HPR Trainers

[Richard 1980]

Can anyone recommend any HPR trainers near Nuneaton, Warwickshire for my Hungarian Shorthaired Vizsla?

 

He's only 4 months old, so just considering trainers for now to start training in the coming months.

 

We are close to Leciestershire and Staffordshire and I don't mind travelling a bit if the trainer is the right person.

 

Thanks

Edited December 23, 2015 by Richard 1980

[scotslad]

Wot are u training it for?

 

Proper HPR work? or just a normal gundog stuff?

 

Must admit most of the really good advice i got with my GWP came fro a excellent spaniel trainer. Been at a few training things with HPR trainers and not rated an awful lot of them compared to the more 'normal' gundog trainers. But have trained with a few good ones thou

 

My englis geog is rubbish 2 of the more famous trainers will be eiter Andy Cullen up NE now about Alnwick? i think or Rory Major in Liconshire both would be well worth travelling to for a wknd course.

Sure they're will be more near u. Possibly look for KC registered clubs near u and speak to the clubs sectary for contacts or some may do group training, but that may be more FT orientated which may not be wot u want if just wanting a gundog

[Dirty Harry]

If your on Facebook look on hpr Gundog training page. There will also be vizsla pages with lots of people available for advice.

[greylag1]

mercia gundogs run during the summer near coleshill,deb bowns at d4dogs is in Alcester not far from j3 m42.northants hpr every 2nd sunday of month near corby.unlike scotslad id keep away from non hpr trainers personally.a trainer called wrensmews (I think) near stafford

[scotslad]

Greylag i'd say it depends on the individual trainer and wot ur wanting the dog to do,

If ur wanting it as a proper HPR (hunting hard at long distances etc) then possibly a hpr trainer would be better. if ur just wanting a more general gundog not so relevent, really the only difference will be the different temperments of the different hpr breeds which may alter how u train it.

 

If they are a really good trainer and can read the dogs i would not be bothered if had trained hpr's before. Probaby a trainer that has trained more than 1 breed/type of dog wil give u a more rounded apprach to training.

But hpr's can be very different to train but the same/similar techniques will still work althou sometimes need tweaked for the individual dog/breed.

The trainer that gave me the best advice is primary a spaniel man but has run terriers lurchers for years and occasoinally fox hounds. Knows his dogs

 

Mibee just my experience but found a lot of very poor hpr 'trainers' and some quite old fashioned techniques

[Dirty Harry]

I would use a retriever trainer for retriever training. In my opinion a retrieve is a retrieve no matter what the breed of dog.

[WGD]

As Andy Cullen says, he trains hunt, point, retrievers... not retrievers that point.

 

Decide how you want the dog to work and if you want to use the dog in the way for which it was bred, go and see Andy at Laochin Gundogs - Alnwick.