Hello, from us to you
We live in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside, in the Cranbourne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. We are lucky to be surrounded by shoots and fantastic opportunities to work our dogs.
We first got involved with gundogs over twenty years ago, with our first Weimaraner, ‘Slate’. We’ve owned and worked several other breeds since then, including a Slovakian Rough Haired Pointer; a GSP; and Labradors.
Through Force-Free Gundog, Jo teaches people how to train their gundogs without the use of force and positive punishment.
She is the author of the popular book Force-Free Gundog Training: The Fundamentals for Success and its accompanying Workbook.
Jo hosts the popular gundog podcast, Hold the Line.
Jo is an accredited assessor and instructor for The Gundog Club; an Accredited Professional Canine Behaviour Consultant (PCBC-A); a Full Member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers; an Animal Behaviour and Training Council Registered Animal Training Instructor; a Certified BAT Instructor - Knowledge and Skills Assessed (CBATI-KSA); and a KC Good Citizen Examiner (A1/Gold).
We have competed successfully in working tests; spring pointing tests; the KC Working Gundog Certificate and we dabble in field trials. But nothing compares to just working the dogs, rough-shooting!
Adam shoots and is a super cook, so no game goes to waste. We try to fill the freezer each winter and really appreciate knowing where our food has come from and that it has lived ‘free’ rather than being intensively farmed.
“Hunting ability of paramount concern.”
- Weimaraner breed standard (UK)