General
Two Years of Laughter and Tears – Two Years of Learning
My ”puppy” Quling turned two years old a while ago. Among other things I love him because he’s the cuddliest dog I’ve ever had. Every
August 1, 2018
Summarizing a great year. New puppy in the pack (Rowan), puppy course and other courses online, first prize in open class cold game test with Keen, teaching in Canada and interesting discussions. Looking forward to an exciting 2024 and visiting Canada again – teaching two weekend courses this time.
From all of us to all of you: a very, merry Christmas!
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Last day in Canada, today we worked on the stop whistle and casting and dogs and handlers were progressing really well 😍 Now I’m at the airport on my way back home, but I hope I’ll be able to come back and stay for longer because I’ve had a great time.
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Blog
On the blog we write about the book, clicker training and our thoughts about gun dog retrieving and field trial training.
Field trials
Tassla’s First Field Trial
Tassla and I started in a Beginner’s trial (B) for spaniels a couple of years ago and I thought I’d share that experience with you.
July 28, 2018
General
Ludde has crossed the rainbow bridge
In mid May, we had to make the most difficult decision a dog owner have to take – to let go of your beloved dog.
July 14, 2018
Getting used to game
Getting Your Dog Used To Game Early On
I’m convinced that introducing the dog to game already during puppyhood is for the very best if you want a dog that feels that handling
June 23, 2018
Delivery to hand
When The Hold Isn’t Good Enough
A while ago I had a project with Tassla. The goal wass to improve her hold. She’s always had a leaning towards a somewhat loose
June 16, 2018
Field trials
Winner’s class with Kat
I made my debut in the Winner’s class for Spaniels the other day. With me was my teacher, the Cocker Spaniel Kat. She’s my bonus
June 9, 2018
Field trials
Tassla’s First Trial Of The Season
I wanted to share the story of Tassla’s first trial of last season with you, so here goes 🙂 Tassla is in Novice, which is
May 29, 2018
Delivery to hand
When almost everything comes together, but yet not…
What a day! I’m emotionally drained. That handling a Spaniel can be this exhausting! But today, Tassla and I had our best trial so far!
May 23, 2018
Blind retrieves
The party of the year: Summer camp
Every year we have a gun dog summer camp which is just so much fun so we wanted to share a story from our second
May 2, 2018
The book
The Seven Deadly Sins
When we had made some progress in writing the book (Retrieving for All Occasions), we played around with creating a summary under the caption ”The
April 25, 2018
Delivery to hand
Back to basics
I claim that one can pass a novice cold game trial in Sweden through working on deliveries, steadiness and heeling (providing, naturally, that the dog
April 18, 2018
Puppy training
Is it Okay to Train a Puppy?
Both Elsa and I train our puppies from the moment they move in with us. Since the puppy is like a clean slate, we want
April 11, 2018
Blind retrieves
Challenging Water Work
To train water work is both fun and challenging. Most spaniels and retrievers love water and sometimes they get too excited as soon as they
April 4, 2018
Stop whistle
Working at a Distance from the Handler
To stop at a distance – why is that sometimes so difficult? We often have students who think it is a huge challenge to get
March 28, 2018
Rewards
The unplanned rewards
Lisa Winbo is the latest addition to Klickerförlagets group of instructors. Lisa has been thinking about dogs rewarding themselves for behaviors we really don’t want
March 21, 2018
Blind retrieves
Walk up
When we were in England at a summercamp with Dogs for life and Philippa Williams a couple of years ago we did a lot of
March 14, 2018
Blind retrieves
Gun dog work on film and in photos
We’ve now made some nice changes to the page called Gun Dog Retrieving. You can read a short description of all the different parts of a
March 7, 2018
Delivery to hand
Singing the praise of the switching game
The switching game is one of our favorite games. We use it to train everything from taking and holding to the full retrieve. Sometimes it
February 28, 2018
Blind retrieves
The second day with the Spaniels
When going through my notes I found some interesting ones from a seminar I attended several years ago and thought I would share it with
February 21, 2018
Field trials
Seeker’s Third Cold Game Trial – let’s test drive the analysis!
A great many things worked well at the last trial, but unfortunately I think that all the self-control that the heeling required made it too
February 14, 2018