Dog training

Tommyaya4

Can anyone recommend A good book on training a springer

Dawggone

Tommyaya4 wrote: »

Can anyone recommend A good book on training a springer

Try something from the late, great Keith Erlandson.

Spaniel heaven

Training Spaniels by Joe Irving - old school but all the basics are their and plenty of common sense unlike some other books ive read.

Complete Springer Spaniel Training Series "DVDs" by David Lisett are good as well, aimed a bit at the trialing dog but take from it what you want.

Best of luck it will be worth it.

Tommyaya4

Thanks for the advice lads not the first dog I ever trained but the first springer so I'll do as much research as I can and start her when she's ready

deirdreq

Frank Maunsell, Kerry, he is very good, if dog is up to mark he will get results, have one of his dogs and she is brilliant.

marty555

Hi all. Does anyone know of a good dog trainer that will not rip you off?
I'm in the north east but willing to travel. I have a young springer spaniel.

6.5x55

Liam Briody in Slane been training gun dogs for 30 years .One of the Best in the country . He has trained several dogs over the years for me and has a wirehair pup of mine in training now .A straight talking individual- no bull. I could not recomend him enough.

marty555

I had a dog with him about 7 years go. He was there for 5 months at a cost of over 2500 and to be totally honest what I got back was totally not worth the cost. I should of bought exactly what I was looking for. This time around I have another nice wee dog but not that sort of cash to give away.

Tommyaya4

For that kind of money you could buy a fully trained dog spending that kind of money on a rough shooting dog seems excessive

snipe49

marty555 wrote: »

I had a dog with him about 7 years go. He was there for 5 months at a cost of over 2500 and to be totally honest what I got back was totally not worth the cost. I should of bought exactly what I was looking for. This time around I have another nice wee dog but not that sort of cash to give away.

That was a lot of money was it for trialing ?

hexosan

marty555 wrote: »

I had a dog with him about 7 years go. He was there for 5 months at a cost of over 2500 and to be totally honest what I got back was totally not worth the cost. I should of bought exactly what I was looking for. This time around I have another nice wee dog but not that sort of cash to give away.

He must of been teaching the dog to shoot

marty555

Honestly I wanted the dog to pretty much trailing standard but what I got was no where near. So this time around I'm stuck in the same situation. I don't have the sort of money to go buy a good dog straight out, but I have a pretty good springer only 12 months old and my options are to 1. Try and seen if I can get him trained? Or 2. Just hold out till I find the money to buy one !
I don't have the time to put into the dog myself. So any help guys ?

EPointer=Birdss

marty555 wrote: »

Honestly I wanted the dog to pretty much trailing standard but what I got was no where near. So this time around I'm stuck in the same situation. I don't have the sort of money to go buy a good dog straight out, but I have a pretty good springer only 12 months old and my options are to 1. Try and seen if I can get him trained? Or 2. Just hold out till I find the money to buy one !
I don't have the time to put into the dog myself. So any help guys ?

30 mins a day? An hour or 2 at the weekend.
I work minimum 70 hour weeks with 4 dogs at home. I make the time as I make the time come November.
For half that fee send your Springer my way for the season.