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  • £80

Focus and Attention

Is your dog easily distracted? Do you find it difficult to get your dog's focus? Do you lose your dog's attention around game, on shoots - or just in novel environments?

  • £80

Reliable Recall

Does your dog chase game? Or ignore you in favour of sniffing? Maybe she wants to play with other dogs? Perhaps you have a new pup and you want to start things off right? Whatever your recall conundrum, I can't wait to help you and your dog. Let's get going!

  • £85

Remote Stop

Train your dog to stop reliably on cue, at a distance from you. This is the behaviour you need before you can handle your dog on a retrieve. It's also the behaviour you'll need at the flush, shot and fall of game. Whether you want a sit or a stand, this is the course for you!

  • £70

Training the T-Drill

Bring your blind retrieves and 3-handed casting together in the T-Drill, where we achieve the beginnings of reliable handling.

  • £110

Clicker Retrieve

The clicker retrieve is an essential process for every dog: It's the force-free equivalent to force-fetch! Does your dog play keep-away? Does she drop on the ground instead of delivering to hand? Is she reluctant to pick up? The answer is always the clicker retrieve.

  • £85

First Steps in 3-Handed Casting

Get started with 3-Handed Casting! Teach your dog to cast Left, Right, Back-Left and Back-Right. On this course, we use platforms to get started with 3HC. This means you can take this course before your dog has a reliable retrieve - and even with a young puppy. This is a course for anyone who wants to be able to handle their dog.

  • £80

Steady!

Do you have a breed which hunts before the shot? Would you like to achieve control at the point, flush and fall? This course uses tugs and a flirt pole to equip spaniels and pointing breeds with the behaviours you want at these moments (whether stand or sit). These behaviours can later be transferred onto game.

  • £70

Lining

Get THAT one. Not THIS one. That's lining, in a nutshell. Don't just get the nearest retrieve. Don't just get the last one which fell. Don't just look where you were last successful. Go exactly where I am pointing. Resist the temptation of other destinations.

  • Free

The Taster Course

This FREE 5 week course is a great intro to everything Force-Free Gundog has to offer. Sample a little bit of the entry-level courses. It's like a tasting menu in a fancy restaurant. Just don't get too full, because the complete courses await you.

  • £80

Heel!

Does your dog check out, during heelwork? Perhaps wandering off, sniffing things or losing focus? Maybe you want to start things off in the right way with a new puppy? Whatever your difficulties are with heelwork, we tackle them on this course.

  • £80

Marking

Accurate marking is important! The better your dog marks, the quicker they will retrieve. And the less you will need to handle your dog. Learn how to get your dog's marking off to the best start.

  • £80

Blind Retrieves

Confident go-outs. Straight lines. Train your dog to retrieve when they haven't marked the fall! But how do we achieve such beautiful blinds using force-free training? Does your dog pop, bug or no-go? You're going to need this course!

Hi, I'm Jo

I'm a gundog trainer who uses force-free training methods and I've created Force-Free Gundog to help you train your dog

Here's what people are saying...

I had never used the clicker before and I’m really impressed - it works brilliantly! The tips Jo gave were brilliant and having someone there to message with questions when needed, was of huge value. Would I recommend it, YES, without a doubt.

Nadja with Gracie

Your course describes each exercise step-by-step with video material. At the beginning of the course, I couldn’t imagine how we could achieve a perfect retrieve. But, hey presto, by the end of 6 weeks we were almost there!

Nicola with Charlie

Our Labrador benefitted from the structured approach to training. To get the most out of the course it is worth investing time to practise the exercises at home which is made easy by info and videos. Jo clearly knows her stuff, which instills confidence.

Gavin with Roxy

I recommend your training to everyone we meet. Usually because they approach me to ask how I'm getting Kizzy to do something. Love the weekly work and that I can contact you with any problems.

Lynn with Kizzy

Perhaps the best compliment I can give you and your training is to say that we can rarely go out in public without someone stopping to comment on what a delightful and well-behaved dog we have.

Dan with Delilah

You really went above and beyond your role, to help us - which shows your genuine care for the dogs and owners under your tutorship. I've been competing for a while and yet I still learnt so much from your courses. 

Vicky with Digby

You've trained me to know how to keep on training Rosie.

Philippa with Rosie

Jo has an encyclopaedic knowledge of dogs and how to train them.

Bea with Phoebe

Brilliantly informative!

Lauren with Rosie

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