Intermediate Gundog

Continue to develop a fun partnership with your dog using positive reinforcement

and reward-based methods.

This course works towards the Gundog Club Grade 3 Field Test

What it's About...

This course prepares students for the Grade 3 Field Test of the Gundog Club Graded Scheme. It ensures that your dog is able to mark and retrieve on land and water with confidence and develops your dog's memory. It pushes your dog to enter and hunt in moderate cover and works on your team-building skills, ensuring that your dog cooperates with you. It also works on establishing your directional control with some easy blind retrieves. 


The Grade Three assessment is in three parts

 

  • Obedience
  • Retrieving
  • Hunting (Spaniels & HPRs)

 


Key Topics the course includes:

  • Heel work - off lead connection, direction changes & learning to ignore distractions
  • Hunting/Retrieving
  • Steadiness: Up to 2 minutes ad with distractions
  • Directional Casting
  • Seen & Memory Retrieves at a further distance & tackling cover
  • Use of shot (starting pistol) for most retrieves
  • Blind Retrieves
  • Water Retrieving
  • Walk-ups
  • ... plus much more...


Topics Include:

 

  • Heel work - off lead connection, direction changes & learning to ignore distractions
  • Hunting/Retrieving
  • Steadiness: Up to 2 minutes, out of sight, and with distractions
  • Directional Casting
  • Seen & Memory Retrieves at a further distance & tackling cover
  • Use of shot (starting pistol) for most retrieves
  • Obstacles
  • Blind Retrieves
  • Water Retrieving
  • Walk-ups
  • ... plus much more...


Please note, that dogs must be able to cope and stay in the car during the breaks. 


Suitable for all gundog breeds over 7 months of age who have either attended a Puppy, Foundation Gundog course or have had a 1-1 session with us before starting this course.


The Assessment to get your Grade 3 is Optional and will be taken after the 6-week course. 


  • For those wishing to take the Gundog Club Assessments, there is a one-off registration fee of £14 per dog. There is then an individual assessment cost for Grade 3, which is £50



Interested?

Please Note:

  • Please note that refunds will not be given if you are no longer able to attend your booking, your female dogs come into season or they are ill during the course and you're no longer able to continue.
  • Places are not confirmed until payment has been received. If you reserve a place choosing to book via BACs but someone pays before you - unfortunately they'll get the place.


  • A session may be covered over a live Zoom session if the weather is too cold/severe in the Winter months, or too hot in the Summer months, this is for the welfare of your dogs.


November Term Dates

WEDNESDAY - 1 PM - Wardlow, Bakewell

£108 - 6 weeks course - payment required to reserve your place

This is a mixed ability group of Grade 1 & 2

  • 10 September
  • 17 September
  • -
  • 01 October
  • 08 October
  • 15 October
  • 22 October
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FRIDAY - 11 AM - Wardlow, Bakewell

£18 - P/SESSION - ADHOC DROP-IN SESSIONS

There are no group sessions this term

SUNDAY - 11 AM - Wardlow, Bakewell

£108 - 6 weeks course - payment required to reserve your place

This is a mixed ability group of Grade 1 & 2

  • 14 September
  • *Sat 20 September
  • 28 September
  • 05 October
  • 12 October
  • 19 October


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