Gundog training day in Cumbria

Novice gundog owners and people thinking of getting a puppy to train as a gundog are being invited to attend a training day in Cumbria.

The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), will host a basic gundog training day in Grizedale, near Hawkshead, on 18th June 2011.

The instructors on the day will be BASC’s Northern region gundog advisors.

The day will start with a short indoor session where instructors and participants will discuss subjects including acquiring a dog, housing, feeding, training equipment and the law relating to dogs.

Outdoor sessions will cover hands-on training starting from basics such as issuing sit and stay commands and walking to heel, before moving on to intermediate training including redirection and paying attention to a stop whistle.

BASC’s Northern regional director Phillip Pugh said: ’The day is about training the owner to train a dog he or she will be proud of in the field.

"This is a hands-on day run by our own experienced gundog advisors who will ensure the training is specific to working dogs.’

The cost for the day is ’40. Places are strictly limited to allow for plenty of one-to-one instruction so early booking is recommended.