Most training classes take puppies at 6 months of age and you can have a lot of fun ‘working’ with your puppy and learning together.

Remember the golden rules:

• Be consistent
• Be firm
• Be patient
• Respond immediately with praise when he gets it right
• Always end on a happy note
• Keep the training sessions short
• Never hit your Setter.  It is not necessary, as a stern tone of voice will work.  They are a highly intelligent breed.

Gentle training should start as soon as your puppy comes home.  Talk to him and build a loving relationship so that he wants to please you.  Use titbits for rewards and consider bribery your best option.  Think Dog.   Would you get off the chair if someone shouted at you, or would you get off if someone offered you a piece of cheese two yards away, saying your name and ‘Come’?