Dogs Wanted
All gundog breeds considered but mainly Labs and ESS, occasionally border collies.
Primary conditions
- Aged between 10 months and 30 months
- Non aggressive around dogs
- Confident around people
- Good traveller in vehicles
- Good physical conformation
- Physically fit
- No history of medical conditions
- Confident / bold temperament
- Strong natural hunting instinct
- Strong natural retrieving instinct
- Strong desire to play with handler
- Agile (or at least potentially agile)
Secondary conditions
- Able to concentrate (not easily distracted by interesting smells or food or people movement or game)
- Not overly people orientated
- Not clingy (over dependant on owner / handler)
- Steady around traffic and loud noises and movement
- Not too ready to give the ball up, nor overly possessive
- A good all round history of socialisation and exposure to different stimuli
- Not castrated before 18 months old
- From working stock
- If Labrador consider colour, if all else is favourable … Black ok … yellow on dogs merits … chocolate … think twice
- If spaniel, very small Springer or Cocker consider potential end use
