Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction to your course

    • About Cunningshot

    • Cunningshot's Ethos

    • About your course

    • Meet your trainer

    • Terms & Conditions when work with Cunningshot

    • Prerequisite to the 1st session - How to lure a dog

    • Prerequisite to the 1st session - Introduction to slip lead

    • Puppy Retrieve

    • Getting ready for your first session
  • 2

    Week 1 - Introduction to Gundog Training

    • Revisit of what has been covered

    • Introducing placeboards

    • Eye contact & marker word

    • Introducing Heelwork

    • Introducing the Stop Whistle

    • Ready Steady Stop

    • Steadiness Levels

    • What to bring for the next session

  • 3

    Week 2 - Retrieves

    • Revisit of what has been covered

    • Recall

    • Simple Seen Retrieve

    • What to bring for next session

  • 4

    Week 3 - Building Memory

    • Revisit what has been covered

    • Memory Retrieve

    • What to bring for the next session

  • 5

    Week 4 - Hunting

    • Revisit of what has been covered

    • Formal Stop

    • Ready Steady Stop Game

    • Turn Whistle

    • What to bring for next week

  • 6

    Week 5 - Heelwork

    • Revisit what was covered

    • Heelwork Intro Reminder

    • Heelwork on lead

    • Heelwork off lead

    • Heelwork with automatic sits

    • What to bring for next week

  • 7

    Week 6 - Advancing Retrieving

    • Revisit what was covered

    • Advanced Retrieves

    • What to bring for next week

  • 8

    Week 7 - Distance Handling

    • Revisit what was covered

    • Lefts & Rights

    • Back Command

    • Blind Retrieves

    • How to prepare for assessment week

  • 9

    Week 8

    • Completion

    • Course Feedback