Cocker vs. Springer: Which One Should You Get? - Sophie Griffiths

Sophie Griffiths is a gundog trainer of the Instagram page The Spaniel Diaries. She bought a cocker spaniel as a pet and after just a few weeks realised that the little ball of chaotic energy needed an outlet, and so found gun dog training. In this episode we discuss her journey from field sports rookie to working on shoots 4 days a week and owning three spaniels.
What was the best training methods that she found? What would she avoid if doing it all again? Which are better, cockers or springers? How do you keep your dogs close on a walk? How to train your spaniels to hunt close to you and not dive into any hedge that they see?
All that and so much more, there is a lot of information in this episode for dog owners and lovers alike,
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Keywords
gundog training, cocker spaniel, retriever, hunting, retrieving, positive training, force-free training, engagement, recall skills, spaniels, gundog training, recall, hunting, stay, placeboards, shoots, beating, picking up, trials, breeding