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[HillBill]

A new addition to our household... A 10 week old English Springer Spaniel..... Peppy. (though at the moment, i think he thinks his name is "Stop Sh...ing on the carpet" )

Hes a lovely fella, lively as you like and his paws are HUGE. He's gonna be big, he's 7kg now at 10 weeks, which is about a kg above average, but he's not fat... just a stocky little guy.

I'll be training him as a worker (kind of) for retrieving small game, Rabbits, pigeon etc.

Any tips on training him guys? My parents have always had springers but refused to let me train him up as they were just pets.

 

[Marmite]

He looks ah cracker , hope the training goes well, an excellent new member of the family

 

[HillBill]

He is that mate. He had great fun trying to chew the whole house to bits on his first night.

 

[vestlenning]

So beautiful, my heart melts...

 

[Disco1]

Spaniel's are loving dogs.

 

[British Red]

He's as cute as a button, but you are braver than me....springers are as mad as a box of frogs

 

[HillBill]

So beautiful, my heart melts...

He is a cutie.

Spaniel's are loving dogs.

Aye, good with kids, intelligent, mental, whats not to love

He's as cute as a button, but you are braver than me....springers are as mad as a box of frogs

They are that mate.... always loved em because of that.... reminds me of me ..... I was tempted by some Sprollie (springer x Collie) pups too. I bet those are crackers aswell. Cant beat a mental, hyper, intelligent dog. They keep you on your toes thats for sure.

 

[Dave]

Looks like a beautiful dog. Pal for life.

 

[Macaroon]

He looks a real corker - I just love that head!.....There's no breed like 'em in my book, and all the "fizziness" is easily taken care of by giving them something to do, all the time, both physically and mentally. My Molly is typical of the breed with huge energy and absolutely tireless, but she's never touched anything in the house, behaves impeccably with all stock and even rides on those of the horses that don't mind her getting on; you just have to keep 'em busy, all the time

 

[Countryman]

Mark I have a 7 year old ESS with very similar markings to yours.

She is half trained. Most of them die this way. "Box of frogs" I hope you have a fair amount of time free.

I have an introduction to Gundog training guide which covers the first 6 months.

PM me your snail mail address again and I will send it up to you.

These early days are all about socialisation and getting them to experience things you want them to be comfortable with later in life. It's a crucial window.






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[zornt]

We have a Springer named Jack the Ripper. As a pup he was that tore everything up. Took lots of patience and loss of sleep to potty train him, but it was worth it.

He is about 7 now and we have had him since he was about 8 months old. Jack was a pound puppy. He is my best friend. Unfortunately he is gun shy, but I can't hunt anymore either.

Now he is just a laid back chierful mate . If he was any more laid back he would be in a coma.

Worth every bit of time you put in with your pup. You will have a lifelong friend,,

 

[Clouston98]

Cracking dog mate! I'm working mine and I highly recommend buying the book 'training spaniels by Joe Irving' covers it all from start to finish- great book and has helped me a lot!

 

[TeeDee]

Really Jealous mark , I'd love a dog but lifestyle forbids it. Have fun.

 

[THOaken]

What a friendly looking little dog. Made me smile when I saw him. Though I smile when I see most dogs... I have a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.

Hope it all goes well.

 

[feralpig]

They are that mate.... always loved em because of that.... reminds me of me ..... I was tempted by some Sprollie (springer x Collie) pups too. I bet those are crackers aswell. Cant beat a mental, hyper, intelligent dog. They keep you on your toes thats for sure.[/QUOTE]

I had a Sprollie, or at least it was probably a collie it was crossed with. It was mental, and hyper, but it was as thick as a sledge. Couldn't train it to do anything. It was pretty funny when it tried to jump a single strand electric fence though, and landed on it. Going up the field with the strand getting tighter against it's back legs, ears flapping, letting out a yelp every 0.8 of a second.......
Nowt quite as comical as a spaniel.

 

[Silkhi]

Really cute mutt As for training - firm but fair and avoid frightening him.

 

[HillBill]

He looks a real corker - I just love that head!.....There's no breed like 'em in my book, and all the "fizziness" is easily taken care of by giving them something to do, all the time, both physically and mentally. My Molly is typical of the breed with huge energy and absolutely tireless, but she's never touched anything in the house, behaves impeccably with all stock and even rides on those of the horses that don't mind her getting on; you just have to keep 'em busy, all the time

He's easily entertained atm, has his mad half hour, then sleeps for a couple of hours. He had his first vaccination last night and we were told he is now ok to be out in the garden and around other dogs that have been fully vaccinated. So last night we let him onto the grass, he went nuts, proper springer mentalness...he was attacking everything... had no fear of been outside for the first time. Always a good sign. He's not shy of loud noises either.

Mark I have a 7 year old ESS with very similar markings to yours.

She is half trained. Most of them die this way. "Box of frogs" I hope you have a fair amount of time free.

I have an introduction to Gundog training guide which covers the first 6 months.

PM me your snail mail address again and I will send it up to you.

These early days are all about socialisation and getting them to experience things you want them to be comfortable with later in life. It's a crucial window.

She's a lovely looking springer Frank. Thanks for the advice!... i'll send you PM regarding the training guide. Thanks mate

 

[MartiniDave]

Thanks for posting this Mark, the pictures put a smile on my face.

 

[HillBill]

We have a Springer named Jack the Ripper. As a pup he was that tore everything up. Took lots of patience and loss of sleep to potty train him, but it was worth it.

He is about 7 now and we have had him since he was about 8 months old. Jack was a pound puppy. He is my best friend. Unfortunately he is gun shy, but I can't hunt anymore either.

Now he is just a laid back chierful mate . If he was any more laid back he would be in a coma.

Worth every bit of time you put in with your pup. You will have a lifelong friend,,

He does like to tear paper to shreds... the first night we got him he did a lot of that... it looked like it had been snowing in our living room the next morning. We have a cage for him to sleep in now... he's comfortable with it as he was sleeping in one from birth.

Cracking dog mate! I'm working mine and I highly recommend buying the book 'training spaniels by Joe Irving' covers it all from start to finish- great book and has helped me a lot!

Thanks for that Cam, I'll have a look.

Really Jealous mark , I'd love a dog but lifestyle forbids it. Have fun.

What a friendly looking little dog. Made me smile when I saw him. Though I smile when I see most dogs... I have a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.

Hope it all goes well.

I had a Sprollie, or at least it was probably a collie it was crossed with. It was mental, and hyper, but it was as thick as a sledge. Couldn't train it to do anything. It was pretty funny when it tried to jump a single strand electric fence though, and landed on it. Going up the field with the strand getting tighter against it's back legs, ears flapping, letting out a yelp every 0.8 of a second.......
Nowt quite as comical as a spaniel.

The mental picture i got that from that had me in stitches mate

Really cute mutt As for training - firm but fair and avoid frightening him.

Thanks for posting this Mark, the pictures put a smile on my face.

Cheers guys... we're very happy with him... he's settled in well now ands has come completely out of his shell.

 

[santaman2000]

Great looking pup you've got there! I hope you and he have years of fun together.