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One to One Training
 If
you are into Working Tests, Field Trials, Picking Up or you just
want a Peg Dog; rest assured it will have to be trained correctly. I
find that most of the time it’s the handler that needs the training
more than the dog, and a lot of inexperienced handlers are afraid to
ask for help. This often ends up with an out of control dog that
nobody really wants to have.
I base my training
around 3 things:
(PATIENCE – SUCCESS – TRUST)
PATIENCE
This is paramount
from the very start and very important for the dog’s future. A lot
of handlers want to run before they can walk, which leads to things
being missed and stepped over along the way. All dogs learn things
at different speeds and it’s important to work this out and have
patience with your training. There will be many failures in the
beginning but having the ability to be patient and try again will
normally pay off in the end.
SUCCESS
It is so important
when you are training for your dog to succeed as much as possible.
It’s not about your dog retrieving 100 yards away when he is 9
months old; it’s about him or her succeeding as much as possible. A
dog that constantly achieves what it is asked to do and is praised
for doing it, will soon become confident and happy. A lot of
handlers push their dogs too quickly and this can often have a
negative effect.
TRUST
If you have had
patience and have provided your dog with as much success as
possible, this will lead to the most important thing of all TRUST.
When your dog trusts you totally, why would he ever doubt you? If
the dog and handler have complete trust in each other then you have
almost cracked it. Trust is only ever achieved by constant successes
in the early stages of training which is why I stress “make it
simple and build the partnership slowly”
There is nothing
more satisfying than a well behaved, steady dog sat beside you on a
shooting or competition day with its tail wagging. This does not
happen overnight and hopefully it’s something you can all achieve if
you really want to.
If you think I may
be able to help you achieve this with your dog then please ring or
email me for more information. I would be happy to help on a One to
One basis with your training, and try and install the qualities that
were drilled into me many years ago, by people like Rupert Hill on
the previous web page.
I have recently
taken and passed The Kennel Club examination on Field Trial
Regulations for Retrievers for judges. If you have any future
intentions of trialling your dogs, then hopefully I can guide you
towards what will be expected of you in the future.
I also run the
Retriever training classes for The Cornwall Field Trial Society,
once a month, which you can get further details if interested on the
website –
www.cftsoc.com
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