Hold the Line
Jo Laurens
THE podcast for force-free gundog training! Hold the Line is committed to helping you to train your dog to an advanced level, using motivational methods and without the use of fear. Or pain. Or anything else nasty.
Episodes
Episode 74 - retrievers vs HPRs (choosing a breed)August 07, 2022
Episode 73 - questions about exercise vs training, socialisation vs handler focus and pros and cons of group classesJuly 20, 2022
Episode 72 - behavioural trilogy (part 2) - food motivation, allergies, body sensitivity and focusJune 29, 2022
Episode 71 - getting your pup swimmingJune 18, 2022
Episode 70 - Split retrieves (or doubles!)May 31, 2022
Episode 69 - listener questions and thoughts about headcollarsMay 21, 2022
Episode 68 - a behavioural trilogy (part 1) - some thoughts about reactivity in working Labradors and - what happened to Fyr?May 06, 2022
Episode 67 - listener questions about sooooo many interesting thingsApril 18, 2022
Episode 66 - 'Baby' 3-handed casting and platformsMarch 22, 2022
Episode 65 - 'Drop' (that disgusting thing you are eating) and how to train itFebruary 15, 2022
Episode 64 - the turn whistle, left or right back casts and a couple of myths getting bustedJanuary 11, 2022
Episode 63 - making things realDecember 19, 2021
Episode 62 - the Remote StopNovember 17, 2021
Episode 61 - Adolescence and what to do about itOctober 30, 2021
Episode 60 - gun-shyness and puppies loose aboot the hooseOctober 10, 2021
Episode 59 - interview with Hannah Woods and Ian Clark about StabyhounsSeptember 22, 2021
Episode 58 - developing reinforcers *before* contact with game and problem-solving changes in enthusiasmSeptember 13, 2021
Episode 57 - attachment theory and puppies; preventing resource guarding; and raising a pup with strong hunting instincts August 30, 2021
Episode 56 - what does 'not walking the dog' look like? Can I play tug with a gundog? How do I get my dog not to visit the dummy thrower on marks?August 15, 2021
Episode 55 - crate training a puppy, taking 'walks' versus training and how to train the turn whistle (cont)July 14, 2021
Episode 54 - positive interrupters, do they inadvertently reinforce unwanted behaviour? And some thoughts about food motivationMay 23, 2021
Episode 53 - questions about shot, marked retrieves, and dealing with male dogs that want to pee on everythingMay 15, 2021
Episode 52 - introducing your dog to shot and gundog training for vegetariansApril 18, 2021
Episode 51 - Why not to introduce your little puppy to live birds and why instead you should develop alternative reinforcersApril 08, 2021
Episode 50 - listener questions and equipment recommendationsMarch 29, 2021
Episode 73 - questions about exercise vs training, socialisation vs handler focus and pros and cons of group classesJuly 20, 2022
Episode 72 - behavioural trilogy (part 2) - food motivation, allergies, body sensitivity and focusJune 29, 2022
Episode 71 - getting your pup swimmingJune 18, 2022
Episode 70 - Split retrieves (or doubles!)May 31, 2022
Episode 69 - listener questions and thoughts about headcollarsMay 21, 2022
Episode 68 - a behavioural trilogy (part 1) - some thoughts about reactivity in working Labradors and - what happened to Fyr?May 06, 2022
Episode 67 - listener questions about sooooo many interesting thingsApril 18, 2022
Episode 66 - 'Baby' 3-handed casting and platformsMarch 22, 2022
Episode 65 - 'Drop' (that disgusting thing you are eating) and how to train itFebruary 15, 2022
Episode 64 - the turn whistle, left or right back casts and a couple of myths getting bustedJanuary 11, 2022
Episode 63 - making things realDecember 19, 2021
Episode 62 - the Remote StopNovember 17, 2021
Episode 61 - Adolescence and what to do about itOctober 30, 2021
Episode 60 - gun-shyness and puppies loose aboot the hooseOctober 10, 2021
Episode 59 - interview with Hannah Woods and Ian Clark about StabyhounsSeptember 22, 2021
Episode 58 - developing reinforcers *before* contact with game and problem-solving changes in enthusiasmSeptember 13, 2021
Episode 57 - attachment theory and puppies; preventing resource guarding; and raising a pup with strong hunting instincts August 30, 2021
Episode 56 - what does 'not walking the dog' look like? Can I play tug with a gundog? How do I get my dog not to visit the dummy thrower on marks?August 15, 2021
Episode 55 - crate training a puppy, taking 'walks' versus training and how to train the turn whistle (cont)July 14, 2021
Episode 54 - positive interrupters, do they inadvertently reinforce unwanted behaviour? And some thoughts about food motivationMay 23, 2021
Episode 53 - questions about shot, marked retrieves, and dealing with male dogs that want to pee on everythingMay 15, 2021
Episode 52 - introducing your dog to shot and gundog training for vegetariansApril 18, 2021
Episode 51 - Why not to introduce your little puppy to live birds and why instead you should develop alternative reinforcersApril 08, 2021
Episode 50 - listener questions and equipment recommendationsMarch 29, 2021