You’re Bringing Who? How to Handle a Friend’s Dog
Dogs that will be transported together, like this red setter and border collie, should be allowed to get the introductions out of the way before being placed in the same vehicle. When Hanna finally...
View ArticleControlling Your Dog: Birds Galore Equals Sensory Overload
You’ve got a good dog. He stays focused and understands what’s going on,” said Sal Roseland, owner of R&R Pheasant Hunting in Seneca, S.D., after a few hours spent hunting his farm’s milo, corn and...
View ArticleField Tests for Puppies: A Valuable Learning Experience
Why bother testing puppies? You might say, “Those tests look so easy I don’t see the benefit; seems like a waste of time…” I wouldn’t recommend saying that to someone who’s spent weeks of preparation,...
View ArticleBuilding Blocks: How to Prevent Problem Behavior
Distance is a powerful distraction, so dogs should be thoroughly schooled in the whoa and recall commands before they are hunted in the wide open spaces. If I have a guiding principle in the realm of...
View ArticleDog Games & The Hunter: Picking the Right Dog Games
Hunting seasons come slowly and vanish quickly. After one vanishes, we can clean/oil our shotguns and put them away until next year-—ditto for our boots. We can store our decoys. But we can’t stash our...
View ArticleThere’s Still Time: Last-Minute Training for Your Dog
August is a tough month for training gun dogs. Sure, most of us are fired up by the coming of another hunting season, but it’s a hot, humid and a demanding time to train in. For all of us with...
View ArticleSpaniel Versatility and Jump Shooting for Ducks
Spaniels can be used quite effectively when sneak shooting farm ponds and creeks. Using your spaniel for jump shooting ducks is a good way to supplement your upland game bag. My favorite spot for jump...
View ArticleQuit Being Laissez: How to Discipline Your Dog
Heeling is underused, but an extremely helpful command, especially at the end of hunt. Lately, it’s become fashionable in more obscure quarters to adopt a laissez-faire approach to dog training, as if...
View ArticleHow to Keep Your Dog Hidden in the Field
The game of “hide and seek” often comes to mind when I’m duck hunting. It seems that in the field, I’m constantly struggling to hide Mason, my black Lab, from the watchful eyes of waterfowl. It’s hard...
View ArticleFixing Behavior Problems: Flushing on Command
Problem: I have a 1-year-old female yellow Lab. She retrieves well, has good distance control and knows commands. When hunting the first time at 8 months she was working with some pointers. When she...
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