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wj939

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  1. You absolutely should not be shooting birds for him if you want this to get better. Like it or not, you’re turning the excitement up to 11 and expecting him to behave when at the moment he cannot repeatedly perform the task as you wish in different training settings. Back to basic work where he gets it right until he can’t get it wrong, then onto the next setting. Alternatively, you might just have hit the experience wall and a few weeks away might be just the ticket
  2. How would you train this yourself?
  3. Pigeon watch at its finest….there’s always one 🤣🤣🤣 Can you explain the advantages on an undocked tail for working spaniels? I’m intrigued
  4. Gun still for sale, ShotKam sold! many thanks for all the enquiries
  5. Wanted: rabbit shooting permission for field trial standard spaniels. Looking for permission to shoot rabbits from white grass, marsh reeds and rushes. Safe, respectable and polite. Fair prices paid any areas considered (Kent marshes, Yorkshire dales, Pennines)
  6. Based in Chatham, Kent. Can RFD at cost, believe it to be £50
  7. For sale is my 30’’ multi choke Beretta 682 Gold E Complete with original case, chokes and even cardboard box. Featuring a R/H sporting stock and beaver tail fore end, the gun is unmolested and in nice condition. Well loved and looked after, serviced at the end of last season by Gordon Swatton of GMK, with all the replaced parts included in the case. Space in cabinet and a change of requirements forces sale. The one downside is a mark on the barrels as pictured where a ShotKam was briefly fitted. The offending article can also be for sale if desired. chokes are as follows - cylinder, skeet, quarter, 2x half and 2 x 3/4 and 2 x Teague 7/8. £1200 Ono can RFD at cost
  8. There won’t be many that don’t go back to a badger court Moss or Druid....even if the papers say otherwise! Moss was an incredible spaniel, possibly one of the most successful ever, despite never winning the championship.
  9. Have a look at Chris Linney’s method ‘Hampshire spaniel training’ on YouTube, essentially teaches to spit and sit, really sharpens the ‘sit and face me’. Interesting way to keep it fun and teach some new skills...not for every dog though so be careful...
  10. All in the camera angle. Plenty of practice making small things look bigger! 😂
  11. Wanted: rabbit shooting permission for field trial standard spaniels. Looking for permission to shoot rabbits from white grass, marsh reeds and rushes. Safe, respectable and polite. Fair prices paid any areas considered (Kent marshes, Yorkshire dales, Pennines)
  12. Harkila Sporting Estate GTX 17" leather boots/Wellingtons size 9 Goretex- virbam sole, rear zip Harkila leather boots. Very comfortable and they look very smart. A few small marks- worn on the peg for a season, will give them a clean up before posting. £120
  13. Meindl Dovre Extreme boots UK 9 Excellent condition, worn round the house and in the field once, just a little too tight for me. Since bought another pair. Anyone who knows boots know these are the ones to have. Gore-tex super comfortable, German quality. £140
  14. Buyer never showed up and the urgent requirement to sell was no longer there... in answer to the various PM’s; yes, will consider an offer but not a silly one and; cased with Guerini chokes (1/4, 1/2 and full) it also comes with a pair of Teague chokes
  15. Tempt yourself! It is the year of the 20 after all...
  16. You’re now at the stage he’s largely learnt a difference in training and proper shooting. Knock full days driven shooting on the head, he’s over excited. Allow some more time to mature and focus on doing live training days and rough shooting. You’ll have chance to proof the dog in a live, but also controlled shooting environment. Again, don’t be too keen to shoot over him yourself. I’ve not seen one handler yet who can shoot well and watch his dog simultaneously. one faultless drive and back in the box is better than one faultless drive and three with faults. loving the read, keep posting!
  17. This is correct. If you plan to actively campaign him in trials, resist the urge to shoot over him yourself. Even with someone watching him, if he takes a step, moves, loses focus can you really trust your partner to read him like you can and correct it? Standing on a peg and trialling are different sports, if you want a utility dog, you’ll need to accept he’s unlikely as a jack of all trades to be a master of trials. Ted is still very young despite his experience. You enjoy your training and that is clear. My advice: leave him behind this season, trial him next year and if you decide not to continue on the trialling you’ve got a wonderful peg dog, beating dog and picking up dog you can enjoy for the next 10 seasons. If you shoot over him now, you may find yourself in two seasons time wondering had you’d not been so keen to use him, if he’d be a FTW etc?.
  18. You ask a Labrador you tell a springer you negotiate with a cocker
  19. With a confident bold dog, I prefer to maintain strict discipline. Never have a grey area, steadiness is as important as drive in a shooting environment. Given his age, and a lot of experiences for a young dog, he’s testing his boundaries to see what he can get away with. With a softer dog, I’m happy to go two steps forward one step back, buzz them up in a pen to build confidence, but I can’t say I deliberately let them chase, especially rabbits. If you decide you want to let him loose a bit, I recommend quail or pheasants. You shouldn’t worry about the drive right now, he’s still young it will develop as he gains game sense. Give him a refresher on recall, do some basics again to reinforce it. And remember, you have to have bad days to have good days!
  20. If he’s teaching line work for straight out runs and wants the dog to hold its mark, then yes, it makes some sense in an open environment over long outruns. Possible the client has misunderstood, possible the trainer just thinks a cocker should use its eyes to see retrieves, I can’t imagine he’s won much if that’s the case....
  21. wj939

    Beretta stock

    Looking for a sporting stock to fit a beretta 68 series, specifically a 682Gold E.
  22. I see your point Lloyd, maybe I didn’t make mine very well and I agree there are things to look out for when being demo’d any part trained dog. Speaking from experience; I’ve taken on part trained dogs and had a similar experience regarding gun shyness. I know this dog was never shy before, but a change of circumstances, new handler and a change of style put too much pressure on her too soon. After plenty of careful exposure she’s a pleasure to shoot over now and I decided to keep her myself. Equally, I do a fair bit of training with the FT boys, I’ve also experienced the situation whereby I’ve taken on dogs at 6-9 months that don’t appear to be showing the same style as their siblings only to discover that a different handler and more one on one work has brought more out of them than thought possible. The point being, some mature later and benefit from a change of scenery. To the OP, before purchasing any part trained dog, most reputable trainers will allow you a few days with the dog to see if it works out for handler and canine. There are a number of trainers out there specifically working to meet the requirements you have, labs and spaniels brought on to a decent level for folks that don’t have time to train their own from pups. Expect to pay a minimum of £1500 for a young part trained lab (my part trained is handles well onto blinds, shot over and steady to sit and has picked warm game) for fully trained you’d add runners and complex retrieves to that- expect to pay £2,000+ for fully trained and with proper experience.
  23. Most field trial lads will keep many dogs and sell those that don’t make the grade or are retiring. That’s the name of the game, why would they sell something they feel can be successful? A dog trained to FT standard is nothing to be worried about for 99% of shooters.
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