Brought to heel
May 05, 2020
4 minutes
The inability of a handler to coax a gundog of any breed to walk on and off the lead at heel is one of the biggest issues a professional trainer will encounter.
This applies whether training clients on a one-to-one basis or taking group classes. Yet it is one of the fundamental requirements of a gundog’s basic training. No matter what aspect of the shooting field you eventually want your gundog to be involved in, it should walk next you under control (on and off the lead) without either pulling on the lead or wandering off doing its own thing.
It is accepted that the retrieving breeds should be well disciplined in the requirement of walking to heel. However, if you have a spaniel
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