Recall is always a big subject, and one everybody asks about. How do I recall my dog from anything, horses, deer or someone’s else’s picnic are common topics people bring up lots of the time. Our dogs recall on occasion can do anything from embarrassing us ( ask me about Henry and the wheelchair) to …

It’s early August. I know it doesn’t feel warm but having your dog shake water all over you isn’t really the worse thing that can happen. On a January day, when it’s -2 C and you just can’t get properly warm then it’s a different matter. It’s a simple matter to teach a dog the …

It’s Henry’s birthday. He’s nine today. Apparently he doesn’t look it. Or thats what I’m told I have to say. Anyway this is Henry in all his finery.

I figured it was time to bring myself up to date, and let’s face it Twitter seems to change itself every two minutes. Theres no way I can keep up. So from now Hugh & Henry and all the latest news from us can be found on our nice, new Facebook page. Please give us …

It’s no secret that I love dogs. All dogs. But they need our help to be the best that they can be. I know we owe it to them to help them achieve it. Without training and stimulation our dogs will soon go ‘self employed’. They’re intelligent animals and they’ll soon find their own entertainment …

I’m sometimes asked about this with the dogs I train with. My answer is always the same. Don’t. It’s that simple. The best you could hope for would be a prematurely deaf dog. At worst you run the very real risk of creating a scared dog who starts to exhibit compulsive behaviour. I think it’s …

It’s a dream of so many dog owners and probably the single thing I’m asked most about. It’s also a big topic, as I’m writing this at home I can look up from my PC and see maybe half a dozen books on the subject on my bookshelves. I’ll try and condense it into a …

We all know that the fastest way to tire a dog out is to stimulate their brain. Give them something to do and you’ll not only wear them out, but you’ll have a well stimulated, happy pet. Win-win all round. A simple way to get you dog playing, with rewards is to use a towel …

A single pip on a whistle to stop your dog doing whatever he or she is doing and to sit or stand and look at you for further instruction. It looks fantastic, but it’s not that difficult to teach. One of the difficulties we need to overcome when teaching this is our dogs aren’t used …

Hugh and Henry has been around for a little while now. I train pet gun dogs in South West London. My thought process on this is two fold. A well trained dog makes a better pet and its our responsibility to make our dogs the best they can be. I’ll only ever use positive training …