Hold the Line
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.
- Update frequency
- every 18 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 136
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Episode 56 - what does 'not walking the dog' look like? Can I play tug with a gundog? How do I get my dog not to visit the dummy thrower on marks?
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A juicy episode with loads of different bits and pieces! What does exercising a gundog look like if we stop 'walking the dog'?
Is it okay to play tug with a gundog or…
Episode 55 - crate training a puppy, taking 'walks' versus training and how to train the turn whistle (cont)
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In this episode, I answer some listener questions about crate training, walks versus training and how to train the turn whistle. (We covered the turn whistle a few ep…
Episode 54 - positive interrupters, do they inadvertently reinforce unwanted behaviour? And some thoughts about food motivation
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In this episode, I answer a listener's question about positive interrupters - and whether using them can actually reinforce the unwanted behaviour preceding them. Whe…
Episode 53 - questions about shot, marked retrieves, and dealing with male dogs that want to pee on everything
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In this episode, I address some listener questions about marked retrieves, shot, the sequence of events during a mark (how to communicate to the dog that you don't wa…
Episode 52 - introducing your dog to shot and gundog training for vegetarians
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How to introduce your dog to shot, so that the shot comes to cue 'sit' (and not 'run in and Get The Thing!'). And - what exactly can you get involved with, if you're …
Episode 51 - Why not to introduce your little puppy to live birds and why instead you should develop alternative reinforcers
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In this episode, I pull out some threads from earlier interviews with Jane Ardern (Episode 39) and Leanne Smith (Episode 9) to flesh out some thinking about developin…
Episode 50 - listener questions and equipment recommendations
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In this episode, I answer the questions of a few newbies and also give some equipment recommendations for folks who are getting ready to start training.
Episode 49 - introducing Steady! (my new course)
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I talk here about my new 5 week course, Steady! - control at the point, flush and fall - available from forcefreegundog.com
I also answer a listener's question about '…
Episode 48 - swapping and 3HC (3 handed casting)
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I answer a listener's question about swapping and then I waffle, hopefully in a way which makes sense, about 3-handed casting...
Episode 47 - Interview with Penney Baker (about using the Pet Tutor for retrieving drills)
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The Pet Tutor is a remote treat dispenser. In this episode, I chat with Penney Baker - who participates in field work and hunt tests with her Labradors. Penney recent…
Episode 46 - the Workbook is here!
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In this episode, I introduce you to the Workbook which accompanies Force-Free Gundog Training: The Fundamentals for Success. And I answer some meaty listener question…
Episode 45 - interview with Josephine Lock
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In this episode I chat with Jo Lock from the organisation Nose No Limit. Nose No Limit offers trained conservation dogs for a variety of projects. Jo's background is…
Episode 44 - the turn whistle and using tugs and flirt poles for steadiness and pointing
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In this episode, I talk about the turn whistle and using flirt poles and tugs to train steadiness and a flush on cue.
Episode 43 - introducing forcefreegundog.com
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Yes, finally I got my ass in gear and created an online site where you can purchase courses showing you how to train your dog using force-free methods. Hurrah! It's c…
Episode 42 - Interview with Craig Koshyk
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In this episode, I chat with photographer, researcher and author Craig Koshyk about the history and culture of working gundog breeds. Check out Craig's podcast, Hunti…
Episode 41 - lining across water (and not bank-running)
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In this episode, I answer a listener's question about maintaining straight lines across water and give some training suggestions for approaching this.
Episode 40 - fitness during the season and some thoughts about 'triangulation'
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If you want to catch up with the interview with me in the great podcast Sporting Dog Talk, you can find it in episode 87 - here.
In this episode, I talk about canine f…
Episode 39 - Interview with Jane Ardern
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In this episode, I talk with Jane Ardern of Waggawuffins Canine College in Bury (Manchester, UK). Jane is Full Member of the APDT(UK) and a member of the COAPE Associ…
Episode 38 - Puppy exercise and developing food motivation
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Episode 37 - questions about transitioning the clicker retrieve to outdoors and popping on retrieves
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Two listener questions...