Working to Signal Dog Training

Working to Signal Dog Training.

WORKING TO SIGNAL Dog Training

Although it is not desirable to make a hunting spaniel depend too much on the assistance of its master, the handler should endeavour to train his pupil always to look back to him when a certain whistle is given; this will make it easy to check a spaniel hunting too far ahead of the Gun, as the whistle can be given and a signal (such as the wave of the arm to the rear) shown, to make the dog hunt closer in; also the whistle, accompanied by a motion of the arm pointing in a certain way, will direct the spaniel to hunt out a thick patch which may have been missed, or not searched thoroughly, by the ranging dog.

For this purpose of attracting the attention of the dog, the owner can make use of his natural "whistle production", but every handler should also carry an instrument whistle, and a blast on this should be a very important signal to the dog that it is to come right back to the handler immediately.

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