Gun Dog editors hunt behind pointing dogs in Iowa.; gun dog; Pheasants; pointing dogs; When training a dog to hunt with decoys, it's best to start on dry ground so that your dog can get accustomed to them. Here are some tips to making sure your dog is decoy ready for your next duck hunt.; decoys; GDTV; gun dog training; "Whoa" is perhaps the most important command that your gun dog will learn. Here's a training process designed to help your dog learn this important step.; GDTV; gun dog training; whoa; Getting your puppy used to a lead is an important step in the gun dog training process. Here's a simple but effective way to introduce this lesson to your future hunting partner.; GDTV; gun dog training; Lead; puppy; Many retrievers have a natural instinct to break their heel or steady position once a bird is in the air or a gun has been fired. Here's a training technique that will help keep your dog steady until you're ready for it to retrieve.; GDTV; gun dog training; steadying; Upland; Join Gun Dog Editor Rick Van Etten and AYA President Tom Hall as they take a look a few of offerings available on the market today from AYA USA.; aya; gun dog; Shotguns; When there's more than one bird down, it just means more fun for your gun dog! Here are some tips on how to best train your hunting buddy for a double marked retrieve.; brittany; double marked retrieve; GDTV; gun dog training; retrieving; Upland; After your dog has matured in its training, it becomes time to introduce it to live birds and guns. Here are some training tips that will help you in this process.; bird planting; GDTV; gun dog training; guns; puppies; With multiple dogs in a hunting party, it's important to teach your dog that not every bird down is theirs. Here are some steps to accomplishing this tactic.; GDTV; gun dog training; honor; Upland; It's not uncommon to shoot more birds while your dog is in the middle of a retrieve. This can lead to a dog dropping one bird to go after another. Here are some training tips that will help your dog do its retrieval work one bird at a time.; GDTV; gun dog training; Labrador Retriever; retrieving; There are four basic hand signals that are used in training your gun dog. James B. Spencer goes over what these signals are and why and when you should use them.; GDTV; gun dog training; hand signals; Upland; Force-Breaking retrieving is a process by which we teach a dog to accept, hold, reach for, and pick up an object on the command "fetch" and to deliver to hand on command. There are three phases of Force-Breaking training, lets take a look at them.; fetch; force-breaking retrieving; GDTV; gun dog training; We learned about the four basic hand signals for gun dogs in "Hand Signals, Part 1," here are the steps that you use to train your dog to follow these instructions.; GDTV; gun dog training; hand signals; Upland; The first continental breed to gain popularity in America, Shorthaired Pointers are easy to train and live with. Learn how this breed went from "houndlike" and "plotting" to general practitioners that are widely recognized and appreciated.; breeds; GDTV; gun dog history; shorthaired pointer; Named after its homeland in northwest France, the French Brittany was bred from small, land spaniels and setters. Learn why this dog was referred to a "compromise dog" and how and when the "spaniel" moniker was dropped. ; breeds; french brittany; GDTV; gun dog history; Bred to be a canine jack of all trades in southern Newfoundland, the first Labrador Retriever was registered with the American Kennel Club in 1917. It wasn't until much later however, that this breed took off in the United States.; breeds; GDTV; gun dog history; Labrador Retriever; If you can't stop your dog, you can't handle your dog! Here are some tips to getting your dog to stop, turn, sit, and look to you for direction.; GDTV; gun dog training; stopping; Once your dog-in-training has grasped basic concepts on bare ground. It's time to move to cover. Here's some insight on how to approach this tactic.; cover; GDTV; gun dog training; Gil & Vicki Ash of OSP Shooting School show Gun Dog Editor Rick Van Etten the "Flashlight" drill -- an exercise that's easy to learn and do right from the confines of your home.; gun dog; Shooting Tips; Plays every Gundog video asset.