Training...
Hedley Millington at Contrail with FTCH Maesydderwen Kestrel |
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1 and 2 day training days - Maximum of 6 handlers
STARTERS – Laying down the foundations from |
IMPROVERS – Retrieving and handling ------------------------------------ |
GROWNUPS – Work in the training pens |
The cocker is a very different dog to train than the Springer or Labrador as some of you may be finding out.
Having won some 42 Field Trial Awards with 11 different cockers to date, I know that training the cocker does not always run smoothly. When I first acquired a cocker 15 years ago I was fortunate enough to have the late HEDLEY MILLINGTON of NANCARROW fame [THE COCKER MAN] as my mentor. Hedley’s wealth of knowledge and his enthusiasm for the breed helped me enormously to understand these endearing little ‘pocket rockets’ with their endearing little foibles!
Not everyone aims to Field Trial, but even in the beating line, picking up or rough shooting it is far more pleasurable to work a dog with a modicum of manners.
I have been helping people train their gundogs for the past 16 years and currently hold a weekly general gundog class throughout the summer months Coming from a teaching background I aim to hold a friendly, relaxed and enjoyable training course where everyone is encouraged what ever their ability or aspirations.
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