
Smudge’s Journey
Meet Smudge - the newest member of our Labrador Lodge Family! ​
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Bred by Alan Jarvis and Hailing from Harworth in Doncaster. One of these little Cocker Spaniel’s will be heading to Labrador Lodge at the end of October 2026. He will be following in the training footsteps of Jet our Black Labrador and his predecessor Chip the Cocker Spaniel who was also came from the same working kennel.
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Without doubt he will bring a whirl wind of puppy excitement. We eagerly anticipate his arrival and invite you to Join us as we document his training adventures from the very beginning .
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Over the coming months we’ll be documenting;
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Early socialisation
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recall foundations
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confidence building
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retrieve development
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steadiness training
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and his first experiences in the field.
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Well add links to videos here as they become available so watch this space!
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From Puppy to Gundog
​Follow the journey, week by week and month by month
Labrador lodge. Training journal
Week 1 | 8 Weeks Old
This week’s Progress
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Building confidence, introducing sit and rewarding calm positive behaviour.
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This weeks highlights
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Learning to sit on command
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rewarding calm behaviour
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Toilet training
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transition from breeder kibble to puppy raw food
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building confidence
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rewarding recall

Week 2 | 9 Weeks Old

