Gundog Training for the Home and Field

The main objective of this intriguing handbook is to ensure that all members of the family, including children, can enjoy their dogs in both the home and the outdoors. Topics include principles of how a dog learns, how its behavior can be modified through positive and kind methods, the instructor-pupil relationship, and the teaching process. The study also outlines the gundog process: selecting the appropriate dog, formal training for the hunting environment, establishing steadiness, retrieving and delivery, directional work, scent lines, negotiating obstacles, assessing progress, health and welfare, and much more.

The main objective of this intriguing handbook is to ensure that all members of the family, including children, can enjoy their dogs in both the home and the outdoors. Topics include principles of how a dog learns, how its behavior can be modified through positive and kind methods, the instructor-pupil relationship, and the teaching process. The study also outlines the gundog process: selecting the appropriate dog, formal training for the hunting environment, establishing steadiness, retrieving and delivery, directional work, scent lines, negotiating obstacles, assessing progress, health and welfare, and much more.

Paul Rawlings has gained a comprehensive and extensive knowledge of gundog training through a lifetime of practical experience with a wide variety of working dogs. He works as a professional trainer and instructor at Ormewood Kennels near Peterborough. He works with local shoots and judges field trials as well as being a keen shot himself. Paul is a member of the Kennel Club and is a Kennel Club Accredited Instructor.