If you walk far enough you meet a new version of yourself most times. Or maybe it’s just a new way of thinking and seeing things that aren’t really that new, they were just covered up by your usual thought patterns and the cobwebs of routine. I’ve always said that the more I walk, the […]
When you commit to this, and you feel it stir something deep inside of you, you just know it. And sometimes only you need to know and comprehend it, because thats all that truly matters. I’m still left in awe by the connection between myself and a dog, any dog – clients or my own;
The vision was never to create a ‘brand’. As much as that’s what it becomes and starts taking shape as, it was never about that. I always wanted to honour a passion, a boyhood dream and spirit that broke free from the shackles of corporate culture and the empty ‘dream’ the matrix and the system
As I have always stated, what I take great pride in doing and putting together, is vastly more than the mere trigger pulling experience. Almost anyone can throw a hunting trip together, but I derive immense enjoyment and satisfaction from not only curating extraordinary experiences, but doing so genuinely and authentically. The word ‘bespoke’ has
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My dream has always been to be a professional trainer in Europe. And it came close to happening a couple of times now. But life happens in such a way that the best things befall you, exactly how they are meant to. I know I’d cut it, I know I’d excel, and I know I’d
One of my favourite moments from the year that was with Aera and Bianca of Ourano Pointers. Aera had just found the biggest covey of Greywing Francolin I have still ever seen, and I managed to take a few birds with my dogs for a change. Hunting the king of Africa’s game birds with class
The days start early and calm. Watch the sun rise over the mountains from my veranda. Sip some coffee. Let the dogs test the icy grass outside for their toilet duties after keeping vigil at the fireplace through the night. No food for me or them. We both work fasted, and earn our meals for
I mentioned in the previous training ramble about dogs seeking out likely bird holding areas as something I like to assess and look for. I’d like to expand on this, as I think very few people truly understand it or have even ever thought about it. In American field trials, this is a part of
Making pretty things to look at is what content creators do, but making people look at things in a new way is what artists do, that is their job. Whatever you do, make sure it moves people, make sure it stirs the soul somehow, make it have meaning. That’s art. But what i have learnt
The toughest notion I have found about the training of clients dogs has been that to make the dog into a brilliant hunting companion is a given and a right and never up for debate. And whilst I’ve almost guaranteed success after a dog spending two months successively with me, I am still shocked at