AWARD-WINNING GUNDOG TRAINING·HERTFORDSHIRE

GUNDOG & HANDLER
IN PARTNERSHIP

From first commands to competition ready, we train you and your dog together.

Training & Courses

Find Your Training Path

From pet gundog to working tests, field trials and shoot days.

Group courses at every level, or one-to-one when you want it tailored.

Puppy

Foundations from the very start. Recall, steadiness and good habits before bad ones set in.

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Novice

First retrieves to reliable handling. The core skills for the field or your first working test.

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Advanced

Precision at distance. Sharpen up for working tests, field trials and shoot days.

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1-2-1 Training

Any level, tailored to you. One trainer, you, your dog, and exactly what you need to work on.

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“Joining Riverlily was like graduating from school to college with my first dog Kestrel - training for the real world of picking up for us both. Great fun and support with like minded people, homework and the occasional tipple! I regularly recommend Riverlily to others, whether they want to work their dogs, compete in tests or trials, or just build a stronger relationship with their dogs.”

Debbie G, Hertfordshire

Gundog Training, Run By People Who Work Their Own Dogs

Riverlily is led by Abbie Reid, IABTC Qualified Instructor with over 120 working test awards, 5 field trial awards and a Novice Field Trial win in December 2025. Every trainer here handles and competes with their own dogs. We train with reward, not force, and we care as much about the handler as the dog. That's the partnership.