the_commoner Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 Jack is about 4 1/2 months old now and doing well, basics are getting covered and he is nice a keen on the retrieve i give him around 3 a day during a 10 - 15 minute training session every evening, he's very lively and is keeeping me and my cocker on our toes ............his recall is good, got him walking well on the lead, he's been good with the hens and cat, managed to stop him chasing them fairly quickly, now he is just inquisitive. housetraing has gone ok, have a few accidents still but they are my fault most of the time and he is quiet at night and in the kennel at 10 weeks old jack went on his first lamping trip, riding shotgun in the back of the landrover as we lamped rabbits around one of my permissions, i was using my .22LR so no worries about any noise, ended up shooting quite a few that night and the rabbits were piled up in the back against the crate so he got up close and personal to a few dead bunnies ! at about 12 weeks he came pigeon shooting with me for a few hours, obviously i left him in the landy which was parked well away from where i was shooting so again no problems with the gun shot being too loud, hopefully though it will have got him accustomed a little to the noise even if it was distant. done a little bit of retrieving but nothing serious, the 3 vids are of him picking a retrieve from across a small brook. (click on the pics below to see the vids) getting plenty of different experiences for him at the moment which is good, he spent the day on saturday with me and the gamekeeper on a new shoot, let him out towards the end of the day for a run and sniff around the woods where the release pens had been, again just to get him accustomed to the sight smells and sounds the lad is growing up fast now and is starting to get his head so to speak, i have just started on a little bit more steadiness training to try and settle him, which again he is doing well at, he seems a very bright lad and picks up what he is supposed to do very quickly, extremely biddable with a lovely temprament. i am sure the hardest bit is yet to come because he is still very young but its all going well so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 He,s a beauty meinderby and fitting in nicely by the looks , its brilliant when a young dog starts to work , you see your dog responding to your training and both get the enjoyment from it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 Looks an absolute cracker and sounds like he is coming on very well. Best of luck with him in the future! I hope you enjoy many days in the field together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermitpwee Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 What a beauty he is, cracking spaniel. You are giving him great exposure to the important things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 Lovely looking dog, I am with you on getting him used to as much as possible early in his life. A wee word of caution if I may, just be careful not to push him too much too young as far as training is concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshLamb Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 He's beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labstaff Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 Lovely looking spaniel mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_commoner Posted October 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 Lovely looking dog, I am with you on getting him used to as much as possible early in his life. A wee word of caution if I may, just be careful not to push him too much too young as far as training is concerned. i know what your saying wgd, don't worry he's not getting pushed, i shoot over my cocker and will do for a while yet, if i can have him ready for the start of the 2014 game season i will be chuffed, he will be 2 1/2 by then, no rush thanks for the comments guys ps - had his first swim tonight !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straightbarrel Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 lovely pup. Would there be any recent Edgegrove blood in the pedigree by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_commoner Posted October 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Gt Grandparent Katez Summer Breeze of Edgegrove, lot of Badgercourt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straightbarrel Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Nice one, good luck with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besty57 Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 good reading mate.keep up the good work.he,s a handsome little chap by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadge-it Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Cracking pup good luck to the furture,did you no the blood line before you bought it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_commoner Posted October 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Cracking pup good luck to the furture,did you no the blood line before you bought it yes, i did some research on the lines once i had the pedigree but before i bought him, he was bought off madspringer a member on here. fingers crossed he will turn out ok, there is obviously a lot of discussion on which lines are good / bad...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadge-it Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 yes, i did some research on the lines once i had the pedigree but before i bought him, he was bought off madspringer a member on here. fingers crossed he will turn out ok, there is obviously a lot of discussion on which lines are good / bad...... You no when you see the parents if the dog is going to be ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren m Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 he's looking good mate , what you feeding him on . i called his sister Ruby in the end , shes doing ok , confidence is building , sit , stay and recall coming along she absoloutly hates the lead though , but theres plenty of time yet. was out with madspringer beating at weekend , with the mum jaz and the sister (3 legged one) gyp , brilliant dogs , i,m only hoping some of that as rubbed off on ruby ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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