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Gundog training: expert guides for puppies, handlers and working dogs
Good gundog training is built on consistency, timing and understanding how working dogs think. Whether you’re starting a new puppy on its first retrieves or refining steadiness and handling skills ahead of the season, Gundog Journal’s training pages give you expert, practical guidance at every stage.
Our gundog training guides cover basic obedience, introduction to game, cold game training, water work, whistle commands and advanced fieldwork – with breed-specific advice for Labradors, spaniels, vizslas and all HPR breeds. Every method is rooted in positive, reward-based training from handlers who work dogs in the real world.
From first steps to field trial standard, this is the training resource serious gundog owners come back to season after season.
Latest articles
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TrainingHot 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.
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TrainingIn 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.
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Training
Let’s talk scent
Understanding how our dogs use their noses is crucial. But equally important is knowing what we can do to help them put that marvellous asset of theirs to best use.
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Training
In love with the moors
Italian footwear designer Dario Martina is the man behind the rugged and stylish Dedito boots, and here he tells us how one dog led him into a new life in among the grouse moors of northern England.
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Training
The crucial first month
How to get it right in the early days with your new puppy, and build the foundations for the future.
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TrainingRock steady
Steadiness: the cornerstone of stress-free success with your gundog.
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Horses for courses
Are all our gundog breeds suitable for all types of work on shoot day? Andrew Dellbridge uses his own experiences to ask some interesting questions.
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Back from the brink
They might have patchy backgrounds, but with the right approach rescue gundogs can make excellent working partners.
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Survival guide to picking-up all season
It's a long season for you and your dogs, but Michelle Oseman has drawn on her own extensive experience to compile this guide to getting through it unscathed and enjoying every moment.
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