Many apologies to those that have ordered Total Recall recently and not yet received their copy.
It would seem that Amazon are waiting for stock.
The second print run was ordered some time ago, and is expected very soon!
In the meantime, the Gundog Club have a few (signed) copies left.
Now that the shooting season is over, it’s back to work, and I am putting together my next book.
I hope to bring you some more news about that very soon.
The dogs
Rachael’s training is underway again at last, and I am settling into life with five dogs in the house.
We bought our entire gang indoors recently, after the worrying spate of gundog thefts across Hampshire. Thieves were targeting working gundog kennels and we decided that leaving them outdoors was just not worth the worry.
The dogs, some of whom have lived outdoors for most of their lives, are adjusting well to life in a house, and although the hoover is working overtime, so far we have had only one ‘accident’.
As you can see in the picture above, the three older dogs have made themselves comfortable in my office.
Thank you
Thank you so much to all those that have bought Total Recall, and given me such kind reviews.
You are very much appreciated.
I have added a new mailing list to this website for those that want to keep up with any of my news, and an author page on Facebook, for those of you that prefer to keep in touch that way.
Understanding spaniels
Pippa,
I was just trying to have a look at the Rachels journey video (puppy recall n the meadow – I was about to send it to a friend with a pup – I have sent the link to a couple of others too) and I got some horrible chanting Iranian family holding signs with a message saying the website had been hacked. I guess you are on to this problem.
Philippa (in Australia)
Hi Philippa, thank you so much for letting me know. The website is now back to normal. Best wishes, Pippa
Hi Pippa,
My mail to you was erroneously sent or disappeared somehow. At asyrate
w wish to translate and publish your Total Recall. First we wrote
to the publisher of this book, however, we could not reach any
meaningful agreement yet. We wish to deal directly with you
if possible. Our conditions are:
Edited to remove details!
Please reply to me.
With best regards, Terumasa Hirano
Ittosha Inc, Tokyo
Japan
Hi there,
Thank you for your interest in Total Recall. You will however need to deal with the publishers of my book. You can find their contact details here. Quiller Publishing Ltd.
Best wishes
Pippa
Dear Pippa
Having bought Total Recall I started my 15 month old lab on exercise one a week ago with prime treats but he now won’t touch his twice daily kibble.
Any suggestions?
Hi, unless your dog is underweight, I wouldn’t worry about it. He will eat when he’s hungry. If he turns his nose up, just take the food away, and offer it again later. If you are using a lot of food in training, it is normal for the dog to need less to eat at mealtimes. Just make sure the training food is good healthy stuff 🙂
Pippa
Thanks for the reassurance.
I have a golden retriever/standard poodle cross who is a gorgeous, much loved, completely adorable dog. Unfortunately she just loves other dogs, kids, birds, cats, anything in fact. Three weeks ago she ran off to chase birds on the beach and sadly got hit by a car. She was extremely lucky and had only a broken rib and cuts and grazes, especially considering she was dragged along under the car along with the front bumper so it could have been a whole lot worse. Obviously there is no more running around off lead for her until her recall is perfect. She just ignores me when we are out and I think I have spent more on training since I have had her than I did buying her. She is now 2. Like Penelope commented earlier, I have also had trainers tell me it is my fault, my voice is not stern enough, I am not strict enough and treat her like my child instead of my dog! Nothing really works with her as she does not care less for food. Anyway, I have got myself a copy of your Total Recall which I think it brilliant and am working my way through it slowly with her – taking her back to basics. I am only on stage 2 but am finding it a problem in that she does not care much at all for her own food, never has. She will eat it when she is good and ready but it can be anytime. She is just not a greedy dog and even my other little dog can literally take the food out of her mouth and she just lets her ! How do I get round this? I am training her with fresh cooked chicken and packs of ham and beef at the moment – human food. How can I progress her training though when I cannot call her to me by shaking her food bowl? Should I just put fresh food in her bowl for now? She is on the BARF diet. I am just worried if I give her only cooked chicken, then she will eat less of her own food and will only want fresh cooked stuff? Please help? I am so worried about her recall that there is no way I am letting her off the lead until I feel confident she will come back immediately. I have had trainers give up on her before now as they get nowhere with her. I don’t want her to be miserable and never able to go off lead and play ball or anything but I do want her safe. She simply gets so easily distracted. She never actually runs away, but she will chase after things and then comes trotting back when she has had enough all full of herself and tail merrily wagging away ! Any advice you can offer on the best way to train her would be greatly appreciated.
I a just starting out on the Total Recall journey with 4 year old springer who is very easily distracted and also very nervous – but also an absconded when out. I’ve tried in the past most of the exercises with a whistle in the book – to very variable success. Now need to have a new ‘non poisoned’ recall and was wondering whether a silent whistle would be suitable?
Hi Amanda, I don’t personally like silent whistles, but if you have it on a setting that you can hear, there is no reason why you shouldn’t use one. 🙂
Hi Pippa, I have a very social 5 month old Working cocker spaniel puppy and have been working through Total recall, proofing the recalls. When my puppy sees another dog he runs to it, putting more distance between us than I would ideally like. I can recall him when he is on the way to the dog and I can recall him back from the dog successfully. I would just prefer to get him to stay close or to heel once he has come back to me. I don’t want to over use my recall. My puppy training class said hold a treat in front of his nose and say heel, but I cannot walk bent over like that, I would fall over !!
My cocker puppy is small and I am very tall !! I have tried having a treat in my hand walking normally (on and off the lead) but he just keeps jumping up to sniff the treat- which doesn’t seem ideal (especially as I have worked hard on not getting him to keep jumping up my leg.) He doesn’t pull that often on the lead, only really when we get back to our road he will pull to get home or if he has got really excited. Any advice most welcome on how to work on this !!
Hi Kate, have a look at this article – clicker training heel
Thank you so much for your link Pippa- I started this morning on our walk using ‘close’ as my command instead of heel. I will have to build this up when not too many distractions around (as we only have a courtyard garden. ) He seemed very keen on getting the treats and will practice in park too! Kate