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The springer spaniel holds the greatest appeal of all gundog breeds for me. Springer spaniel skills include multi-tasking, drive, pace…
Q: I have a 10-month-old springer out of a rescue kennel. He is obviously working stock, good looking, full of life and hunts like a demon. He was completely wild when I got him but after a year of hard work we are now enjoying shooting rabbits over the moors. He is steady and responsive but will not deliver the rabbits to hand — he circles round and lies down a yard away. What springer spaniel delivery training do you recommend?
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Separately from these lessons, teach him to hold a dummy, again using positive reinforcement. This may take many lessons to make it perfect but once he will hold a dummy you can teach him to sit and stay with it. Once he will sit and let you back away and then come back to him, you are then ready to link everything together.
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