Littledown Dog Training

The Beginner Pet Gundog Course

The next Beginner Pet Gundog Course is starting on Saturday 24th February
for six sessions on Saturday afternoons at 2.30pm

Saturday 24th February
Saturday 9th March
Saturday 23rd March
Saturday 30th March
Saturday 5th April
Saturday 13th April

The next Beginner Course will begin on Saturday 18th May 2024

The course is suitable for young gun dog breeds, whether they are going to be primarily pets or working towards time in the shooting field. The syllabus has been developed by Lez Graham MA, of The Pet Gundog, and the graded courses can take you from novice through to advanced level, encouraging you to develop your relationship with your dog and build up a great working partnership while having fun, with the opportunity to take optional assessments at the completion of each course.

The Beginner Course will cover the basics of training including walking on a loose lead, steadiness, recall, basic retrieving and the use of the whistle with an optional assessment at the end of the six weeks.

There will be a maximum of 8 dogs and handlers, and the cost for six 90-minute sessions is £120.

To join the course, to request more details or if you have any questions please get in touch by email at info@littledowndogtraining.org.uk or call 01722 782265

Puppy Socialisation Sessions

If you have a young puppy (fully vaccinated) and would like to start introducing him to the outside world in a safe environment, please do get in touch. We will arrange occasional meetings in the training paddock for up to six puppies to start them gently on their learning journey.
Please contact us by email at info@littledowndogtraining.org.uk or call 01722 782265

The Novice Pet Gundog Course

The next Novice Pet Gundog Course is starting on Saturday 23 March

for six sessions on Saturday mornings at 10.30am

Saturday 23rd March
Saturday 6th April
Saturday 20th April
Saturday 27th April
Saturday 18th May
Saturday 1st June

The next Novice Pet Gundog Course starts on Saturday 8th June

Following on from the Beginner Pet Gundog course, the Novice curriculum moves up a level, giving you increased confidence to work with your dog, building up your skills and introducing new activities to keep your on-going training fun both for you and your dog. You will find the basic skills you have achieved on the Beginner Course being stretched further with more complex retrieves and exercises to keep up the interest and excitement for your dog and for you. For this course you will need to be confident that your dog can be steady around other dogs and people and able to retrieve a dummy or toy to hand. There will be an optional final assessment at the conclusion of the course.

There will be a maximum of 6 dogs and handlers, and the cost of the course of six 90-minute sessions is £120.

To join the course, to request more details or if you have any questions please get in touch by email at info@littledowndogtraining.org.uk or call 01722 782265

The Advanced/Intermediate Pet Gundog Course

For dates please contact us at info@littledowndogtraining.org.uk

Following this course you will gain a deeper understanding of communication skills including use of the whistle, adding complexity to retrieving and working on directional control. You will be working alongside other dogs and handlers with additional distractions, increasing both your and your dog's confidence in retrieving and continuing to progress with hunting skills. At the same time the training will increase your core skills of heel work, recall, the sit stay and steadiness. In the advanced stages, there will be an introduction to shot, and work on the 'go back', the stop, as well as refining work on hand signals, whistle commands and hunting skills. There will be an optional assessment at the conclusion of the course.

To join the course, to request more details or if you have any questions please get in touch by email at info@littledowndogtraining.org.uk or call 01722 782265

One-to One Sessions

Please get in touch to enquire about one-to-one sessions, available throughout the year. These are normally held mid-week, during the daytime or in the evening, although some weekend sessions may be possible. The cost of a session is £35.00