claydog

I do have to work your right, when i am at home for 3 weeks it will get 3 to 4 walks every day and all the time it needs because other than a few games of golf i have nothing to do. Hoping to join a shooting syndicate soon so when i do go shooting it can come with me!!!! thats when we are both ready. So the only time it will be left on its own during the day for 8 hours is when i am offshore for two weeks at a time. plus the muses is really keen on training it too so she will be using all the same commands and stuff. and i m hoping to get a big outside kennel so it will have loads of room in there.

Thanks for the advice, yes it is rough shooting and beating i am interested in. My girlfriend will be looking after the dog while i am away so she would be able to keep up with training. as i said in my first post i am new to this and agree with malantone to first train the trainer so i shall not be rushing in to this.

working in the offshore oil & gas industry of Aberdeen, if it was just a pet dog then this would not be a problem! its a problem because i want a gun dog and i know it needs %100 commitment from me. Thanks

At the moment my girlfriend will be having the dog while I am away. She is from a farming background and has family that still own farm land that we live next door too. But during the day the dog will still be on its own for 8 hours. She says she can keep up with the training but not in a way I will be able if that makes sense? I am putting a lot of thought in to this as I don’t want to waste a good dogs ability if i can only give it a 100% while I am home for 3 weeks. I am also going to get some advice from my local gun dog trainer. Any advice would be good thanks

Hi I am new to shooting and this site so firstly hello to every one here. I am looking at getting a cocker spaniel gun dog/pup but i work away 2 weeks out of every 5!!! The 3 weeks i do get off i don't work at all so i have loads of time to train the dog will the 2 week gap work against me when it comes to training the dog? Also is a cocker spaniel one of the easier dogs to train? Thanks in advance