Hold the Line

🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃

In this episode, I answer the questions of a few newbies and also give some equipment recommendations for folks who are getting ready to start training. 

🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃

I talk here about my new 5 week course, Steady! - control at the point, flush and fall - available from forcefreegundog.com

I also answer a listener's question about 'happiness' in dogs trained using force-free methods and issues around walking young dogs on leash for extended periods of time.

🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃

I answer a listener's question about swapping and then I waffle, hopefully in a way which makes sense, about 3-handed casting... 

🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃

The Pet Tutor is a remote treat dispenser. In this episode, I chat with Penney Baker - who participates in field work and hunt tests with her Labradors. Penney recently ran into a problem with blinds, with one of her young Labs, and she used the Pet Tutor to help solve it.

If you'd like to learn more about the Pet Tutor or see some of the videos Penney has made, using it, do join the Pet Tutor Users Facebook group. 

🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃

In this episode, I introduce you to the Workbook which accompanies Force-Free Gundog Training: The Fundamentals for Success. And I answer some meaty listener questions!

🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃

In this episode I chat with Jo Lock from the organisation Nose No Limit.  Nose No Limit offers trained conservation dogs for a variety of projects. Jo's background is in Search and Rescue, before she moved into conservation work. Originally from the UK, she moved across to the US in 2011. She has two Labradors - and is currently on the search for a new puppy!

🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃

In this episode, I talk about the turn whistle and using flirt poles and tugs to train steadiness and a flush on cue.

🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃

Yes, finally I got my ass in gear and created an online site where you can purchase courses showing you how to train your dog using force-free methods. Hurrah! It's called forcefreegundog.com

Even better, there's a 10% discount code for podcast listeners for any course purchased on the site this month. The code is HOLDTHELINE10 

In this episode, I answer a listener question about how to avoid punishing the recall by stopping the dog during it when we use it as a 'come in' whistle on a retrieve. 

And I get down and dirty with some discussion on harnesses. (Slightly controversial, this one!)

🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃

In this episode, I chat with photographer, researcher and author Craig Koshyk about the history and culture of working gundog breeds. Check out Craig's podcast, Hunting Dog Confidential, the magazine he's behind - Project Upland - and his book 'Pointing Dogs: Volume 1 - The Continentals'.

🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃

In this episode, I answer a listener's question about maintaining straight lines across water and give some training suggestions for approaching this.