Hi chaps, just one word of caution, if you take your dog rough shooting and you have a lead on them, do not hold a gun yourself.
Never have a dog attached to you by a lead if you are planning on shooting yourself, as this is how many shooting accident occur every year, when the dog gets excited, flushes something and you take the gun off of safety to have a shot and the dog jerks you because it is straining on the lead
Of course it is fine to have the dog on lead if you're not holding a gun yourself, just be careful you don't trip over a fellow shooting companion with the lead!
Best wishes
Mary