Originally Posted by DoubleTrouble

Whats you opinion on weimys working Sleeping Lion?

Just interested!

Originally Posted by Dundee

While some basics are the same, there are things that will be specific to the job you want the dog to do. Spaniels (both springer and cocker) tend to do a different job than labs so will be trained differently. However, it depends what you ultimately want - a dog to take beating, picking up, a peg dog or for a rough shooter.
Are you getting help training your springer?

Originally Posted by DoubleTrouble

A subject that I know not a lot about, but something I have an avid interest in!

Have keep in the past both springers, labs and now weims, can say the few people that I know that work their weims that generally the weims are by far the hardest to train! BUT are far more versitile - and this comes from a gamekeeper who works both springers and weims! she told me that whenever they have been invited to a shoot they have always been asked back with the weimys!

As I said - it's a subject I am unable to contribute to with firm advise, but both my husband and his friends used ESS - don't know if it's true but I have been led to believe that the cockers have a harder mouth!
If anyone knows different feel free to correct me as I am genuinely interested
DT

Originally Posted by christine c

an old gamekeeper told me they are hard mouthed sometimes cos they are quite small and some bird's are heavy. My lab grip's on more when she's tired and as she's still young we stop

Originally Posted by DoubleTrouble

ARe you thinking of the Long Haired's Christine? which are a fair bit smaller? Only mine are smoth coated and are a fair bit bigger than the labs and springers we had.
regards
DT

Originally Posted by celtic

You might want to try another forum

Gundog Training Forum • Index page

that gives great information relating to training your gun dog.

I have a 8 month lab whom Im trying to train, along side of a GSP who is a fully trained gun dog.

anyhow good luck

Originally Posted by DoubleTrouble

ARe you thinking of the Long Haired's Christine? which are a fair bit smaller? Only mine are smoth coated and are a fair bit bigger than the labs and springers we had.
regards
DT