Practical Gundog Training

Nick Ridley has been writing for the fieldsports press for more than twenty-five years and is currently the freelance gundog editor for the 'Sporting Gun'. He has also written for the 'Shooting Times', 'Shooting Gazette' and the 'Sporting Shooter' magazines, Nick also writes a regular gundog training blog for Harkila clothing. He owns and works five cocker spaniels in the shooting field and under his kennel prefix 'Pettycord Gundogs' he holds weekly one-to-one and group gundog training lessons. Fran Ardley of Tarncrag Gundogs is based in Cumbria. She has more than sixteen years’ experience training Labradors, springer spaniels and cocker spaniels and has achieved numerous awards at field trails and made up her first field trial champion cocker spaniel recently. She has a positive attitude to gundog training and is keen to promote new training methods without losing the practical outlook. Fran also holds regular one-to-one and group gundog training sessions.