Shedding Those Winter Pounds
If you have allowed your dog to gain a few winter pounds, make sure you address this right away.
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Training Equipment Essentials For Training Your Hunting Dog: Part 1
In today’s world of high tech electronics it seems as though there is no end to technology. Dog training equipment is keeping pace with this type of advancement. However, a lot of the equipment in dog training has not changed, and the simple fact is that good old-fashioned patience and repetition is still needed to
train that canine companion.
Training Equipment Essentials For Training Your Hunting Dog: Part 2
If you have all the objects that I talked about in the first part of this
article (if you missed it, it’s on this page above this article), and you feel
you have your dog retrieving well, it may be time to introduce your dog to
gunfire. Here’s how to do it.
Owning More Than One Dog
Being a gundog owner is often fun and fulfilling. Having your four-legged buddy with you during the fall gives hunters a sense of satisfaction and pride. However, your dog is also a pet the remainder of the year and takes a great deal of responsibility. This especially holds true to someone owning more than one dog. Here are some pitfalls to avoid for hunters who have two dogs.
READ MORE ›Introducing A Dog To Water Retrieves
It has been a long winter, not to mention the spring that never was here in my home state of Minnesota, but finally we can get out and enjoy summer activities here in late June. If you are like me, … Continued
READ MORE ›Socialization For A Gundog
In today’s world of technology, I feel we are spending much more time e-mailing and texting with one another. Actually talking to people seems like a rarity. The lack of personal communication seems inevitable with people; however, we still must make deliberate efforts to communicate with our dogs, especially puppies to ensure a better hunting dog and pet.
READ MORE ›More Than Just A Bear Hunt
During a fall 2012 bear hunting trip to pristine Northwest Ontario, I had a chance to witness a great deal of what this area has to offer. Though me and a buddy were after big Ontario bears, the trip turned out to be much more than a hunting trip. It was an awesome wilderness adventure!
READ MORE ›The Water T-Pattern Drill
Being it’s mid-July 2012 as I write this, that means we are halfway done with summer and only have a couple of months before we can begin shooting ducks! If you are an avid waterfowler like me, this is the time to get your gundog prepared for the upcoming
fall! It’s time to transfer the retrieving skills he’s learned on land to the water.
Training Your Dog To Hold Point: Part 1
There is nothing more exciting to an upland bird hunter than watching his dog gracefully quartering a field on a fall afternoon. As the dog is covering ground, he all of a sudden stops on a dime into the wind, … Continued
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