AKC Hunt Test Season – Wrap up
Wow!!! What a season we had this year at AKC Hunt Tests. This year we passed 51 of 53 AKC Hunting Tests – (with both…
Author: Geoffrey English
No One to Blame But Yourself
This year we had a VERY successful season at AKC Hunt Tests, with both Spaniels and Retrievers. After passing 51 of 53 Hunt Tests, two…
Labrador Retriever Training for Upland – Pheasant, Grouse and Woodcock
Okay — I have been getting some heat from clients and friends that all my upland posts are with English Springer Spaniels and the only…
What is the Trained Retrieve Process (aka Force Fetch or Force Breaking)
What is the “Trained Retrieve”, aka Force Fetch? In this video, Geoff explains what the Trained Retrieve process is and why it is an important…
An Ounce of Talent – Dog Training
As a professional trainer, I see a lot of dogs come in for training with a wide range of talent. Like people, some dogs are…
How Long Does it Take to Train a Dog?
I often get the question from clients, early in the training process, how much longer do you think my dog will be in training? Well,…
Breeding World Class Hunting Dogs
I am often reminded of how much time and effort goes into building a successful breeding program when examining the pedigrees of the top-performing dogs…
Beginning With the End in Mind
If you have ever attended one of my seminars or had a dog trained by me what I am about to say should be familiar…
Training Your Dog with Treats — Good or Bad?
Whenever I get a young dog in for training the first thing I evaluate in the dog is what makes him/her tick. Sometimes its a…
Can You Teach Old Dogs New Tricks?
As a professional dog trainer I can’t think of a question I get asked more often than, “Can you train an older dog?”. My standard…