20/05/2025
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Do you know any pet gundog owners who are struggling to manage their non-working hunting dogs in the home and out on walks? Please read on.
Did you know that gundogs are the largest group of pedigree dog breeds registered with the Kennel Club each year?
While hunting and shooting are no longer widespread household hobbies, our purpose-bred gundogs, selected for their ability to hunt and retrieve quarry, remain in high demand both as working dogs and increasingly as non-working, family pets.
This is because, alongside their hunting skills, they have also been bred over decades for their sociability, friendliness, intelligence and trainability (biddable nature) which makes them extremely attractive and desirable as pets.
And yet, despite the gundog breeds accounting for such a large percentage of dogs, gundog training is far from the top of most popular dog training disciplines.
If you are reading this, it's likely you already know what your dog’s breed was designed to do and what impact this has on your day-to-day life and training. And if you've been training with Clicker Gundog for a few weeks, months, or years, you already know the benefits of breed-specific training.
But there are still lots of gundog-breed owners who don't.
Maybe you have family or friends who you know are struggling with basic obedience like recall or loose lead walking.
Perhaps you know someone down the pub who is finding it a challenge to get their pet gundog to settle in the house.
Or maybe your neighbour is constant telling you they cannot seem to stop their gundog-breed from chasing, lunging on the lead, stealing food from the kitchen worktops, destroying shoes or furniture, or growling when they go near them and their favourite chew toy.
If you do, please consider sharing our latest blog (link below) with them.
We see so many owners who think their dog is a "problem" and sadly too many end up making the difficult decision to rehome their dog (spaniels especially).
We know a lot of people assume that gundog training is exclusively for people who want to work their dogs in the shooting field.
But (as I'm sure you know too) from our point of view, there is nothing better or more necessary than taking part in breed-specific gundog training and giving non-working dogs the chance to do what they were bred to do, in a fun and controlled way, using ethical, positive reinforcement-based methods.
In this month’s blog, we’ll take a look at the dangers of not doing breed-specific training with a pet gundog, the benefits of getting involved in gundog training even if you don’t want to work your dog on a shoot, and what fun, hobby gundog training involves and how to get started.
To share or read the blog, head to: https://clickergundog.co.uk/blogs/news/living-with-a-pet-gundog-how-to-manage-a-non-working-hunting-dog-in-the-home
