Category: Field
Preparing Puppies as Future Hunters
There are many, many books on training spaniels for the field and I recommend they be consulted. I am not a “trainer” tho I do…
Now’s a good time to do some field work
Now’s a good time to introduce yourself and your dogs to field work! A lot of folks who do not do field work blame lack…
Beginner Training for Field Work
March 29, 2020 So here we are into the third (?) week of self-isolation from the Chinese Coronavirus, COVID-19. We are faring just fine here. …
Guide to gundog commands and phrases (UK)
Action and style – this reference is to the way a dog works when hunting or retrieving, particularly used in the spaniel world. Back wind – wind…
Breed Profile: The English Cocker Spaniel
M.J. Nelson – June 09, 2014, Gun Dog Magazine https://www.gundogmag.com/editorial/breed-profile-english-cocker-spaniel/176206 This isn’t the case with the English cocker spaniel, a close cousin. There are even…
The Ugly Truth: Can Show Dogs be Hunting Dogs?
Written by M.J. Nelson – May 20, 2016, Gun Dog Magazine http://www.gundogmag.com/conservation-politics/the-ugly-truth-can-show-dogs-be-hunting-dogs/ The truth of the matter is that for a long time, finding a…
Type and Character
by H.S. Lloyd, Ickernham, Middlesex, England Those who have the true welfare of the Cocker at heart should never lose sight of the Kennel Club’s…
History of the English Cocker in the Field
The following was taken from the Spanie-L List, January 11, 1997 with the permission of the author, Robin Burk: Referenced from the Jubilee Book of…
Dogs at Work – Hunting Spaniels
Hunting is so much more demanding in the way of actual *work* as opposed to “performance” as in a test or trial. There is a…
Debunking the Myths: Show Dogs Do Hunt!!
Of course, you will always find folks more than happy to trash show dogs out of hand. I wonder how many are speaking from solid…
