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Complacency leads to problems with Enzo the Italian Spinone
I see a lot of complacency in owners who tolerate all kinds of behaviour from their dogs. A good example of this is the lesson I had with Enzo, an Italian Spinone. These are big and powerful gundogs and the […]
Testimonial – Dog Behaviour Modification in a Labrador x Pointer
Understanding your dog is key. You can try every kind of training class, every piece of equipment, every bribe or reward. Sometimes you are just not speaking the same language as your dog. Lisa came to me with Luna, a […]
Straight talking!
With any training we can backward as well as forward in our journey to achieve that well trained dog. No matter what you see or hear, it’s my belief we never have that perfect dog. Ever dog has their quirkinesses, […]
Perfecting the perfect delivery to hand
I often get asked how do you get that perfect delivery to hand. The question you have to ask is whether there is such a thing as the perfect delivery/retrieve. All of my dogs deliver to hand but with their […]
A great time working in the snow on game retrieves
This week has certainly seen a cold spell with sub zero temperatures and snow. Of course that hasn’t stopped us training and working our dogs. It’s given us the opportunity to work as many dogs on game retrieves as possible. […]
How important is heel work training?
This cute little pup is 12 week old Freddie. As you will see, we’ve already got him focused on his heel work training. It’s so important to start young when working with your dog. The Tessleymoor Way training philosophy is […]
Testimonial – Gundog Training Louis The Sprocker
Recently I’ve seen several dogs that have spent time with other trainers. Each dog has come to me with severe behavioural problems, which the other trainer has either failed to deal with or has possibly made worse. Louis is a […]
Testimonial – Gundog Training a German Wirehaired Pointer
Sometimes it’s only when you’ve had your dog for a while and tried other training methods that you realise you really have a problem. Brian and Andrew visited me with Kobi, their German Wire Haired Pointer when he was almost […]
Testimonial – Rehabilitating a Dominant and Aggressive American Akita
Vicky and her partner have been on quite a journey with their American Akita. They first visited me when Kenji was a twelve week old puppy, then went down another training route. A few months later and they were back. […]
Testimonial – Healthy & Happy
Damian’s support and advice has been invaluable to us, as our 4 month old Flat Coated Retriever, Bonnie ate a sock and had to have an operation to have it removed. She took a long time to recover from the […]