One who could lie quietly in the kitchen while dinner was being made.
Walk calmly down the country lane while the kids ate an ice cream.
Settle in the house without making you feel like you’re living with something possessed.
But instead, you’re struggling to have a calm life with a dog who was bred for 400 years to hunt, notice movement, follow scent, and make decisions at speed.
So when your gundog ignores you, pulls, whines, can’t settle, breaks position, or acts like training has vanished the second you step outside…
It’s not because you’re terrible at dog ownership, or because your dog is the untrainable. And it’s not because you need to become stricter or softer with your new bestie.
It may simply be that you’re asking your dog to live in the “inbetween” world… not fully working dog, not ordinary pet dog… but a pet gundog trying to live in a family home with instincts they were never taught how to switch off.
And that’s exactly where the Gundog Gap Map starts.
To help your pet gundog live calmly in the home, you need to understand “the inbetween” world you’re asking them to live in, and know how to help them adapt without fighting their instincts.
The real shift happens when you stop asking, “How do I fix everything?” and start asking, “Where is this actually breaking down?”
Because most of the time, not everything needs fixing.
There’s usually one specific gap causing most of the madness:
> The recall that works until something interesting happens.
> The heelwork that disappears when the environment changes.
> The steadiness that holds until excitement kicks in.
> The off switch that exists after training, but not when you need peace at home.
Once you can name the break point, you can stop wasting energy on the wrong thing and start building the right skill in the right order. That’s what the Gundog Gap Map is designed to help you find. It helps you identify where your dog is in training, pinpoint the specific skill that breaks under pressure, and choose the next place to begin.
Inside The Free Gundog Gap Map, You’ll Find…
So you can stop guessing where your dog is in training and see whether they’re mostly at Puppy, Foundation, Novice, Intermediate, or Advanced level.
So you can identify the exact skill that crumbles when things speed up, the environment changes, or your dog gets excited.
So you can choose the one gap causing the most chaos instead of trying to fix the whole list at once.
So you know where to begin next, without guessing, spiralling, or wondering whether you’re working on the wrong thing again.
No. This is especially helpful for pet gundogs living in family homes, dogs who may go onto an estate, or may never go shooting, but still have all the instincts, drive, and desire they were bred with.
Then this is for you. Your dog may live as a pet, but they are still a gundog. The Gap Map helps you understand where those instincts are clashing with everyday family life.
That’s fine. The Gap Map is designed to help you start from where your dog actually is, not where you think they “should” be.
If your dog is a puppy, you’ll be able to see which foundations need building first. If your dog is older, you’ll be able to spot where the break point is now, so you can stop guessing and choose the next right step.
This isn’t about starting perfectly. It’s about finally knowing where to begin.
No. This is not a verdict on you. It’s not proof that you’ve failed your dog, left it too late, or that you’re the exception who can’t be helped.