Gundog Training at Mid Wales Holidays

Three or four day group gundog training holidays in Mid Wales with Completely Gundogs.

What are Gundog Training Holidays?

Completely Gundogs offer a range of three and five day gundog training holidays near Newtown, Mid Wales.

All breeds of gundog are welcome but please check which dates are for your breed. Holidays are split into different levels to accommodate novice, intermediate and advanced gundogs.

Our gundog training holidays are designed to help you and your dogs improve your knowledge and gain experience.

Dogs will be expanding on their skills of marking, taking memories and blinds in different and diverse terrain.

There might be opportunities for a cold game session, a water training session (weather permitting), a walked up scenario in cover, and remote dummy launchers.

Depending on the experience of the dogs and handlers, the time of year, and weather forecast, there may also be some opportunities for training off site at locations used by the local shoot. This will allow the dogs to work in a more diverse range of terrain and will provide the opportunity for more challenging training scenarios.

The social side of the holiday is as important as the training to most handlers so we try to go out to a local pub or restaurant one night for dinner.

The total cost of the three day holidays with Collette are £375 per dog and handler. The total cost of the three day holidays with Gemma and Sam are £345 per dog and handler. The total cost of the five day holiday with Collette, which comprises four days of training and a rest day in the middle is £500 per dog and handler. Onsite accommodation is available with prices from £55 to £139 per night.

Collettes Training Experience

As well as running Mid Wales Holidays, and sharing her home with Labrador Retrievers, Angus, Grace, Harry and Fern, plus cheeky Chihuahua-cross Rosie, Collette is also the proud owner-founder of Completely Gundogs.

Over the last decade, Collette has dedicated her life to learning about science-based, reward-based gundog training in order to teach her students to train their dogs in a fun, force free and effective way.

Before starting her first dog training, walking and sitting business, Lead & Listen in Surrey, she completed extensive theoretical and practical training with world-class trainers, including Chirag Patel.

Collette has a particular interest in how we can communicate more effectively with our dogs by reading their body language and also by being more aware of our own. Understanding our canine friends is the secret to increased cooperation and general obedience.

Passionate about gundog breeds, Collette regularly takes her own dogs picking up throughout the season and is an accredited Gundog Club instructor and assessor.

An avid competitor too, taking part in gundog working tests and field trials, Collette has achieved numerous awards in working tests and is proud to have reached these high standards using positive reinforcement methods of training.

She believes that training should always be fun and enjoyable for both the dog and handler, regardless of the end goal. Collette finds it rewarding to help owners train their dogs, to improve their relationship and reduce problems both at home and out in the field, whether working or competing.