The Advanced Pet Gundog: A common sense approach to training your gundog

by Lez Graham MA

(Please The sequence of books is The Pet Gundog Puppy OR The Pet Gundog, followed by The Advanced Pet Gundog.) Revised and updated, this is the all-encompassing guide for living with and training your gundog. Picking up with The Pet Gundog and The Pet Gundog Puppy leaves off, The Advanced Pet Gundog is aimed at dogs that are around 10-months old or over, and takes you through ‘how to’ do the advanced techniques needed to take your training to the next level, whether that’s taking part in working tests, working your dog, or simply going out and having fun with your mates and their dogs. A much more technical book, than The Pet Gundog and The Pet Gundog Puppy, covering the senses and mechanics of movement, The Advanced Pet Gundog also covers ‘why we train this way’, which gives you a deeper understanding of your dog and a fascinating insight into the mind of your pet gundog, as well as… Combining canine psychology and the latest teaching methods, this updated edition guides you through the next chapter in your dog’s education, helping you to turn him into a steady, well - trained gundog that you can take anywhere.

168 pages, Paperback

Published May 4, 2020

Reviews

[Trevor Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have a 2 year old black Labrador gundog and purchased this book as I'm working my way through the various levels of ability with an accredited trainer. It's a brilliant book and in my opinion, persons at all ability levels can benefit from it. I'm currently working towards Intermediate Level and found it extremely useful in understanding my/our strengths and improvement areas.

I would say though, that for me the book alone is not enough. Sure, it tells me how to train and develop my dog, but that's in an academic sense, if you will. I then marry this theory up with practical guidance from my trainer, one lesson every two weeks. Plus, I work very deliberately on the homework that he sets in between lessons.

I like Rez's writing style because she doesn't pull any punches; she very realistic about what we take on when we buy a gundog and aim to make them a pet. On that note, and it's just a personal opinion, that for the vast majority of us, the pet gundog is a mirage, something that I'm always striving to achieve but can never really fully get there. Don't get me wrong, I can I'm sure, get to a level that I'm happy with, but the vast majority of high class gundogs don't share a home with humans and they don't have granddaughters fooling around with them, sending them crazy and breaking all the rules! I mean that in a kind way.

I changed trainers to follow the Lez Graham programme and it has made the world of difference to me/us. And one final point, exactly as described in the book, I come away from so many lessons reminding myself that I need to throw fewer dummies and practice, practice, practice the basics.