Meet Dan: what it takes to Become a Dog Trainer

This week meet Dan and hear about the obstacles he overcame to become an expert dog trainer at Mordor Gundogs.
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[@alanperry7706]

You just sed the magic word there Jo Irvine that book changed every thing for me I was 16 now 58 and I still relat to it .hearing that tells me I am on the right path thank you

[@nickimorley536]

Wonderful book, totally my bible when I started training dogs, properly

[@nickimorley536]

I believe to train a dog for any discipline the key ingredient is attitude, ability, telepathy, intuition, skill and unending patience...... Of the handler!

[@petercresswell5402]

Interesting video. Be interested to know how long you trialed Isla, couple of years if she's six I guess. I know a few lads who trial, my mates bitch came 4th in the Spaniels Championship this year, she got made up last season l. My old mentor has a few FtCH and I've won a few tests dabbled in trials. It's a very specific skill set trialing spaniels. Need a lot of walked up shooting and if you want to be challenging the top handlers running the dogs on rabbits. Personally I love a hot FtCh bred spaniel, why spend your time in the family saloon when you could be in a sports car 🤣🤣👌 The arrival of KZbin has rescued my shelving, Edward Martin David Lisset Openshaw etc etc Family gundogs and trailing dogs, are very different. Best trainer in the world won't win without the right dogs no matter how long you train them or how good you are. Great video, wish you luck in the trialing game Dan.

[@isashowa9]

It's great to see how you have developed since first seeing you with Chris and under his guidance have developed into a fantastic trainer. Be proud Dan, i'm sure Chris and the rest of the Corleone family are for sure!

[@francesdupuy5546]

I know some people give you a bit of a hard time for interrupting during these chats, Charlie, but I actually think that is how an actual conversation with you would go, and your staff are possibly not as used to 'public speaking' as you so it might be awkward if you said nothing. To me it sounds very natural and everyone's relaxed which makes it more enjoyable for us.

[@nigelrudd8999]

A lot of novice trainers are led down the garden path when it comes to training Gundogs. Channels similar to this one only publish acceptable content giving a rose tinted glasses approach to training. I’ve watched quite a few of Chris Upton’s videos plus I was a member, for a short time, of his patreon channel which lets you into behind the scenes. He’s very very hard on the dogs but I have to say he gets results. To be fair to him he doesn’t deserve the rep he’s got because it’s obvious he’s got a lot of love and respect for his dogs. Interesting to watch this video and thought provoking.

[@tumblyhomecarolinep7121]

Ohhh Charlie!!!! I bet River is gorgeous… it is like saying someone’s baby is ugly..good job Dan hasn’t got a boxing background like Ash.

[@mattcartwright8272]

Hey Charlie- love your vids but if I may suggest that when doing an 'interview' style vid that you let the interviewee speak and not dominate 80% of the air time.

[@PJTeal1]

Marathon des Sables is 250km across 7 days. My brother did it - it’s very cool. He said sprinting round the pyramids at the end was quite strange as he was thinking wow the pyramids, shit I’m in a race so I can’t stop and look 😂😂

[@isaacs5801]

Really interesting to hear about Dan’s journey. Are there any particular courses that you’d recommend taking to further skills and gain qualifications as a gun dog trainer? There are a lot out there so would be grateful for any advice. Thanks.