Rapidgold working cockers at work

Have your tried training your gundog and they are just not interested in dummies/bumpers? They watch u throw it and just look at u with a "wtf" face 🙄..... yup iv been there. My dog Zest couldn't care less about dummies. But get him onto the real thing and omg that's all he needed. Sensible spaniel really why waste your time in a bumper when u can have a bird! 👌He was by far, my best EVER gundog 🐾

Ace is one of these dogs also.
Throw a dummy....meh.
Throw a ball... exciting, but still meh.

Today she found a dead blackbird and wow....she totally lit up, a switch had been turned on and she instantly knew her job. She carried it proudly for 0.5 mile, showing me her quarry every few paces, super chuffed!

As this was her first ever feather "retrieve", I put ZERO pressure on her, just praised her for eye contact. Now I know her secret, i can work it 🐾

Diz-Dizzy learning her gundog trade
Shes an absolute weapon with the dummy launcher, gets very excited with the rabbit one 🐾
Not brilliant with the hand over but its only her first time 🐾