February at the Birmingham NEC.

Ben Randall’s debut book - How to train your gundog

Champion gundog trainer Ben Randall’s highly anticipated debut book, How to train your gundog, is now available to order.

Is there any method in the madness?

How far would you go to collect a dog? Is an 800-mile round-trip excessive? Not for Will Hetherington as it turns out. Photograph: Harry Lessman

Let the artist see the dog

A closer look at the work of Keith Sykes and Coral Rose, two of the nation's most prominent gundog artists

Top 10 tips for picking-up

Michelle Oseman picks-up four or five days a week in the Cotswolds and here she shares some of her well-earned wisdom.

Working as part of a team

Laura Hill offers advice on dealing with excited dogs

Putting it into practice

What can you do if your dog whines on the peg?

The labrador pioneers

Nick Radclyffe delves into the family archives to reveal the story of his forefathers and the first Kennel Club registered yellow labrador.

Jetset gundogs

Delivering dogs to America is just part of the service for Charlie Thorburn and Mordor Gundogs, as Martin Puddifer discovers.

Hot tips for success at the summer shows

The show season involves lots of opportunities for novice and experienced handlers alike to test their dogs. Ian Harford consults a team of experts for some advice on how to approach these events.

In the swim of things

The summer months offer the perfect opportunity to introduce a dog to water, but it’s not something to be rushed into.