Breedia Dog Forum
could not answer to the overheating issue, but the agility club I use has a section for Pug owners to do agility with low fences but the other...
Thanks Rolo Appreciate big range in both breeds I have big Cocker Seen small slight springers,long and lean springers and big brawny springers....
Eric Begbie book 'Gundog Training' ( on Amazon and Kindle) is based on his training worksheets. It gives an idea of a timescale but as SmokeyB says...
Interested in the sizes/weights. my working cocker is Maessyderwen on the sire line. He is 2 yrs old and 18kg
I watched that last week. Irish trainer Larry Taffe trying to make his Springer up tp FT Ch. Showed a little bit of training with dummies , dogs...
Keep the retrieves short and only do 2 or 3 at a time. Its easy to get a spoilt retrieve if its your first dog who will work with a ball etc. Need to...
Have also insulted a couple of owners if they were Doodles when they weren't shaved at the back. oops!
Saw Bavarian Mountain Dog on a Horse and Country programme. Larry Taffe Irish trainer trying to make a Springer up to field trial Champ. Short...
Back in 1800,s Springers and Cockers came from same litters. Big Springer ,smaller Cockers then they went their seperate ways. Cavs can retrieve...
Peter Jones with Maessyderwynn lines aren't bad either. Got lots on the dog side of my cockers pedigree. I feel I could be wasting him just doing...
You are right. The average age is only 8 yrs old. I had 2 get to 12 and 13yrs I lost a rescue at 8 yrs with enlarged heart. so enjoy the luck of the...
Both brilliant and showing reward based with toys or treats works with gundog training
Took a rescue last time. Only had him for a year as he had an enlarged heart. He was also a biter. Do anything with him outside, groom etc. Indoors...
I think used for woodcock in USA
Eric Begbie explains the stages a dog goes through in their training, with regard to its age but stresses all dogs are different and times will...
depends where it is as to the op required. 3 possibilities of difficulty and cost. My dog had inguinal which is the mid level op. recovered in 2...
I think he jumped in a bit. Did all his research on Cockers and had his pup picked out. when he was due to pick it up the breeder tried to bump the...
Pup plays with my 1 yr old spaniel and holds its own. But even when he got it from the breeder its ears were torn up because it got picked on in the...
friend has a 20 week springer who he feels is too timid to work on. Can only have 1 dog and wants to go on to field trials. So he feels it is...
Looks in shape, so he must be a biggun