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Thank you.

Thanks,new daily routine and time to adjust,good advice!

So, where does it all start Maxwell?

Picking up our dog on thursday from the shelter cant wait to bring him home and show him the love he so deserves.

Great reminder. I foster dogs and I have a 1.5 yr lab at the moment that was a stray, then to the pound and then me. We are making headway bit by bit. What great timing to see your video today.

Enjoyed the video 😊

Wow.... very interesting... well done.. 👏 Good Dog..!!!!

Thank you very much I’ve just adopted a rescue dog who was abused and bred from this will help xx

Thank you kindly for such a heartfelt comment of appreciation. I am truly grateful for that. I will be putting more, and hopefully better, content out there in the near future. It is all part of the journey as we find our way in filming, speaking, and doing what we love. As I always say, be busy getting better. Thank you and have a great day! Greetings from Scotland.

Hello Mr. Muir from America.... wow, what a great channel... what the heck... why aren't the YT algorithms pushing you out there more... great content, great attitude, your entire channel in my opinion is awesome... Weird how YT works... I binge watched at least a dozen of your videos and the entire channel, all of it, is spot on... absolutely will subscribe right now and will make your channel a must see weekly... too bad ur on the other side of the world.!! you fine Sir would be someone to sit down and have a beer or coffee with and watch our dogs run.. I'm still perplexed how YT's algorithm sent me your great channel, I wasn't looking up anything in particular... how strange but I'm glad... Take care, be well... pet your buddies for me and I will mine for you... Add another appreciative subscriber to ur list and this one completely gets ur take on our four legged buddies, keep up the good work and content... A fan from America

No fear of that dog getting lost. First class shoe warmer

Thank you for this video. I guess I was rushing it a bit. 10 days after we had to put down our soul dog, we rescued a 4 month old Chocolate Lab mix. She's tightly bonded with my husband, but not so much with me. Maybe she senses my grief, I'm just not sure. ❤

So lovely to see, great teamwork and inspiring me to push further.

Wise words Max and so helpful. Too much pressure to be out there doing things in environments that haven’t been trained for and then the dogs gets the blame. Relationship and skill building first especially with your first dog, the training and mindset needed is as much for you as your dog! Do the work enjoy the rewards. Working with the whistle, long line, retrieves, impulse control you taught us, it’s so helpful to have a bag of tools, so to speak, to dip into and helps to concentrate my mind on what I can do rather than going blank and struggling with the behaviour - although this still happens! However, I know now that the training and learning is lifelong and is a pleasure and a privilege.

Loving this. So easy to make a dog wary of water. Every retrieve has to have the perfect depth the dog can cope with adventurously. Loving the scenery and all your amazing work. I'm an avid follower. ✊️

Yes, I struggled with the long line and she wasn't fully grown. Got a 20 month old pointador that just charges. I worry that she will injure herself when she hits the end of it too. Not used it since I injured my shoulder a year ago. Training is now way behind due to that and some undesirable behaviours need fixed now, it was hard to train a high energy 10 month old with 1 arm😂 in the centre of town surrounded by lots of untrained dogs with no recall harassing us. I would dread seeing another dog, worst thing I could do but I had little control with 1 arm. 😢 Mostly healed now so seeing improvements in our training daily. Considering your recall training once I have put in some more ground work. You are right about the free run fields, they are great to burn some energy but no substitute for free roaming . She is missing out.

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Wise words, thank you

Really helpful Max, you’ve just described me to a T! Helen

The Canine must..... Or the Canine will require.. You must be......

Superb video - content and presentation! Love it. Thanks

Bless you for solid advice I do not want to set up her for failure and needed a possitive reminder bless you from BC CANADA

Somethig I needed today, thank you again!

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You have great ideas and videos!

Hmmm. I wonder why the dog didn’t understand a command it was never taught.🤔

Thanks for this. Just rescued a 15 month old lab who is proving a little agrophobic. Terrified of going into the garden, but is gaining in confidence in the home everyday. The more relaxed and confident he is in the home, the easier it will be - in time - to get him into the garden of his own accord. But it will take time.

I absolutely love your channel. You just put it so straight. Pure class.

Thank you very much, this really helps. I got an 8 year old rescue who has been only ever in a shelter and he is not yet fully trusting me after 10 days so I was worried

This is actually my favourite video of the month. Every time it makes me smile. You just have to love Springers, energy goes both ways and sometimes with Spaniels you just have to take a deep breath and remain emotionally detached. The thing I love about this video is its transparent and true, as a true a gundog training video as it gets. We see so much content of superb dogs without ever seeing how they are as novices before coming more advanced. Thank you so much to you and handler for a brilliant video and it brings such a smile to my face it brightens up my whole day. Would love to see a video of this wee dog again if you ever get the chance. :)

Ohhh someone has chased a hare before by the looks of things. Covering more ground that a trials Setter.

This is what my cocker spaniel does, she runs as far as she can

Thankfully our 5 month olds don't like going too far

Your accent 🥰

Great points here. I’m looking to get a rescue dog and this is something I’ve considered as well; that it is a big change for the animal to adjust to. My question is how do you know when the dog is ready and adapted to see more people or socialize?

I rescued a one-year-old Lab/Terrier on July 1, 2021 who came from a humane society shelter where she lived in a crate, in a cage in a warehouse with 200+ other dogs. I have many Labs before but never a rescue dog. I had a LOT to learn. I learned that Ginger does best in a quiet home where she can get a lot of rest. She is definitely highly excited and over aroused girl. She wanted me with her at all times, even at her nap time. It has taken her 6 months to have the confidence and trust to go to my bed, alone and take a nap without me. A huge milestone for us all!

I’ve recently adopted a dog from the past owner. I found your video very helpful thank you.

Great post!!

Thankyou, well said.

Um this was not helpful. Your title made me think you're going to show a strategy. This is just pep talk

ive got a reactive spanile which ive had since she was 10 weeks old, she is now 15 months old. Her issue is that she lunges on the lead when she is excited and also if i take her near a busy rd. My problem is i'm not sure if the lunging is because of fear or excitement and because im not sure i don't know the best way to go about fixing this.

oh god those bloody leaves:(

Very well said ! Thank you ! I couldn't have said better !

This is me and my 9 month springer.... he does come back say 75% ... rest he's off.

What age is the dog in this video? I have an 11 month old cocker who I let off the lead too young and now loves to chase. Have had her on the long line with whistle training for a couple of months but progress is slow. Any advice!?

This is the problem i have with my 10 month. I know he needs to run like that and burn up some energy but I can't trust him to come when i call. I would just love to let him run. I don't know what to do.

Very similar to our situation. 9 month Sprocker which we rehomed at 8 months. Similar lack of training and the same behaviours. What was your approach with this spaniel and how was it different to the way you train a younger puppy?

Looking forward to meeting Max tomorrow morning - Jura is a great rescue dog, it is me that needs help.

And what a happy boy he is! Love to see Max. Thanks 🐾🐾

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