All Episodes

Episode 149 - *new* course called PUPPY GUNDOG

Episode 148 - how I nearly lost a puppy I bred to rescue

Episode 147 - ethics and head collars

Episode 146 - get those puppies swimming!

Episode 145 - pointers, setters and HPRs are different (sometimes distance work is easier than up-close control)

Episode 144 - marking vs steadiness, revisited

Episode 143 - how releasing the dog at the right time, improves focus

Episode 142 - fix your (dog's) focus!

Episode - 141 - things that I wish people knew

Episode 140 - how to train the point, flush and (steadiness to) fall

Episode 139 - Q&A bits and pieces

Episode 138 - PUPPIES 8-12 weeks

Episode 137 - the value of picking up and some thoughts about docking

Episode 136 - THE NEW BOOK IS OUT!

Episode 135 - The New Book is Nearly Ready!

Episode 134 - the come-in whistle, ticks and canine pregnancy

Episode 133 - Trying to time a breeding (aka the right stuff, in the right place, at the right time)

Episode 132 - working tests (the good, the bad, the ugly)

Episode 131 - marking vs steadiness and moving recalls off the long-line

Episode 130 - tips for advancing water work

Episode 129 - uncontrolled behaviour in the yard & training multiple dogs

Episode 128 - enjoying the journey and structuring your training on blinds

Episode 127 - using launchers and control at the flush

Episode 126 - ticks, unfixable things and plans for the future

Episode 125 - a dog which is under control in training, but not in trials?

Episode 124 - Lining

Episode 123 - force-free gundog training isn't about training 'gundog skills'

Episode 122 - What to train puppies to do - and when

Episode 121 - canine brucellosis, recalls, steadiness to flush and more

Episode 120 - my dog has developed a phobia around competing and around birds

Episode 119 - the implications of selecting for dogs which experience verbal aversives as strong aversives

Episode 118 - (field) trials - and tribulations

Episode 117 - what is going on with the cost of vet care and insurance?

Episode 116 - help, my dog won't pick game!

Episode 115 - is your dog ready for a shoot?

Episode 114 - the recent 'chasing' research paper (e-collar vs food reinforcers)

Episode 113 - the current dog training controversies and listener questions

Episode 112 - mouthing or chomping the dummy

Episode 111 - don't let shot get attached to retrieves!! (and listener questions...)

Episode 110 - working with the AWOL dog

Episode 109 - our experience with immunotherapy and canine allergies

Episode 108 - interview with Collette May (another one!)

Episode 107 - dropping water deliveries & straight line vs hunt it up blinds

Episode 106 - working with 'distractions' and reinforcers

Episode 105 - should we outright condemn aversives?

Episode 104 - retrieving problems and the importance of basics

Episode 103 - the UK's approach to blind retrieves for HPRs

Episode 102 - aversives and listener questions

Episode 101 - in 15mins "my dog pulls on the leash"

Episode 100 - in 15mins "my dog has problems with blind retrieves"

Episode 99 - in 15mins "my dog doesn't recall in certain situations"

Episode 98 - in 15mins 'my dog hunts too far' or 'my dog doesn't hunt far enough'

Episode 97 - in 15mins 'my dog gets over-excited'

Episode 96 - in 15mins 'my dog won't deliver to hand'

Episode 95 - in 15mins 'my dog chases game'

Episode 94 - in 15 minutes: 'my dog doesn't give me focus or attention outdoors'

Episode 93 - NEW Marking course

Episode 92 - the future of gundog stuff, hard mouth, switching from aversives and daily routines

Episode 91 - many diverse listener questions!

Episode 90 - behind the scenes of training and water deliveries

Episode 89 - 'cigar'-ing bumpers, Recall to Flush and training multiple dogs

Episode 88 - free-running, marking and lining

Episode 87 - Recall to Flush

Episode 86 - getting focus from your dog, outdoors

Episode 85 - the T-Drill, accessing birds, distracted dogs

Episode 84 - birds as reinforcers, puppy food motivation and joint problems

Episode 83 - cold game and questions about aversives

Episode 82 - the unedited one, mostly clicker retrieve and recall questions

Episode 81 - the one with holiday gift ideas and product recommendations

Episode 80 - the one about how you put the HPR sequence together

Episode 79 - over-population and the impact on quality of life for dogs

Episode 78 - behavioural trilogy (part 3) - the super-driven, hunting crazy dog

Episode 77 - boundaries and using food when competing or working a dog

Episode 76 - chasing and how to prevent it

Episode 75 - the bizarre laws where I live, hardmouth, raising a puppy and engaging an unenthusiastic dog

Episode 74 - retrievers vs HPRs (choosing a breed)

Episode 73 - questions about exercise vs training, socialisation vs handler focus and pros and cons of group classes

Episode 72 - behavioural trilogy (part 2) - food motivation, allergies, body sensitivity and focus

Episode 71 - getting your pup swimming

Episode 70 - Split retrieves (or doubles!)

Episode 69 - listener questions and thoughts about headcollars

Episode 68 - a behavioural trilogy (part 1) - some thoughts about reactivity in working Labradors and - what happened to Fyr?

Episode 67 - listener questions about sooooo many interesting things

Episode 66 - 'Baby' 3-handed casting and platforms

Episode 65 - 'Drop' (that disgusting thing you are eating) and how to train it

Episode 64 - the turn whistle, left or right back casts and a couple of myths getting busted

Episode 63 - making things real

Episode 62 - the Remote Stop

Episode 61 - Adolescence and what to do about it

Episode 60 - gun-shyness and puppies loose aboot the hoose

Episode 59 - interview with Hannah Woods and Ian Clark about Stabyhouns

Episode 58 - developing reinforcers *before* contact with game and problem-solving changes in enthusiasm

Episode 57 - attachment theory and puppies; preventing resource guarding; and raising a pup with strong hunting instincts

Episode 56 - what does 'not walking the dog' look like? Can I play tug with a gundog? How do I get my dog not to visit the dummy thrower on marks?

Episode 55 - crate training a puppy, taking 'walks' versus training and how to train the turn whistle (cont)

Episode 54 - positive interrupters, do they inadvertently reinforce unwanted behaviour? And some thoughts about food motivation

Episode 53 - questions about shot, marked retrieves, and dealing with male dogs that want to pee on everything

Episode 52 - introducing your dog to shot and gundog training for vegetarians

Episode 51 - Why not to introduce your little puppy to live birds and why instead you should develop alternative reinforcers

Episode 50 - listener questions and equipment recommendations

Episode 49 - introducing Steady! (my new course)

Episode 48 - swapping and 3HC (3 handed casting)

Episode 47 - Interview with Penney Baker (about using the Pet Tutor for retrieving drills)

Episode 46 - the Workbook is here!

Episode 45 - interview with Josephine Lock

Episode 44 - the turn whistle and using tugs and flirt poles for steadiness and pointing

Episode 43 - introducing forcefreegundog.com

Episode 42 - Interview with Craig Koshyk

Episode 41 - lining across water (and not bank-running)

Episode 40 - fitness during the season and some thoughts about 'triangulation'

Episode 39 - Interview with Jane Ardern

Episode 38 - Puppy exercise and developing food motivation

Episode 37 - questions about transitioning the clicker retrieve to outdoors and popping on retrieves

Episode 36 - putting handling together

Episode 35 - what to do with dogs that disappoint us

Episode 34 - 3-in-a-row drill and listener questions

Episode 33 - Wagonwheels and 'settling' dogs down

Episode 32 - Exercising and socialising during the coronavirus

Episode 31 - a brief word about coronavirus

Episode 30 - Sight blinds, permanent blinds and cold blinds

Episode 29 - Interview with Hannah Branigan

Episode 28 - Interview with Ellen Naumann about BAT

Episode 27 - the draw for my book, COIs and thoughts about blind retrieves

Episode 26 - Phase 7 & 8 of the clicker retrieve - the final instalment of the clicker retrieve!

Episode 25 - listener questions

Episode 24 - Fyr at 12wks and listener questions

Episode 23 - a question about the Remote Sit and Phase 7 of the clicker retrieve

Episode 22 - my book is published and some questions about reinforcement whilst working a dog

Episode 21 - Interview with Anne Taguchi

Episode 20 - Planning your training

Episode 19 - Phase 6 of the Clicker Retrieve

Episode 18 - Interview with Dr Gayle Watkins from Avidog

Episode 17 - Heelwork, Part 2

Episode 16 - Heelwork, Part 1

Episode 15 - Interview with Nick Benger - on engagement and 'talking with the other side'

Episode 14 - Phase 4 and 5 of the clicker retrieve

Episode 13 - Phase 2 and 3 of the clicker retrieve

Episode 12 - Interview with Jules Morgan

Episode 11 - Phase 1 of the clicker retrieve

Episode 10 - An introduction to the clicker retrieve

Episode 9 - Interview with Leanne Smith

Episode 8 - arousal, frustration and an update on the book

Episode 7 - Harnesses and gundog work

Episode 6 - Interview with Dr Claire Brand

Episode 5 - Sit (or Stand!) to Flush

Episode 4 - Interview with Collette May

Episode 3 - Marking

Episode 2 - Interview with Elsa Blomster and Lena Gunnarsson

Episode 1 - Hello!