Limber tail can be distressing to see. It’s normally seen in thin tailed dogs – Vizslas, German Shorthaired Pointers, Weimaraners etc and in common with its name often seen after swimming, particularly in cold water. Although it often looks serious, and can cause considerable distress to your dog it’ll only last a few days. A …

After Deer birthing season has finished (May, June and July) dogs are now allowed off lead again in the Royal Parks. Its nice to be back.

Every dog thats going to be used as a shooting dog is going to need introducing to shot during their training. There are several ways of doing this, we’ll look at each one from a dog trainer’s point of view. Please remember though nothing in this post constitutes legal advice. Get this wrong and you …

You’ve offered a dog a second home. I mean whole heartedly bloody well done. There may well be hundred’s of reasons why your dog needs a second home from a happy home where, sadly, the owners health has taken an unexpected turn to those dogs who’ve sadly been abused in Southern Europe. I think, no …

Along with many other breeds, many dogs that retrieve guard their resources both from each other and in some cases their owner as well. What is it and how does it manifest itself. A dog who resource guards. It often manifests itself as a dog growling or otherwise being aggressive. That aggression can be directed …

It’s no secret that I love dogs. I have three much to my wife’s chagrin. All three are Hungarian Vizslak and very loving dogs. with their own personality’s and each of them needs a very different approach to get the best out of them.Seeing as I enjoy talking about them I thought I’d write a …

It’s part and parcel of owning a puppy right? Well in the word of someone or other ‘Yeah but, no but….’. Let’s start by talking about what your puppy is and isn’t doing. They’re not being aggressive or nor do they intend to hurt anyone (or anything). They don’t want to cause any hurt to …

Gundogs shop for dummies (or game). They will try to fit two or more dummies in their mouths or swap between them when they’re supposed to be bring them nicely back to your hands. So how do we stop this? Like everything training related slowly. Don’t be scared to take a step (or two) backwards …

I hope this isn’t going to be a controversial post. I think it’s an opinion shared by most if not all trainers. The most important thing that you can do for a new puppy is to socialise them well. That doesn’t mean attending lots of puppy parties at the local vets but instead looking for …

It’s the season of good will to all men, but that doesn’t always extend to our dogs. A number of good foods, which we adore can be very dangerous for our dogs. Theres a lot of food around and our family members are not always as aware of potential toxins. A snack on any of …