Get a group of game-dog enthusiasts together and you’ll end up with some pretty strong opinions when it comes to mouth work – force fetch, as it’s sometimes called.
Many hunters who are lucky
Being a professional dog trainer requires a high level of patience, planning, and persistence with whatever breed that’s being worked. But it’s more than just working with dogs.
Because dogs will be going back
A fresh player in town, Second Chance Bird Dogs (SCBD), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is getting so busy its founder Mike Mapes is preparing to take drastic action.
Exercising bird dog breeds via “water work” is great for keeping or getting a canine in shape for the hunting season.
What the activity should not experience, however, is for a dog to become
If you are a small game hunter – upland birds, waterfowl, rabbits, maybe even squirrels – odds are good that you have (or at least want to have) a dog. Or dogs. It’s some of
The verbal commands get all of the love, but it’s what we don’t vocalize to our dogs that is sometimes the most important. After all, spoken conversations with a canine are one-sided affairs. But overall
The day was Sept. 20, 2021, and I was feeling pretty good about things as I drove home, pup by my side, from an animal eye specialist appointment in the greater Twin Cities.
For
A new pup acquisition usually comes with it a shopping spree. A tiny collar, a lightweight leash, a crate, and diminutive dummies all make the list.
While all these things might be necessities as
Sit… sit … come on! … SIT!
Probably not what we should be thinking when we talk about the five commands every hunting dog should know, even though it may be the five commands
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