Hunting and Stop Whistle Workshop (All breeds)

This three-part hunting and stop whistle workshop will look at how to teach a reliable stop whistle and how to combine this with hunting, which can be used not only as a distraction to strengthen your stop but also as a reward to keep your dog motivated and prevent them from seeing the stop as a punishment.

Our hunting and stop whistle workshop, led by Lynsey, is suitable for… 

• All breeds of gundog, including retrievers, spaniels and HPRs
• Those looking to participate in their next Gundog Club field assessment
• Those looking to work their dogs in the field
• Those looking to participate in working tests

Our hunting and stop whistle workshop is split over three parts and will cover...

• The different scenarios for using the stop whistle and how it can be considered by our dogs as a punishing interruption, especially while they are hunting.
• How to introduce the stop whistle and ensure that there is a strong reinforcement history from the beginning to keep our dogs stopping with enthusiasm.
• How to use hunting as a distraction to strengthen your stop whistle and then also use the continuation of hunting to reward our dogs for stopping.