In this video clip I’m trying to show you how i introduce the whistle to early training.

I start by continuing activities that Treacle has been doing regularly to try and build confidence whilst introducing something new, and today its the whistle.

You will see how careful you have to be as drive level drops quicker than you would think when something arises that hasn’t been heard before.

We use 3 whistle commands whilst training our gundogs using a 211 and 1/2.

1st command is one pip which means stop and sit, as dogs become more experienced most dogs will stand when they have stopped and that’s OK.

2nd is 2 pips in quick succession which means turn and hunt in the other directions.

3rd is continuous pips which means come back to hand.

Iv added this video of Vixen a home bred working Golden Retriever.

Although I haven’t logged her training from the start you will see all the same traits in her training that I have done with treacle our black Labrador.

Many people say you never train 2 dogs the same, I beg to differ slightly.

I think dog owners interpret this in the wrong context, if we had to think of new training methods for every dog we trained we would soon run out of ideas.

However, we do come across some dogs that you really have to think outside of the box to get the best from their ability.

Iv added this video mainly to show you that from a puppy our training methods are the same with each puppy but differ for the dogs personality and breed traits.

Up until now treacle has been trained in the same place to build confidence which will help her to become more outgoing in her ability.

Changing the ground and encountering new cover can sometimes put dogs back a little in their training but should quickly overcome it if the foundations of training have been done correctly.

Treacle now has to learn to use her marking ability, her ability to hunt and her memory all in new circumstances.