Life after lockdown

This has been an unusual time for all of us in pretty much every aspect of our lives and dog training is no exception. In some ways lockdown has helped in that people now have more time to spend with their dogs. However, given that most were unable to leave their homes and take their dogs anywhere, much of the training people normally do has been seriously curtailed.

I am lucky in that I have plenty of ground to continue training on, but even I have to admit that the repetitive nature of what I’ve been able to do has led to me and my pack becoming a little flat. Normally, at this time of year, I would be travelling up and down the country spending time with lots of different people who have access to varied ground, which keeps me and the dogs fresh. But this, of course, hasn’t been possible until very recently.

Fortunately, through all of this the gundog community