02/03/2026
A lovely update following a busy and positive weekend’s training: an email from one of my Saturday 1-1 clients.
I’ve been working with this client and her Working Cocker Spaniel, Fozzy, for a few months now. She rehomed him from a rescue centre, where his options for finding a new home were becoming fewer and fewer.
In our early sessions he struggled to focus on his owner and was constantly distracted by his surroundings, making training a huge challenge. But by working patiently, calmly and consistently on Fozzy’s focus, heelwork and recall in particular, he is now much calmer, is able to focus for increasingly longer periods, and his heelwork and recall are massively improved. The last two training sessions have seen a huge step forward in his progress, and it’s starting to carry forward into day to day life with his new family.
If you’re finding it hard to get your gundog to focus when they’re in an outdoors environment, and heelwork and recall are a struggle, get in touch to see how Field & Fen Gundog Training can help: www.fieldandfen.co.uk
