Hold the Line

Education Podcasts

THE podcast for force-free gundog training! Hold the Line is committed to helping you to train your dog to an advanced level, using motivational methods and without the use of fear. Or pain. Or anything else nasty.

Episodes

Episode 147 - ethics and head collars

Episode 146 - get those puppies swimming!

Episode 145 - pointers, setters and HPRs are different (sometimes distance work is easier than up-close control)

Episode 144 - marking vs steadiness, revisited

Episode 143 - how releasing the dog at the right time, improves focus

Episode 142 - fix your (dog's) focus!

Episode - 141 - things that I wish people knew

Episode 140 - how to train the point, flush and (steadiness to) fall

Episode 139 - Q&A bits and pieces

Episode 138 - PUPPIES 8-12 weeks

Episode 137 - the value of picking up and some thoughts about docking

Episode 136 - THE NEW BOOK IS OUT!

Episode 135 - The New Book is Nearly Ready!

Episode 134 - the come-in whistle, ticks and canine pregnancy

Episode 133 - Trying to time a breeding (aka the right stuff, in the right place, at the right time)

Episode 132 - working tests (the good, the bad, the ugly)

Episode 131 - marking vs steadiness and moving recalls off the long-line

Episode 130 - tips for advancing water work

Episode 129 - uncontrolled behaviour in the yard & training multiple dogs

Episode 128 - enjoying the journey and structuring your training on blinds