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Do you use one or two whistles for your springer…… I'm reading D. Irvines book on spaniel training and he is saying to use two, however I'm wondering the practicality of using two whistles while out shooting. Maybe the book is geared to field trials?

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Enjoy...safe shooting

From reading books and watching videos on how to train a springer spaniel I have a question regarding use of the whistle. In the DVD I have been watching the guy using two whistles, thunderer for sitting the dog and the silent one for turning him and recalling. So I was wondering would it be a bit awkward if one had two whistles, a gun and a dog to manage while out rough shooting Also reading Joe Irving’s book, it’s a good book but it’s not 100% devoted to training a springer Oh one more question….. whats all the commands a springer should understand, would they be Sit - “hup / one blow on whistle/ raise gun†Hunt – “get out there†Turn – two blows on whistle , is there a verbal command for this Retrieve – “ is this also get out there†Come back “ call name / three blows on whistle†Stay at heel “heelâ€

Got a new aerial assault battery trap with foot control. The trap is not feeding the clays properly (getting stuck) and when it does feed them properly alot of the clays are breaking as it fires them....any advice???

Just got it today...hooked up to battery in car..foot controlled...shot a few clays before it started lashing rain...hope tomorrow is fine

Cheers for the advice......Dungarvan maybe a little too far awayt as I am near Cork city...will try find out about local contacts Cheers for offer, will try locally first...fingerscrossed

Ok looking for some advice…… will be buying gundog early next year and am wondering if my current dog “set-up†will be conducive to training a new gundog. Our current dog is a German Shepard and here is the daily routine…... Currently the German Shepard is walked every morning and every evening through field and is let run around all it wants. During the day it is not tied up or kenneled, it can go where it likes as we are surrounded by fields and a mile off a main road…..dog is let into living room maybe for an hour each night and I supposed it is a little spoiled…however she is a calm submissive dog and we never have any trouble from her when out in public….so my questions are 1. Is this routine conducive to training a gun dog 2. Should I treat it differently than the other dog 3. Should I let it have the run of the place during the day or should I kennel it 4. Will the other dog give it bad habits, as she loves to play with other dogs while out walking 5. Will the dog be having too much fun all day and won’t look forward to training

That must have been brilliant seeing your dog doing so well, will be buying a springer sometime early next year and will start training for the first time...lil bit nervie of the prospect but the mails above give could encouragement

thnx

Having ordered my T3 lite (.223).....I am wondering what is the best value round to put through it...any suggestions???

Ya John, I distinctly remember you telling me at the time I bought it.......if I had my time back I'd buy a variable lamp with the timmer on the handle that can be toggled with your dump (Robert Bucknell has it on one of his youtube vids) BTW anyone have experience with these new light weight lithium batteries