Cumbria Dog Training

Me and my dog! At some point each day I find a little time to train my own dog Tilly for gundog work. She's a Working Clumber Spaniel as opposed to the heavier built "show" dogs favoured by the Crufts judges ! Tilly's stubborness is a trait of her breed - though at times I've wanted to scream ! But my determination to have a well trained gundog is almost complete. I like to think this photo shows that the love isn't all one sided ! While my dog is on her final stages of shoot training, Fran's dog Maddie is the next think to perfection !! She has been to numerous shoots over the past year and Fran has won alot of admiration for the way she's trained her dog - not always an easy thing to achieve in the male world of shooting and beating. Lewis While I've been busy training and helping people sort their sheep chasing dogs out, Paul has been out and about with guest dogs. With Jake and Tilly having gone home after 5 weeks, Lewis is stayi...

Yet again I’m stuck with some lovely dogs !! Jaxson is with me for around three weeks while Tilly and Jake are with me for five. When Tilly first arrived she was rather anxious, but evenings sitting on my lap ( I know !! ) have allowed a very trusting bond to develop. Jake is a little too big to be given the same treatment but nevertheless, his confidence has grown the more he has been with me and I'm very pleased with that. Jake would have appeared in the photos ..... if the battery had lasted ! My new friend Tilly likes to be close to me and I think the photo below sums her up pretty well - although she will have a sudden dash into the bracken, making full use of her little legs to gain maximum speed. "Janet ..... someone's looking at me" As for Jaxson ! Like the other two, not a nasty bone in his body. Sometimes he just doesn't know when to settle down and let sleeping dogs lie - literally - but Honey soon puts him in his place ! She can snap at any dog...