How to train a cocker spaniel

[@MordorGundogs22]

Thank you for watching! Hit the like button and please 🙏 do leave a comment good or bad we want to know what you guys think.

[@oneminuteremainingpod]

What I love most about this channel is that we aren’t being shown a before and after, it’s warts and all, training is hard and not perfect and that’s what you get at Mordor 👏🏼

[@ClimateCFD]

And other channels show much calmer breeds…

[@leviflowers2658]

“No they don’t they don’t they mean bloody mischief.” Completely accurate.

[@MordorGundogs22]

@@leviflowers2658 😂

[@elainepaterson5310]

Honestly, even when they’re being naughty, it’s hard not to love a cocker spaniel’s zest for life….

[@richardlongmuir8348]

❤

[@246gav]

My girlfriend and i have a cocker that we rescueed as a pup. I've done most of the training. She's 2 now. Basically, she's my first ever dog trying to train. Watched countless videos on training. This video is perfect and exactly what i was looking for. The dog is great off lead, although i now realise i probably have started giving her too much space after watching this video. She always pulls on lead with the nose down, only seeing small improvements on this recently. Hopefully, the sit and stay with eye contact will help with that. I've also made the mistake of letting her off at the same spot on my usual walk. Definitely won't be doing that from now on as it's undoubtedly contributing to lead pulling. I can't wait to try out these new techniques and work on my timing's. Our wee dog is stubborn, but I'm for worse. Will never stop training her and giving her the attention she deserves. Thank you for the video.

[@Wob-rt1sc]

What a lovely comment to read. Good luck in your training and I hope you have a wonderful life with your first 🐶!

[@PJTeal1]

Great video as always. I have a naughty cocker who you helped me with. I was prob an owner who you thought it would never work out for but I’ve persevered and my cocker is doing so well now. I’ve found a trainer reasonably close to me who trains exactly like you (hooray!) and it’s working really well. I go every 3 weeks and practice between times. Thank you Charlie for personally setting my cocker (and, more importantly, me!!!) on the right path 😀😀 I’d go so far as to say he’s the best and most fun dog I’ve ever owned 🎉

[@MordorGundogs22]

@@PJTeal1 Thank You! That’s great to hear

[@Charlesgraydogtraining]

Absolutely love this video ! I always tell my clients who have working cockers; "There is no such thing as a naughty dog, but working cockers are definitely still under observation". Thank you for this.

[@mariajansson7251]

Just got a Cocker Lab rescue 8 mths old. Smart as buttons, brilliant when in the mood for training... thanks for the honest time frame... gives me hope!

[@roryruairc]

"I've been doing this for a month, and it's (gunshot)". Charlie, you're a legend. Gives me confidence I'll eventually get there with my Springer. Thanks for all your videos. They've completely transformed the relationship I have with my dog for the better 🙌👌🙏

[@garygold9800]

Best video, I've seen. Different dogs, different timing, and getting the right emotions, so not to confuse the dog with my frustration when we get it wrong.Its not easy for us non-professional dog handlers. Thank you for the time and effort you and the team put in to make these videos.

[@MordorGundogs22]

@@garygold9800 Thank you! Glad your finding the videos useful

[@lindapenn1469]

I like seeing you let the little dog hunt along being a dog, as long as she is responsive and not too far away.

[@Mamasgirlcustom]

We have a 9-month-old English Field Cocker, and we constantly have to remind ourselves that "a good game is a quick game"! Stevie has got so much itchy enthusiasm; she can barely contain it. It's been a real learning curve when it comes to not hyping her up too much when she does something correct, because she takes it as an invitation to wiggle around and celebrate like she just won the Super Bowl 😂Your videos have been a great resource!

[@FiPeters]

Brilliant video. Thank you for sharing. Cockers are special wee dogs, they just love life

[@ExploreWithSam.]

Thank you for this. I’m a first time dog owner (cocker) and I’m hearing you say that your knackered and been doing it a month and you haven’t got a super dog made me feel better. Felt like I’m doing it wrong but I just need to be consistent. Thank you

[@TinaLloyd-cv5vp]

After watching this great video my dog doesn’t seem as naughty as I thought he was😂

[@LesleyKing-1905]

This channel just popped up on my feed 🤗 brilliant. Love your training style, we’re getting a cocker in the spring, absolutely cant wait and I’m sure your videos are going to be a great help 😊

[@rosagroen2964]

I admit the cocker running off immediatly and a growling Charlie chasing her was hilarious but also super educational :D. I know cocker's ( or other spaniels ) absolutly are not for me and often these videos confirm it but I really enjoy watching these videos. Cocker spaniels are not common in my area but they are usually not able to walk off leash because they don't really come back. I think more people should watch these kinds of videos before getting a super high energy working/hunting dog.

[@stevec8243]

It took a lot of work but my cocker happily walks to heel and has spot on recall. The rewards you get for working with them are great.

[@astridboettcher3171]

Great work. I do learn a lot here!! Thank you!

[@bananaskin0]

"Timing is everything" Spot on quote.

[@carolwilliams3599]

Love and learn from all your videos! This one was especially helpful for me and I couldn't help laughing at her antics. Thank you so much for posting these videos. Looking forward to more naughty cocker escapades!

[@susanread5537]

Another excellent video, I wish I had found videos like this 2 years ago. Very informative, love your way of training. 👍🏻😊🐶

[@MordorGundogs22]

@@susanread5537 Thank You!

[@timpaterson2872]

19 week old cocker here. Thanks, just what I needed !!

[@andrewhay8033]

Great video guys. Enjoyed that one. Showing the real events not just the good

[@annoymous30]

I was explaining to someone today about your videos especially where you say they are like 2 year olds with ADHD.😂 As they think my nearly 2 year old is just a loveable nuttter at times but thanks to your videos charlie. I am no longer the nutter being dragged down the road at break neck speed. You get out what you put in HE HEELS 🎉🎉🎉 he will stick up two fingers to me at times , very 2 fingered in the house when his tired, he has a number of tricks up his fur, opening draws and stealing socks, various things all naughty of course but he knows when I say bed.... off he goes to crate and gets shut in or it would 2 finger time but faster 😂 you do need a sense of humour with cockers,spaniels and my springer, cocker, collie lab mix .... yes I lost my marbles and got a mix of all 4 breeds of nutty dogs 😂😂 without your video's I think I would have been section by now but you have helped me understand their traits bless you charlie. Think I am still sane 😂😂

[@SpanielStrolls]

So glad I have found your channel. Having had Springers before (saints in comparison to Cockers) I recently adopted a year old cocker who had a very bad start to life and so finds the outside world so incredibly exciting. Going to follow as many of your tips as possible and hopefully find a gundog trainer near me who can help us moving forward.

[@davidbrennan869]

Well Charlie,, once again you have given me peace of mind,, I thought I was doing not too well with my Cocker dog ,, you are very honest and very helpful,, well done,, 👍🤠👏

[@karinasmith504]

Brilliant video!!!!! So much of what you say and do makes sense! It definitely helps make us better owners!! ❤

[@LauraChamberlain-o2b]

As much as I love cocker spaniels they are crazy 🤪🧡

[@MartinBanks61]

Oh, that has just smashed my knowledge of Spaniels. I thought that there were three types of Cocker Spaniel, show, working and naughty. So Naughty Cocker Spaniel is not a bread of dog then? I'm sure it is really, so many of them are. Well done Charlie, looking forward to the next installment.

[@Markap1390]

Absolutely love your videos, my little monty ( lab ) loves watching with me, hes a quick learner. And it turns out i am too, but this video is just what i needed. To learn a little more about recall. Thank you

[@NigelButcher-ne9cx]

as usual your usual high standard. It was interesting to watch difficult training times.

[@sardar1982]

I have a 10 month old lab who is really reactive when training off lead. The body language information has been really helpful.

[@sardar1982]

@ Sorry for my ignorance but do you mean he just needs to spend more time with other dogs? In the park his recall is good when we are on our own but that obviously doesn’t last long in the park and he bolts as soon as he sees another dog. Any help offered is gratefully received🙂

[@sardar1982]

@ appreciate the message. I’m hoping this will help. It will take a lot of hard work and will need a lot of patience. Thanks for the link.

[@kelv0102]

Execellent video, they love to push boundaries, wouldn’t be without them though!

[@keithhaynes8079]

I agree this was a great video thank you both.

[@NatalieFinnigan]

Found this really helpful with some tips I can put into practice with my cheeky girl! She's getting much better and engaging more with me; I'm getting her to hunt rabbit balls etc., but she's still on a longline and I now need to have the confidence and courage to let her off. She's doing great off lead in an enclosed field *except* when she spies the hoards of rabbits the other side of the fence in one corner of the field. We're both a work in progress, but I'm proud of how far she's come. Your videos help me enormously. ❤

[@janecaryer-gent4821]

We've only had our Cocker a week so sweet but such hard work 😢

[@andrewpettet2286]

You do a great job for us complete novices, keep up the content and try to show us where we can get more from our dogs in a good way.

[@christinalanserius3317]

Lovely to see 😊

[@lindseydavies-v6m]

BRILLANT. True professional gundog trainer.

[@benlulham8217]

Another great video, fantastic explanations.

[@MordorGundogs22]

Thank You!

[@chrisclark4640]

Great little video, I really enjoyed it. Please can you tell me the brand of lead you using.

[@MordorGundogs22]

Hi Chris, thanks for the comment. We get all our leads from Muntjac Trading www.muntjactrading.com

[@lordbudwizr2299]

this was really helpful i watched all of waffles videos, now my cocker who looks just like this one 6months old starting to act herself and being more ignorant i see now i need to put more into her training than i have been and show more positive and negative body language. this is a more relatable video thanks.

[@ralphbinsted4997]

Yet another great instruction vid

[@MordorGundogs22]

Thank You!

[@batmantiss]

You have the patience of a SAINT

[@al1356]

I love my naughty cocker. He is awesome and I love his naughty side, we live rural and he is a perfect crazy dog that fits with our crazy family. I’d love to train him but I like how he is. Great channel 👍

[@MordorGundogs22]

@@al1356 Thank You!

[@spindriftgamer5614]

Brilliant video. Do you have any videos on heel work. My cocker pulls like a truck and im a bit lost... :(

[@MordorGundogs]

Yea

[@rkm9100]

Brilliant video!

[@MordorGundogs22]

Glad you liked it!

[@Jacky-zj6ol]

Lovely video and she seems like a happy dog :). I enjoy seeing the training process and challenges of dogs that are not bred at Mordor. Spaniels in general are great dogs and have the best floppy ears, but to handle their amount of energy is something else 😅. That’s why I have labs, I know I can handle them.

[@billrice1288]

I have a 4 year old Cocker. Near the end of the video you mentioned when she is on scent. This is the only time when I do not get an immediate recall. He ignores me until the scent ends - usually when birds are flushed or the squirrel is up a tree. I now view this as natural and have accepted that I have to wait until he has completed his task.

[@missgee1446]

You're both such a treat to watch, thank you for posting. Your efforts and understanding of dog training are most appreciated and highly insightful - a gazillion tail wags to you and future monkeys, I meant puppies in training x :) x

[@helenjax6587]

"Cockers are like little boys with adhd"😂😂 . I say the same about my lakeland terriers! 😅. Stubborn little buggers they are. Good video though, I will have to try some of your tips and techniques on my dogs

[@thomasnicholas1252]

Love this video - very helpful, what is the brand of slip lead you use? Thanks

[@MordorGundogs22]

@@thomasnicholas1252 Thank You! We get all our leads from Muntjac Trading www.muntjactrading.com

[@thomasnicholas1252]

@@MordorGundogs22 thanks so much!

[@cannymoose]

brilliant, exactly my thoughts. i love after her effort of misbehaviour and deaf ears, she knew she had misbehaved and sat their beautifully whilst you spoke to camera. i have a brittany and his temperament is similar but not as cheeky.

[@isaacs5801]

One of my favourite videos. Absolutely guilty of giving my cocker too much freedom but the guidance you provide Charlie is so valuable. Slowly finding a good balance. As an aside, would love to know what jacket you have on? Thanks.

[@geoffmatthias3056]

Another good video it’s brilliant that you show the bad as well as the good! Dog training isn’t achieved in seconds takes a long repetitive time. Looking forward to seeing your progress and how you achieve it. I have a black lab male who is from a very long line of working dogs who walks to heal on or off lead he loves to retrieve dummies for me especially a pheasant dokken! However sometimes his ears go back and his eyes go wide open and he won’t listen he’ll run around like a loon from brilliant to nutter in seconds I usually walk away and he calms down and usually follows. 😂😳👍

[@hansdog4live716]

Again a great time watching you Charly struggling with the same things i am. Having people who just don't have the talent reading the dog and don't have the timing. But enjoying those who have. Oh, not all labradors are the same. There are some who are just as naughty as spaniëls, it is also an ingrediënt i like. When you can handle those they become the best. Thanks

[@janetbaker8616]

Absolutely fabulous video again. Been there , done that with my youngest cocker bitch who is just two but she’s been a hard nut to crack. So many times she’s put two pads up to me and I’ve torn my hair out. We are getting there but she is moody and has a mind of her own but I just work with what she is on the day and progress is evident thank goodness. Keep doing what you’re doing it’s so real, common sense and works

[@rensha8635]

I’ll stick with my Labradors! 😂 tried looking after a cocker - absolutely bonkers.

[@richardlongmuir8348]

😂😂😂😂

[@lizroberts1569]

Thanks that was really useful. Mines a work in progress, he listens and when we’re on our own he stays within a 7 yard diameter. But he’s a stinker when he’s around our lab so I try to give him time on his own. Mines a working cocker he’s 16 weeks old.

[@nikki-leebatt5347]

Thank you!! I’ve got a cocker and a sprocker and this is so helpful! Can you please talk about how to stop the jumping up (or just calming them down) and also how to get out the front door calmly? Mine choke themselves on the lead before I even get out the door to start training them so I’m failing at the first hurdle. I’m really trying but it’s slow progress.

[@dalemaguire7897]

Hi there. What length slip lead do you recommend for a cocker and what size diameter do you use? Thanks 👍🏻

[@marlenevanrijswijk1176]

she can already do everything

[@katrinbehnke8194]

Excellent video, learned such a lot from your videos. This little Cockerspaniel Girl reminds me very much of my young border collie girl 😅 which I trained exactly the same way, and it turned out very nice. She is 2,5 y now and can run without leash and is just a joy. Lot of work, but totally worth it. Than people often say, yeah, sure, it’s a Border collie, that s all easy to train them 😬 Nooo, it‘s not, it‘s taking time and efffort every single day 😉 most people don‘t like to hear that

[@David-th2ug]

We've had 3 springers and now a sprocker. Although our sprocker is from working stock on both sides he's been the easiest to train, although we haven't worked him or our previous dogs. Is it us, more confident and recognising bad habits before they start, or is it the dog? Who knows. I've seen the problems people have had with cockers and I always say a prayer that we never got one. Very good video and very entertaining. I've got to know how you get on with Brecken.

[@Benjibouknight]

enjoy your videos very much in in the states. i have a problem teaching heel. never have been able to get my cockers to off leash heel . i am able to do my setters. any ideas?

[@JBishman]

Does Bracken have an ear infection ? Lots of scratching her left ear.

[@MordorGundogs]

No she is fine, just came in season that day for the first time so she was at 6’s and 7’s just feeling uncomfortable I think

[@matthewbailey5499]

Where do you get your slip leads from? It’s look fairly slim

[@MordorGundogs22]

@@matthewbailey5499Hi Mathew, we get all our slip leads from Muntjac Trading www.muntjactrading.com

[@robdickson6991]

Your right that its all about timing when my cocker goes to far and i get after her she starts to come to me but in her own time with her nose stuck to the ground

[@StephenSmith-s2d]

How do I stop my 1 year old Cockerspaniels pulling likemade on lead.

[@GillHuyton]

There are only vast open spaces where I live in Scotland. It’s just not possible to go and get my 2 springer/poodles when they ignore us. Any suggestions? They come back most of the time, but only if they want to

[@jmax9782]

She's a great little hunter, her movements have purpose. I have a Gordon Setter now after having had Labs and GSDs. What it means to be a Gordon is completely opposite for a German Shepherd. My Gordon is the naughtiest, most destructive, biggest baby and least trainable dog I've ever known. But he is also by far the best, most effective hunting dog. I can work well with him from a distance but I admit the close work is exhausting.

[@sanderspreeuwenberg]

First of great video! Second, what would you do if it would go on a scent and run to the hills?😅

[@MordorGundogs22]

Funnily enough we cover that in the next video with the second cocker

[@sanderspreeuwenberg]

@ well I will’be waiting for that video then!😀

[@NatalieFinnigan]

​@MordorGundogs22 I look forward to that, that's my biggest challenge!!

[@profitfever]

What do you do when your dog wants to walk ahead of you when you’re heel training

[@MordorGundogs]

Turn around

[@raedsaad4677]

Is there any way i can fo to my puppy to stop it from eating the bird after catching?it tries eating new hunted birds or live birds but when i freeze them it doesnt

[@nikolaucznaum4312]

Is a flea treatment in order?

[@lisalangmore6572]

Scratching is a displacement behaviour when dogs are uncomfortable

[@nikolaucznaum4312]

@@lisalangmore6572 Bullshine!!...

[@richardlongmuir8348]

Bracken is sweet❤️

[@lolypop123454]

Interested to know why you dont use a long line to prevent them ignoring you? Not a criticism just curious!

[@MordorGundogs]

We do sometimes but if I can avoid it it means they learn the full off lead from day one. If a dog is going to ‘run’ I will use long line

[@lolypop123454]

Thats fair enough thanks Charlie 👍🏻 great video BTW, nice to see a trainer actually showing dogs making mistakes

[@TheHM78]

A pitty I don’t live n the same country., would love to see how my munsterlander would behave with you and would’ve been training with you i think.. any experience with dogs that don’t get out if the water?

[@nomoretax]

4 weeks! Crickey, what have been doing?!

[@timpaterson2872]

How old is Bracken please ??

[@scotf7313]

They say a Lab is born trained and a Cocker dies untrained.

[@jaybird4610]

Cool tree house!

[@MordorGundogs]

Lock down project ! Zip line in fire pole out !

[@clairevp1980]

thats problem reality is some people dont match the dog then its best to do right by the dog an find a owner whos right for him/her

[@PaulOstler-se4dv]

I think your efforts are amazing, I also think a cocker or springer is simply not suitable for the average owner living in town, it's like taking a Ferrari off road, they are farm dogs proper working dogs. Why do people not realise they are bred for work simply aren't pets except for someone wanting a Tasmanian devil. Yes one of my five dog family is a springer. And yes I live on a farm.

[@helenberrington]

Really good I need to work on the negative body language 👍

[@clairevp1980]

i know that feeling weve 1 brilliant cocker id clone him if i could an the other is at the other end lets just say b on going for the rest of his life for ever trainning 😂

[@cameronduveax282]

you can train a cocker spaniel???🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤪🤪

[@Charlesgraydogtraining]

Sometimes 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@willrussell9659]

You've stolen my spaniel 😉

[@blokprintzprintwithpaint972]

Yes ADHD-beasts, but once they start working, they are streets ahead of springers and golden retrievers.

[@donaldtriumph1682]

Horses for courses.

[@ChrisHaigh-i5e]

Is her right ear OK. She seems to be constantly rubbing it?

[@PJTeal1]

I thought the same. I have a cocker who shakes a lot and scratches when he has an ear infection. A cocker thing!

[@redschafer7804]

sometimes its just an itchy ear my cocker has a really furry inner ear and she itches her ears because of that but its a good thing to check when they do start scratching their ears a lot to make sure its not an ear infection

[@louiserusby6500]

Harrogate pantomime

[@jcorbuk]

too much talking.. never see you hunting or shooting over spaniels. fake gundog trainer

[@StephenSmith-s2d]

How do I stop my 1 year old Cockerspaniels pulling likemade on lead.

[@MordorGundogs]

See our heeling films