At Heritage Gundogs we have a deep passion and understanding of spaniels. These are the dogs that Matty grew up with and has worked with his entire life. In addition to hunting and guiding with spaniels, Matty also successfully competes with them on the spaniel field trial circuit. There is simply nothing we enjoy more than developing spaniels into world-class hunting and field trial dogs. Keep reading or visit heritagegundogs.com to learn more, or contact us at 760-884-2727.
Training
We offer both basic and advanced training personalized to fit your dogs and your goals.
Basics
- Intro to the gun
- Intro to birds
- Intro to water
- Intro to different types of cover
- Learning to hup/sit
- Hunt for tennis balls and bumpers
- Retrieve tennis balls/bumpers to hand
- Hand signals and directions, basic quartering/patterning
- Marked retrieves and short blind retrieves
Advanced
- Overall health and fitness
- Hunting in a variety of terrain
- Steady to wing, shot, and fall.
- Backing/honoring another dog’s point
- Exposure to wild birds
Handling
From January through April Heritage Gundogs is on the west coast field trial circuit campaigning cocker and springer spaniels on behalf of our clients. Typically in January, all field trial prospects come to the kennel to get tuned up and dialed in for the up and coming season.
We cater to the individual whether you have a young dog getting prepared for its first season on the circuit or a dog that has already competed. We have excellent training grounds with all types of cover and access to fantastic flying birds.
First trials are at the end of January and run almost every other weekend until April. Contact us now to get on our field trial roster.
Matty Rawlinson
760.884.2727
