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WEST LANCS GUNDOGS - NEWS LATEST NEWS INFORMATION New Start Times for 11th Jan 2009 Puppy/Novice 10:00 - 11:00 A/V HPR 11:30 - 12:30 A/V Spaniel 12:30 - 13:30 A/V Retriever 13:30 - 14:30 "Specific Issue" 121 Training will be held out side of these sessions. Bryn Shoot - We have just returned from our training weekend in the Welsh Borders, again a very enjoyable weekend, fantastic Christmas postcard type weather. Most dogs and handlers performed well. We did have one or two hiccups, but that is why we have these weekends away, to put the dogs through the paces to see where they are up to with training needs etc. Over the next few weeks we will be working on certain things with these handlers. See the Gallery page for pictures. Weekend Training 23/11/08 - It was with regret that the afternoon training at Moss Lane had to be cancelled at such short notice. Due to the weather and several cancellations, it was the only sensible thing to do, as it happens the weather did'nt improve at all for the rest of the day. I still felt guilty though, honest! Well done to those handlers who attended the Puppy/Novice class, an excellent turn out for probably the most miserable weather i've seen for a while when training. CONGRATULATIONS! go to Gary Heron (who attends our advanced A/V Spaniel group) for achieving a Certificate of Merit with his Dog (Kingcott Mickey) or "Brough" at his 1st Open Cocker Spaniel Stake, organised by West Midlands Field Trial Society and held at the Shavington Estate in Market Drayton, Shropshire on 4th November 2008. Well done Gary, I'm sure you are most pleased with Brough, for a 1st run out. Last Sunday of the month brought forward - As explained below due to the fact we are away for the last Sunday of the month our next training session 23rd Nov 2008 will be held at Moss Lane for all varieties, (location for Puppy/Novice). Cancelled Training Session - due to the fact we are away from 27th November to 30th November at the Bryn Shoot, we will not be training this particular weekend but resume as normal on 7th December 2008. The final session of this season will be held on Sunday 21st December 2008, Resuming again in the New Year on 11th January 2009 with new start times for all sessions as below:- New Start Times for 11th Jan 2009 Puppy/Novice 10:00 - 11:00 A/V HPR 11:30 - 12:30 A/V Spaniel 12:30 - 13:30 A/V Retriever 13:30 - 14:30 "Specific Issue" 121 Training will be held out side of these sessions. New Services - West Lancs Gundogs are pleased to announce as from early 2009 (date to be confirmed) we can now offer "specific issue training" with all gundog breeds. This will be based on 121 training and will consist of short training sessions on a one to one basis, directed at a specific problem with your dogs training. This may be aggression, none retrieval of dummies, reluctance to give on command and pulling on a lead or recall problems. 121 prices will apply, member rates also apply. Each session will be approx 30-45 mins in length and handlers will be expected to continue any remedial training outside of this session. It is envisaged that the training will be Sundays and occasionally midweek during day-light hours initially, then it will move to evenings once the clocks go forward again. Due to member feed back, the last Sunday of every month, training will be held at Moss Lane site. This is an area we can train without any distractions, open paddock type training. Excellent for refresher directional training and re-inforcing the sit, stay and recall. Open to all as usual. Obviously if we are training at this location we will not be at Causeway Lane site. We will as a one off train at the Moss Lane site again on Sunday 2/11/08 from 12:30pm. Puppy/Novice class as normal from 11:00am. Thank you - Deb Smith. Deb has very kindly supplied a Dummy Launching machine for the club to use on a long term basis. Having used this equipment recently for an A/V Gundog training session (and only producing one "No Bird") I think it is an invalauble peice of kit and can only add to the facilities we offer at West Lancs Gundogs. Thanks again Debbie. I just need to figure out how to set it up on my own now and use the remote side of it also. CONGRATULATIONS! Must go to Jan Gough who has most recently had some great results with "Ditchstone Vincent" or Fred (GWP). In Jans own words, we can now put the R back into Fred's group of HP, as he has successfully been introduced to game and is retrieving beautifully, Well Done Jan for your determination and obvious hard work. Although Fred has never had any retrieving issue's, Jan was a little concerned regarding introducing Fred to game. Alas any concerns Jan had, have now been dismissed as Fred has done well on several retrieves, he just need's to see lot's more game now. The Bryn Shoot - We have just returned from our latest training weekend at The Bryn Shoot, where we experienced three seasons, Torrential Rain, Cool Winds and Bright Sunshine, but we survived. All handlers and dogs did really well, despite the wet conditions and hopefully have learnt something from the experience. Please see our pictures on the gallery. WLG Awards Day - Sunday 1st Feb 2009 - On the day we will have various events on, but the day is to recognise those members who have achieved with their dogs either in the field, competetively or in working surroundings. Each category will be recognised e.g. Spaniels, Retrievers and HPR's etc. All proceeds will go towards training events throughout the year. Sunday 14th September 2008 - Please be advised of the proposed group changes for this weekend, due to our recent success in growing numbers it has now been decided to once again split the groups as follows:- 11:00-12:00 Puppy/Novice Class 12:30-13:30 A/V Spaniel Class 13:30-14:30 A/V Retriever Class 14:30-15:30 A/V HPR Class One 2 One will be done outside of these times, either prior to Puppy Class or after 15:30hrs. Puppy/Novice will remain at Moss Lane Burscough ground, all other classes however will be at Causeway Lane Training Grounds. Puppy/Novice News - Wednesday 30/07/08 Just to confirm we have now moved the training for Puppies and Novice group to Moss Lane Burscough, directions are on the Location page. Plus the start time has changed to 6.30pm Wednesday and 11.00am Sunday. Any problems finding the address please do not hesitate to contact me on 07799 425063. Training Weekend - All members wishing to attend the early September training weekend need to contact me as soon as possible to confirm your places, obviously those who have contacted me need'nt bother. Places are tight so don't delay. CONGRATULATIONS! go to Jan Gough (who attends the advanced group) for achieving a 6th place in her 1st Working Test at Rochdale for the HPR's Group. Jan explained that some of the retrieves where very difficult hence only a hand full of dogs achieved double retrieves, none the less very well done Jan & Fred (Ditchstone Vincent) for an excellent run out. Please see Gallery Page for pics. (July 2008) West Lancs Gundogs are on the move! Because of the services we provide and the growing number of members we have decided to move our operation. Due to "word of mouth" and our success in producing excellent dogs for the field, handler's are returning to us for further training with experienced dogs for refresher training, some are bringing new puppies for training too. With this in mind, we believe the time is right to move to our purposely designed area. The final confirmation is only a matter of weeks away so please do return to this page regularly for an update of the situation. The move wont happen over night, plus we intend to publicise it well, so stay in touch by re-visiting our site at least once a week. CONGRATULATIONS again! go to Debbie Smith (who attends the advanced group) for achieving a 2nd place in a recent Scurry held at the Cheshire County Show. Please see the gallery page for pics of Deb & Saffi receiving her awards. Well done Deb's, hope the rosette's are up for everyone to see. Knowsley Park - West Lancs Gundogs enjoyed a great day out at Knowsley Park Merseyside for the Countryside Foundation Education Day, to assist in educating Inner City school children in the role of various gundog breeds used in the field. Please see gallery for picture's. The children, approx 300, thoroughly enjoyed themselves, so too the Handlers from West Lancs Gundogs. BASC attended and provided a hot kitchen for the event and kindly supplied all with Venison sausages and it was very much enjoyed by all. CONGRATULATIONS! go to Debbie Smith (who attends the advanced group) for achieving a 3rd place in a recent Scurry held at the Flatcoated Retriever Meeting. Please see the gallery page for pics of Saffi in her 3rd place run. Well done Deb's, don't drink all the "Shampoo" on your own. (June 2008) Rabbit Pen Training - Can I remind all members wishing to utilise the rabbit pen, may do so from next month (June) this is open to members only, on alternate weekends until the start of the shooting season. This is not a first come first serve basis, but I need to block book to secure the pen. Any members wishing to use the pen should contact Nick on 07799 425063 to arrange availability. (May 2008) I would like to thank everyone who has managed the timed slots I allocated via letter, I am sure everyone will agree the groups are much more manageable now. I enjoyed spending the time to assess each dog and every handler and look forward to our next session. Just as a reminder the classes are as follows:- Tue 1800-2000hrs Advanced, Wed 1800-2000hrs Basic Discipline. Sunday class times are 1100-1200hrs Puppy/Novice, 1215-1315hrs Intermediate, 1330-1430hrs Advanced/Working Dogs. "One to One" is now available from 1500hrs 45mins slots. All training completed by 18:00hrs. (April 2008) We are now training every Tuesday & Wednesday evenings from 6pm in addition to Sunday's from 11am, one to one training will be out side of this time. (March 2008) As a temp measure, until the lighter nights arrive, West Lancs Gundogs will be training on Tuesday evenings from 17.15hrs, initially to carry out Assessments but for members to train also. Any members wishing to take part should contact Nick prior to attending. (February 2008) The shooting season is now over and you are wondering what you will be doing at weekends and in the evenings throughout the summer months. West Lancs Gundogs will be training in the evenings (twice infact, depending on the natural light) and every weekend as normal from March 2008. We will do our best to keep you busy, training your dog or even training other peoples dogs. So why not make West Lancs Gundogs an integral part of your closed season activities. (January 2008) West Lancs Gundogs have an opportunity, prior to the 08/09 shooting season starting, to train in some of the most sought after training grounds. Excellent game covered ground from Pheasant, Snipe, Woodcock, Partridge and even the odd Grouse, in the beautiful Dumfries & Galloway area of Scotland. We envisage the training to commence in late August or early September. This opportunity is open to members only. (December 2007) New for 2008, The Puppy Club, starting on Sundays from January 2008. Complete the online contact form for more information, its a chance to socialise your puppy with similar aged dogs, talk about training techniques plus much much more. Puppy Club is by pre-arrangement only, puppy vaccination card must be produced. Please complete the online contact form.
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