the dog in front of you

Follow my journey raising a gundog puppy from working lines. Cooperation over control. No rush.

This channel follows my work with the dog in front of me from week one. It is not about obedience drills. It is real life with a working bred gundog. The choices I make, the mistakes I own, and what changes when caregiver and dog start to work together rather than push through each other.

I am an ABTC registered animal training instructor and an accredited gundog training instructor. My work happens in real homes and real fields, not staged setups.

I work with the dog I have. I focus on regulation and recovery before formal skills. Obedience has its place, but balanced dogs are built long before cues matter.

You will see what works, what changes and what I get wrong along the way. No rush. No shortcuts. This channel is about building dogs who can live and work alongside you in real life.

Be part of the journey as it unfolds.