I just wanted to ask if anyone had advice, information or opinions on 'show cocker's' doing gundog work?
Livie has no 'working' lines that I'm aware of (5 generation pedigree doesn't show any but don't know further back than that) but she is at her happiest hunting out & finding rabbit warrens in woods & undergrowth. We've had a go at showing & although she did OK, in my oppinion, she wasn't happy......I don't think standing about looking pretty is for her!!
. I've made enquiries about agility, which is a possibility but I came across gundog training on the net & this got me wondering. Livie seems to meet the criteria asked but the nearest classes are an hour away and are quite pricey. They do a 1hr introduction lesson to meet the trainer & see how they get on but I just wondered if anyone has advice or experience that would help me...........I think it would be excellent for both of us, just don't want it to be a waste of time/money.
(also, if Liv did work, would she 'become a working cocker' or just be a show cocker who works?..........sorry if that's a daft question, makes me sound dim doesn't it
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Livie lou at her happiest
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