Dr. Ness has a diverse animal background including training field bred
gundogs with her family, working as a zoo keeper, and participating in a grant funded field research study on wild ring - tailed lemurs in southern Madagascar.
Not exact matches
Reward based training systems are the norm in the
gundog world,
with very few resorting to such devices.
A group of schoolchildren from Sheffield have been learning about airguns,
gundogs and conservation
with BASC this month.
However, some of our herding dogs are less sociable in nature than the equally intelligent
gundog group and may be more «aloof»
with people that are not a part of their immediate family.
English Springer Spaniel breeders Jason and Michelle Givens, who train and handle
gundogs for a living, manage their numbers
with the objective of providing the best environment for each dog.
Some groups of dog, the herding and
gundog groups in particular, have been bred for hundreds of years to work in close partnership
with people.
Probably griffon - type breeds, blended
with gundogs and who - knows - what - else, produced the Spinone Italiano, the plural of which is Spinoni Italiani.
Undoubtedly, both hounds and
gundogs are in the breed's ancestry for there was an old practice of mating these together to produce a dog capable of pointing, but
with more stamina.
Gundogs are the most popular of these groups of pedigree dogs in the UK today, by a long way There were over 87,000
gundog births registered
with the Kennel Club -LSB-...]
The smallest of the versatile
gundogs, the Brittany is an active dog
with an independent spirit.
I had a Springer Spaniel called Boots he was from a line of champion
gundog winners he loved to chase rabbits and birds because thats what he was breed to do But he lived and played
with cats all his life and when I got my first rabbit Caramel he absolutely doted on thet bunny even the cats learnt to live in harmony
with Caramel mind you that was one tough bunny he would chase other cats out of the garden growling, so there you have a prey animal living happily
with animals
with high prey intstinct, and Boots would still chase strange cats out of the garden too, but the funniest thing to see was a big cat clear a 6 foot fence all poofed whilest being chased by a dwarf belgian lop rabbit, xx Rachel
If I have to pick just one story to share, then it would be a story from my first - ever class entitled The
gundog who learned to shape, and the owner who taught her
with love.
However, forward thinking
gundog trainers are now beginning to realise the opportunities and benefits offered by positive reinforcement training, especially in basic training and working
with puppies.
Unlike many service dogs,
gundogs work entirely off lead and in close contact
with live game.