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**Hold the Line**

THE podcast for force-free gundog training! Hold the Line is committed to helping you to train your dog to an advanced level, using motivational methods and without the use of fear. Or pain. Or anything else nasty.

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Episode 130 - tips for advancing water work May 03, 2025

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Here are some useful tips for moving onto marks and then blinds across water.

Episode 129 - uncontrolled behaviour in the yard & training multiple dogs Apr 06, 2025

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This is a slight bonanza of a wandering episode, where I waffle about prepping for our upcoming litter, woes around tick products, why it's a useful training opportunity to have a dog which is highly aroused... in your yard and how to train many dogs at once. It's a bit all over the place and it's got something for everyone. Sort of.

Episode 128 - enjoying the journey and structuring your training on blinds Mar 26, 2025

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I talk about prioritising your enjoyment of the actual activity of working your dog in the field, separate to any achievements, goals or objectives. It's not about the destination, it's about the journey.

I also talk about the importance of splitting your training and structuring your work with blinds. Be a lumper and not a splitter.

Finally, we've moved our breeding from Roche (Weim) forwards and everything is a leetle beet manic, chez nous....

Episode 127 - using launchers and control at the flush Mar 09, 2025

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In this episode I waffle in response to a listener's question about using bird launchers and control at the flush of game.

Episode 126 - ticks, unfixable things and plans for the future Feb 28, 2025

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This episode is an assortment of amazingly interesting things. It's like a box of Quality Street, only with a lot of The Purple Ones.

Episode 125 - a dog which is under control in training, but not in trials? Feb 19, 2025

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A quah episode (question and answer) about a dog who is under good control in training scenarios - but out of control, in trials.

Episode 124 - Lining Feb 11, 2025

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In this episode, I talk about the skill and concept which is 'lining'. I introduce my new course (creatively called 'Lining') - which you can get a discount on using code Lining30

Episode 123 - force-free gundog training isn't about training 'gundog skills' Jan 28, 2025

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Why we need to ensure a split doesn't develop (hopefully this intrigues you enough to listen to more!)

Episode 122 - What to train puppies to do - and when Dec 30, 2024

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This episode is not necessarily going to provide the structure some of you really want - because I don't think that's helpful, for puppies. But it will give you some broad pointers...

Episode 121 - canine brucellosis, recalls, steadiness to flush and more Dec 17, 2024

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This is a slightly jam-packed episode which leaps around various different subjects!

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