Hello. I have started using a gun dog trainer late, because of Rufus's recall when hunting issues. We do agility and he is good, but Cruella, the new trainer feels that a bright fit dog soon realises what agility is about, and is not stimulating enough for some dogs. Cruella has so improved recall that for the first time we are enjoying walks in beautiful places. It is expensive for individual lessons, and her methods are very different from previous trainers. Unfortunately she is poorly at present, so I have not had an individual or group lesson with her for a while. I think I will ask her advice on what I can do to work on steadiness, but still giving him exercise and stimulation. Others will have views on field trials. and other competitive work.
