eccles Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 My mate Ian rang last night wanted to do a bit of shooting over his young cocker.His cocker is by FTCH Wetlands Abe,a lovely gold lemon bitch.We went to a place with a B road top side of a long wood about 600y long 50 to 70 yards wide slope 50%.I said i'd take top side with my cocker by FTCH Chyknell Goldstar as no fence to stop dog getting on road.Started hunting his bitch working nice i flushed 2 hen pheasants which flew over his dog Ian fired a shot his dog dropped to shot nice.Flush about another dozen birds some of which were saluted with a shot.Dog remained steady So i said next bird flushed to shoot it,my dog then flushed a couple more pheasants Ian shot 1 his dog then sent for retrieve which she did quite nicely.Both dogs then flushed about 20 or so pheasants in remainder of wood, some just saluted with a shot. We then went to a pond so dog to sit with Ian i went to far end to flush ducks about 40 teal got up in small bunches Ian had a good few shots but missed :lol: But dog stayed quite steady.Which was the lesson anyway We then went back above the road where we started from.We hunted the bracken bank above road flushed about 15 pheasant, couple of rabbits. My dog flushed a cock bird i shot it,it rolled and bounced down hill about 70y.Asked Ian if he wanted the retrieve he said ok.He sent dog took a few goes to get to it.Then started to play with it,go to then coming back to and for but not picking it up.So i said send her again,so as she got to it playing again i sent my dog she soon picked it up. Only do this if you can stop your dog form taking the retrieve off another dog. So we ending the training there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom&Dexter Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Sounds like a cracking trainin sesh you must have some fantastic land for training Got any pics of them working ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccles Posted January 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 (edited) Forgot to take my camera.When he comes up next time i'll get some pics taken.Quite a few lads and ladies come to get tip on there training.Done some trialing years ago with springers had a bitch i trained and sold to a mate Gwyn Morris which ran in British Championship if i remember correctly 3 C.O.M .Her name Little Star out of FTCH Cortman Lane.Which also won the Championship,Litter brother to FTCH Cortman Gary,he also won the Championship. Had to give my dogs away 3 years ago due to my wifes illness 1 was FTCH Danderw Druids litter brother,1 FTCH Druid bitch Litter sister of Ray Casey's FTCH dog mallowdale quanta.A FTCH Rackatear bitch.plus a few more Now only got my FTCH Chyknell Goldstar dog pic in pics of your cockers.But waiting for a new pup out off FTCH Maesyderwen Scimitar out of a Trialing bitch of Peter Jones. Edited January 22, 2012 by eccles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom&Dexter Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Excellent stuff the new pup sounds nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker boy Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Forgot to take my camera.When he comes up next time i'll get some pics taken.Quite a few lads and ladies come to get tip on there training.Done some trialing years ago with springers had a bitch i trained and sold to a mate Gwyn Morris which ran in British Championship if i remember correctly 3 C.O.M .Her name Little Star out of FTCH Cortman Lane.Which also won the Championship,Litter brother to FTCH Cortman Gary,he also won the Championship. Had to give my dogs away 3 years ago due to my wifes illness 1 was FTCH Danderw Druids litter brother,1 FTCH Druid bitch Litter sister of Ray Casey's FTCH dog mallowdale quanta.A FTCH Rackatear bitch.plus a few more Now only got my FTCH Chyknell Goldstar dog pic in pics of your cockers.But waiting for a new pup out off FTCH Maesyderwen Scimitar out of a Trialing bitch of Peter Jones. You obviously know your bloodlines with the pedigrees you have quoted but what has made you now go for a maesydderwen dog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccles Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 You obviously know your bloodlines with the pedigrees you have quoted but what has made you now go for a maesydderwen dog? Hi Reason iv'e gone for a pup by FTCH Scimiter is because iv'e seen a good few dogs by him. And seen Peter's dogs in trials over many years now.Had two friends who called for a bit of advice with litter brother + sister from Scimiter, and they where little cracker's both would have trialed or made first class shooting dogs. We are lucky these days for cockers,with breeders like Peter Jones,Simon Tyres,Wendy + Ian Openshaw,the Clulee's ,the Colcloughs,and many more.On making the Cocker a great working dog. Years ago the breed was very poor. Another breeder i must mention is Cyril from the (Wernffrwd) kennels. I'm sure most dogs have his dogs in pedigree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker boy Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 it is not the breeding i would want but each to thier own. Good luck with the new pup anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccles Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 it is not the breeding i would want but each to thier own. Good luck with the new pup anyway What bred are you into if you don't mine me asking Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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