Training
Welcome to Gundog Journal’s comprehensive Training hub, your ultimate resource for mastering the art of working dog excellence. Whether you’re a seasoned handler or just starting your journey with a new puppy, our expert-led training guides cover everything from basic obedience to advanced fieldwork techniques.
Discover proven methods from expert trainers, who emphasise the importance of positive, fun-based training, with breed-specific advice including labradors, spaniels and vizslas, our training page is your go-to destination for developing a strong, capable and happy working dog.
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TrainingPartner 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...
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TrainingHis 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.
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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.
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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.
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TrainingBen 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.
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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
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Training
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
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Majestic moorland dogs
The Pointer and Setter Champion Stake took place at the magnificent Byrecleugh estate in the Scottish Borders by gracious permission of the Duke of Roxburghe. Photographs: Glyn Satterley
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Training
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.
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