Gun Dog Training

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Problem: I have a 1-year-old female yellow Lab. She retrieves well, has good distance control and knows commands. When hunting…»

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The game of “hide and seek” often comes to mind when I’m duck hunting. It seems that in the field,…»

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Lately, it’s become fashionable in more obscure quarters to adopt a laissez-faire approach to dog training, as if any pointing…»

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Using your spaniel for jump shooting ducks is a good way to supplement your upland game bag. My favorite spot…»

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August is a tough month for training gun dogs. Sure, most of us are fired up by the coming of…»

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Hunting seasons come slowly and vanish quickly. After one vanishes, we can clean/oil our shotguns and put them away until…»

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If I have a guiding principle in the realm of training dogs; it’s that it’s far more a process of…»

German pointing dog

Why bother testing puppies? You might say, “Those tests look so easy I don’t see the benefit; seems like a…»

Pheasant in field

You’ve got a good dog. He stays focused and understands what’s going on,” said Sal Roseland, owner of R&R Pheasant…»

Friend's dog

When Hanna finally pinned the grouse, the bird was holding on one edge of a wet, boggy, depression ringed with…»

Gun dog

How well your dog travels will make a big difference in how well he hunts once you get to where…»

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If you’re having trouble trying to fill the stocking of the hunter in your family, take a second to check…»

Black lab

Problem: I trained my black Labrador retriever for hunt trials for three years. He did very well for the first…»

Dog with decoy

Many gun dog owners confuse the focus regarding steadying a dog, mistakenly believing that steadying is all about the flushing…»

Steady your Dog

Many retrievers have a natural instinct to break their heel or steady position once a bird is in the air…»

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Force breaking isn’t always fun, but it works. Do you really need to force break your dog? I don’t have…»

If your dog takes to the water, then swimming is a great option for conditioning. Water work cuts down on the worry of heat exhaustion, is low-impact on joints and builds cardio quickly.

  If your plan is to simply hunt your dog into shape this fall, it might be time to consider…»