About us
Working Canines is a small, independent, family run, kennel. We are based in South West Fife, and we specialise in the training of Spaniels and other gundog breeds.
We occasionally breed top quality, working class Spaniels, when we need a dog for ourselves.
These dogs can be used in a variety of working environments, but make excellent dogs for the beater and the rough shooter.
We also aim to, on a one to one basis, train gundog breeds for those of you who need help in this department. The one to one training can be done on an hourly basis if you are local, which would allow a time slot to suit the owners schedule. Alternatively we can accomodate the trainee for six weeks and put him through our relaxed residential course.
At the end of this six week residential course you can expect your dog to be walking, on and off the lead to heel, obeying hand and whistle signals, retrieving to hand and having good recall. This we expect from all dogs by the age of fifteen months. Older dogs will be taken for training as well but we prefer to have them between six and twelve months old if possible.
We do 99% of all our training outside. We only ever take one clients dog on at a time as a residential trainee, this allows us to totally dedicate our time to that particular dog. We do not hard train dogs and work to the individuals capabilities.
One of our training areas is a beautiful country park in South West Fife, which offers a varied terrain. The dogs will experience lots of different conditions, from heather through ferned woodlands, to rolling fields which take us down to the Loch. (Pictures are available on the training area page)
Most training scenario's can be catered for in this countryside environment.
Although our passion is gundogs, we will also cater for other breeds and will advise as to what level of obedience you can expect from each different breed.
Advice is free and we will endeavour to return your call or email you within 24 hours, if you require help.
To email us: mick@workingcanines.co.uk we look forward to hearing from you.
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Our Spaniels
Our spaniels are on the beating lines of some of the best shoots in Central Scotland and are also known by a lot of syndicate shoots locally. We train all dogs to the standards we expect from our own The above picture is of my "tribe", Jock the black Working Cocker, and the sisters, Charlie and Kim who are two years old. Jock is six this coming December and going into his sixth season at the shoots. We believe, if done correctly, it is never too young for a dog to work. |
