GUNDOG TRAINING · WEST YORKSHIRE & ONLINE
welcome to bear basics.
Practical gundog training for people who want to understand, train and enjoy the dog they live with, at home, outdoors and everywhere in between.
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IN-PERSON & ONLINE - UK, EUROPE, USA & CANADA
GUNDOG SPECIALISTS
THE PEOPLE BEHIND BEAR BASICS
hi, we're nick & yas.
Bear Basics began with Seidon, a Springer with a lot of drive and a lot to teach us. What started as learning how to live well with one very full-on gundog became a practical way of helping other owners do the same. Today, we help owners build a clearer, more enjoyable life with the dogs they love. The work is honest, practical and rooted in real life, with the dog in front of you always at the centre of it.
OUR SERVICES
find the right route for you and your dog.
From a focused training session to more in-depth support over time, choose the route that suits your dog, your goals and where you are right now.
calm by nature
A clear, supported coaching route for owners who want close guidance and lasting progress in everyday life with their gundog.
1:1 gundog training
Personal, practical sessions to build useful foundations, develop your handling and progress the right next skills.
gundog classes
Structured small-group training to build useful foundations and enjoy learning alongside other gundog owners.
Not sure which route it right for you and your dog? Have a chat with Nick.
REAL OWNERS. REAL RESULTS
they had already tried. this is what changed.
charlotte & mable
FROM BOLTING AND UNCONTROLLABLE TO RECALLED AND FREE
colleen & pearl
FROM UNABLE TO SETTLE AND EXHAUSTING TO LIVE WITH, TO CALM, OFF-LEAD AND THRIVING
steve & marley
FROM OVERSTIMULATED, NO RECALL AND UNMANAGEABLE, TO CALM, FOCUSED AND FULFILLED
"in 3 weeks, nick helped me get mable off the lead and her recall is so much more reliable. another dog owner even commented on how well-behaved she is. sometimes i just have to pinch myself that this is no longer just a dream."
"the change in pearl during the first week was remarkable. we are now enjoying off-leash walks in parks, at the beach, in forests and across grasslands without the struggle we had before. people now comment on how well behaved she is,"
"fast forward 60 days and marley is a completely different dog, happy, focused and fulfilled. he walks beautifully on a loose lead, and his recall is something that makes me wish everybody was watching. i only wish we'd started sooner."
CHARLOTTE - SHEFFIELD
COLLEEN - CALIFORNIA
STEVE - LEEDS
FREE GUNDOG RESOURCES
start with something useful.
A few straightforward places to learn more about the dog in front of you before you decide what support is right.
the gundog owners field guide
watch bear basics on youtube
A practical introduction to understanding the dog in front of you and what is worth looking at first.
Real training, useful guidance and a look behind the scenes at life with gundogs.
