A Picture Of Me And Charlie About A Month Into Training Using The Manuels.
I know a lot of you are frustrated with your gundog, Today I would like to share with you a funny stories of when I got Charlie my cocker spaniel.
Most of you know Charlie came from a Rescue centre when he was 14 months old. And before I discovered the Lost manuels which helped me train Charlie, He was totally oblivious to my wishes, to turn him into a gun dog. I think I may have given up and taken him back if my kids had not fallen in love with him.
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Funny things Charlie did in the first month of having him.
The Day I Was Late For Work
I usually get up about 5.00am. I take Charlie for a walk then leave him in the garden when I have my breakfast then call Charlie in about 6am as he lives in my conservatory. It was particularly cold about -4 that morning with a couple of inches of snow on the ground.
As usual I returned from Charles walk about 5.40 and went to have some breakfast. At 6am I called Charlie but he wouldn’t come. I went outside and he had a bone which he was chewing.
Charlie thought I was playing as he kept running round the garden with the bone and would not let me get near him. I was getting annoyed but Charlie thought it was a game. I fell over in the snow, I’m sure he was laughing.
He kept running and barking, I was about to explode,
• I tried treats, he kept running.
• I tried ignoring him he kept running and barking.
• I went to the gate and pretended to leave and he came within a few yards but was to quick for me to grab him.
• I even went to the house and got another bone but this was not working
I eventually got him about 6.35am, it took me 35 minutes to catch him and our garden is only 30yds by 20yds. Even then I think he had just got bored with the game he was playing with me.
I was 30 minutes late starting work, and furious with Charlie.
Charlie was a disaster when I had him but now it’s so different. A lot of my shooting collages rate him as the best on the shoot.
Why am I telling you these stories, well I guess you are as fed up of expert telling you how easy everything is, I was. I am still not an expert on training a gundog, I mean I don’t know all the training methods nor do I want to.
I do know what works though and it’s not necessarily the techniques you use. What is really important is you give your gundog a clear message and never veer from it. That’s why it’s important to choose a method you are happy with and stick with it.
The sticking is the most important part. If you want a good place to start why not start where I did with Charlie click below to find out more about the Gun Dog Training Manuels