Hold the Line
Jo Laurens
THE podcast for force-free gundog training! Hold the Line is committed to helping you to train your dog to an advanced level, using motivational methods and without the use of fear. Or pain. Or anything else nasty.
- 41 minutes 18 secondsEpisode 140 - how to train the point, flush and (steadiness to) fall
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This sequence can be really confusing for people at first, leading to people often trying to train this in the actual order it actually happens.
17 December 2025, 11:00 pm - 49 minutes 10 secondsEpisode 139 - Q&A bits and pieces
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This episode is a little bit of everything. It is a buffet of an episode. Not sure if it's all you can eat, but it is a heck of a lot.
29 November 2025, 10:00 pm - 1 hour 1 minuteEpisode 138 - PUPPIES 8-12 weeks
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Here I waffle randomly about what I'm doing with puppies in this age range. It doesn't really involve much gundog-specific stuff, because it's about helping pups to feel safe in the world.
15 November 2025, 12:00 am - 45 minutes 17 secondsEpisode 137 - the value of picking up and some thoughts about docking
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I talk here about the advantages of picking up, especially for HPR breeds (spaniels would also benefit for similar reasons) - and also offer some thoughts about docking after our experiences with our recent litter of Weim pups.
30 October 2025, 4:00 pm - 10 minutes 51 secondsEpisode 136 - THE NEW BOOK IS OUT!
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Yes, finally, it's here. The long-awaited sequel to *The Fundamentals*, the new book is called *Force-Free Gundog Training: Precision and Progression" and it's available in Amazons everywhere. Whoop whoop!
11 September 2025, 11:00 am - 36 minutes 23 secondsEpisode 135 - The New Book is Nearly Ready!
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Amazingly, my new book (Force-Free Gundog Training: Precision and Progression) is nearly ready. WHOOP!! It should be out in a few weeks....
27 July 2025, 12:00 pm - 21 minutes 10 secondsEpisode 134 - the come-in whistle, ticks and canine pregnancy
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This is a ramble of an episode (both subject-wise and literally) covering ticks, the come-in whistle on retrieves and early canine pregnancy.
10 July 2025, 12:00 pm - 35 minutes 36 secondsEpisode 133 - Trying to time a breeding (aka the right stuff, in the right place, at the right time)
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In this episode, I recount our incredibly stressful race against the clock to get the right stuff, in the right place, at the right time. Phew.
25 June 2025, 7:00 pm - 16 minutes 31 secondsEpisode 132 - working tests (the good, the bad, the ugly)
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What are the pros and cons of working tests?
18 June 2025, 6:00 pm - 28 minutes 31 secondsEpisode 131 - marking vs steadiness and moving recalls off the long-line
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This episode is an outdoor ramble (verbally and physically!)....
1 June 2025, 6:00 pm - 27 minutes 22 secondsEpisode 130 - tips for advancing water work
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Here are some useful tips for moving onto marks and then blinds across water.
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