Hunting and Stop Whistle Workshop

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.