The courses have been carefully designed to provide you with the right amount of information each week.

Too much information at once can be overwhelming, leading to you skipping material and picking and choosing which bits to watch. (Splitting applies to humans and not just dogs!) You will not get best results, if you approach the course in this way.

Moreover - the exercises need to be practised for at least a week before moving on. (Frequently it will require longer - it depends on the dog's progress.) The number of reps you get in, at each stage of the course, is important for future success.

Even if you are 'only' having difficulties with a later stage of training, the origins of that problem frequently can be found in shaky foundations. For this reason, you will rarely get best results by skipping ahead to where you believe the issues lies. You should first consolidate each previous stage for the requisite time - and ensure you build on solid basics.

Lastly, I care about course content, about how the courses are delivered and about doing the best job I can with what I'm teaching you. I take pride in delivering material in the way that I think is optimal for your learning. 

For all these reasons, I am extremely reluctant to unlock course content early. But, if you feel you have an exceptional circumstance, please get in touch.

There are three pre-requisite courses:

1) The Blind Retrieves course. This will ensure your dog has the confident and stylish out-run necessary for the T-drill. Your dog will understand what white fence posts 'mean' and how to head for them.

2) The Remote Stop course. This will ensure your dog has a reliable remote stop (whether sit or stand) so that you can stop the dog, during the out-run - in preparation for a cast.

3) The First Steps in 3HC course. This will ensure your dog understands the casts involved in the T-drill - without an out-run involving. (Left, Right, Back-Left and Back-Right).

You need access to a suitable field or training area. This should have short-ish grass (so that the dog can see the white fence posts - it doesn't need to be incredibly short!). 

You don't need to have daily access to this area or permanent access to it: You can set your drill up there, whenever you can use the location.

There is no specified size for this field or area, since training this drill in almost any-sized field or area will be very useful. You can always repeat the drill in a larger area later, if needed.

If you've taken the pre-requisite courses for this course, there won't be any surprises here:

Since you can use food at the fence posts (instead of bumpers/dummies), YES - you can take this course with a dog which lacks retrieving drive or enthusiasm.

The course covers this option and really encourages the use of food occasionally for most dogs, to keep enthusiasm high.

However, to avoid your dog believing that there are never bumpers/dummies at the posts, ideally your dog will retrieve at least once per session should they find no food at the post and a bumper/dummy instead.

If your dog is unable to retrieve even one bumper/dummy, you probably have a retrieving problem which would be addressed on the Clicker Retrieve course.

Almost all types of gundog! That's the short answer. The longer answer? 

You have ongoing access to the course. There is no time limit. You can decide to work through the material more slowly, if you'd like.

Included in every course is unlimited help via on-site messaging with me. Just click on the speech bubble icon in the bottom right of the screen. Easy!

There are many variables in dog training and a lot of them are outside my control. (For example, your own level of motivation, availability of your time to train and your ability to follow instructions!)

There are also many factors which influence how long it takes for any particular dog to achieve a reliable retrieve. For example, a dog's prior learning history, her food motivation and her experience of training.

So it is not possible to guarantee that you will have achieved a certain standard by the end of the course.

But, after 5 weeks, you will be equipped with the necessary knowledge and skill to be able to achieve a great T-drill with your dog, in the future. It is an achievable goal for your dog! 

No problem! Just contact me within 30 days after purchase and I will give you a full refund.