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December 17, 2025 Episode 140 - how to train the point, flush and (steadiness to) fall
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This sequence can be really confusing for people at first, leading to people often trying to train this in the actual order it actually happens.
42 min
November 29, 2025 Episode 139 - Q&A bits and pieces
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This episode is a little bit of everything. It is a buffet of an episode. Not sure if it's all you can eat, but it is a heck of a lot.
50 min
November 15, 2025 Episode 138 - PUPPIES 8-12 weeks
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Here I waffle randomly about what I'm doing with puppies in this age range. It doesn't really involve much gundog-specific stuff, because it's about helping pups to feel safe in the world.
1 hr 2 min
October 30, 2025 Episode 137 - the value of picking up and some thoughts about docking
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I talk here about the advantages of picking up, especially for HPR breeds (spaniels would also benefit for similar reasons) - and also offer some thoughts about docking after our experiences with our recent litter of Weim pups.
46 min
September 11, 2025 Episode 136 - THE NEW BOOK IS OUT!
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Yes, finally, it's here. The long-awaited sequel to *The Fundamentals*, the new book is called *Force-Free Gundog Training: Precision and Progression" and it's available in Amazons everywhere. Whoop whoop!
11 min
July 27, 2025 Episode 135 - The New Book is Nearly Ready!
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Amazingly, my new book (Force-Free Gundog Training: Precision and Progression) is nearly ready. WHOOP!! It should be out in a few weeks....
37 min
July 10, 2025 Episode 134 - the come-in whistle, ticks and canine pregnancy
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This is a ramble of an episode (both subject-wise and literally) covering ticks, the come-in whistle on retrieves and early canine pregnancy.
22 min
June 25, 2025 Episode 133 - Trying to time a breeding (aka the right stuff, in the right place, at the right time)
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In this episode, I recount our incredibly stressful race against the clock to get the right stuff, in the right place, at the right time. Phew.
36 min
June 18, 2025 Episode 132 - working tests (the good, the bad, the ugly)
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What are the pros and cons of working tests?
17 min
June 01, 2025 Episode 131 - marking vs steadiness and moving recalls off the long-line
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This episode is an outdoor ramble (verbally and physically!)....
29 min

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THE podcast for force-free gundog training! Hold the Line is committed to helping you to train your dog to an advanced level, using motivational methods and without the use of fear. Or pain. Or…