Having the good fortune to be based in the heart of North Yorkshire are Jack Peckitt and his wife Anna with their Cuckavalda Gundogs. The name Cuckavalda comes from Norman times and is a deviation of the  cuckoo in the wood is aptly named as the cuckoo can be heard as we are surrounded by woodland. With fields and woodland on the doorstep and a fresh water stream damned up for the dogs own dipping pool this is a rare and wonderful place to for dogs to live and train. With some of the best shooting in the country  nearby, it is an excellent opportunity for Jack to work his dogs during the shooting season giving them the challenge of different working terrains and conditions ,bringing on young dogs to their best.