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Teaching a gundog to go left and right. Should you?

Teaching a gundog to go left and right. Should you?
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ShootingUK 3 January 2018

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Once the dog is ready for proper directional training, the method is fairly straightforward. Sit the dog up against a hedge or fence line, at this stage only walk back a short distance and throw a dummy to the right or left side of the dog. It’s important the dummy lands level with the dog’s position.

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