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The man who can teach any dog new tricks

WOULD you like a dog that sits and stays, comes back when it’s called, greets people nicely without jumping up and doesn’t bark or chew its bedding?’ asks award-winning gundog trainer Ben Randall. ‘Well, I can help you get that.’

This might seem like a bold statement, but it’s an incredibly attractive proposition, because for those of us who own a dog, especially a gundog, there’s no greater source of pride than a companion that excels rather than embarrasses in the field.

It’s an aspiration that I’ve tried to reach with previous dogs and a goal that, when I got my labrador puppy Nimrod three years ago, I was

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