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Training for Blind Retrieves
I can't always find rocks to toss to mark a bird, so teaching Hunter blind retrieves made sense. I always wished I taught my last gun dog, Wolf, how to do blind retrieves. With Wolf, I had to resort to...
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Wolters’ Gun Dog: A Great Place to Start for New Bird Dog Puppy Owners
Over the course of the last few weeks, I’ve received dozens of messages from bird hunters excited to welcome a puppy into their lives for the first time this spring. Most of these messages have...
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Reading your Bird Dog’s “Tells”
Trammell goes on point with ears at attention Successful poker players often talk about identifying opposing player’s “tells” in route to victory. Some card players can’t look others in the eye when...
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Pheasants Forever, “The Friends with Benefits Organization”
Membership in Pheasants Forever will introduce you to new people, good people. Some will even become your friends, help you train your dog, and show you a new hunting spot as evidenced by Mark Haslup...
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My First Bird Dog: Time for Help from a Pro
“I’m glad you called me when you did, most guys wait until about a week or two until the season starts,” said Tony Roettger of Roettger Ridge Kennels, when I called him the last week of July, “And...
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Dog Training – How Hot is Too Hot?
One tired puppy – even in the early mornings, it’s been hard to escape the heat this summer. Photo courtesy Anthony Hauck / Pheasants Forever If you’re a bird dog owner, you know that dogs and heat are...
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Creating a Pigeon Palace
Consider the pigeon, the lowly vermin of the sky. Who, at one time or another, ever thought trying to keep and raise a small flock of sky rats for your offseason dog training would be a great idea?...
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What’s Your Dog Training Golden Rule?
“Sprig,” my now 7-month-old English cocker spaniel, is showing promise as a hunter. She’s happily retrieving on both land and water, gets crazy about birds and has been introduced to gunfire. She’s...
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Puppies Mimic Older Bird Dogs
Yzerman (Izzy) mimics Trammell's every move, while the older pup ignores her shadow As I embarked on the adventure of adding a second bird dog to my family, an age-old question hung in my mind: “Do...
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Your Fido is Fat
This "Sting Phenomena" takes place across millions of households each night. Okay, so maybe your bird dog isn’t fat, but if you happen to live in Minneapolis, Minn., there’s a good chance this blog...
View ArticleThe Soundtrack of the Rooster Road Trip provided by Tri-Tronics
I am a guy that loves the peace and quiet of bird hunting. When Anthony & Andrew start ribbing each other’s shooting skills, hunting beards, or favored saying of the day, I typically veer left...
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Training for Blind Retrieves
I can't always find rocks to toss to mark a bird, so teaching Hunter blind retrieves made sense. I always wished I taught my last gun dog, Wolf, how to do blind retrieves. With Wolf, I had to resort to...
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Retriever Training Tips: You Can’t Fix Stupid (And I Don’t Mean the Dog)
For as perfect as we want our dogs to be – and for as perfect as we think we are – we all have our moments of “brilliance” when it comes to dog training. For me, that moment happened last week. While...
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