Two key ideas for your dog’s health: dog care and dog log
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by betsy
1M ago
The dog cards for Royce and Vixen:  Royce (age 10) now has 12 cards stapled together and Vixen (age 12) has 15. There will be no admonition about the importance of a healthy dog in this post. Nor will there be finger-pointing about overweight dogs, a too-common issue. Rather this piece is about performing a simple monthly routine and keeping track of your dog’s health. You might say, “I know all that,” but when questioned, you can’t remember when your female came into heat, mumbling “Sometime last August, I think. Or maybe July.” Truly, Jerry and I know. For no matter the number of dogs ..read more
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In honor of Super Bowl LVIII, here’s a matchup of Dog vs. Birds
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by betsy
1M ago
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6X CH / 11X RU-CH True Confidence to be inducted into the Bird Dog Hall of Fame
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by betsy
2M ago
CH True Confidence (Two Acre Bulldog x Bar P Annex) Photo © Chris Mathan The extraordinary pointer male, CH True Confidence (2009 – 2023), will be awarded a bird dog’s highest honor when he is inducted into the Bird Dog Hall of Fame on February 10, 2024. The prestigious event will take place in Grand Junction, Tenn., home of the National Bird Dog Museum. CH True Confidence, call name Bob, was owned by Frank and Jean LaNasa of Isanti, Minn. Bob had a distinctive pedigree. He was sired by Two Acre Bulldog, a son of CH Funseeker’s Rebel out of Rester’s Tiny Dancer, a granddaughter of this year ..read more
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Gallery: Bird dog testimonials
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by betsy
2M ago
Tork (CH Southern Confidence x Northwoods Comet, 2023) “He’s a dream come true for me.” ~ Nik Zewers, Minnesota   Northwoods Louie (CH Erin’s Hidden Shamrock x Northwoods Nickel, 2018), on left, and Junie (CH True Confidence x Northwoods Comet, 2021) “These two dogs are my greatest joy.” ~ Joey Paxman, Montana     Paco (CH Southern Confidence x Northwoods Comet, 2023) “He’s the smartest dog I have ever had.” ~ Josh Matel, Minnesota ..read more
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Ben McKean and his CH Northwoods Sir Gordon featured in Gun Dog
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by betsy
3M ago
CH Northwoods Sir Gordon (RU-CH Erin’s Prometheus x Northwoods Carly Simon, 2016), is owned and handled by Ben McKean. In the Winter 2024 issue of Gun Dog magazine, Jeremy Moore’s column highlights Ben McKean and CH Northwoods Sir Gordon, Ben’s seven-year-old setter male out of RU-CU Erin’s Prometheus x Northwoods Carly Simon. Jeremy mentions Ben’s decades-long history of grouse hunting but the focus of his piece is field trials and Ben’s championship placement with Gordie in April 2023 at the Region 19 Amateur Shooting Dog Championship. Jeremy describes several of Gordie’s attributes: “Buil ..read more
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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
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by betsy
3M ago
Santa Claus and his team of nine reindeer didn’t miss a stop at our winter kennel here in the Red Hills region of southwestern Georgia/northern Florida. All dogs received special treats in their dog dishes this morning. From all of us at Northwoods Bird Dogs, a very Merry Christmas to you, your friends and family ..read more
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When to steady a bird dog
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by Jerry
3M ago
Eleven-month-old Northwoods Snow Swept (CH Northwoods Sir Gordon x Northwoods Valencia, 2023) is ready for steadiness training because she stays on point until Jerry flushes. Steadiness in a bird dog means the dog stays where it points until either a shot is fired, or, after the shot is fired and the dog is released by the handler. The former is called steady to wing and the latter is steady to shot. Since either type of steadiness isn’t a natural behavior, dogs need to be trained to be steady. Done well, steadiness training is the epitome of bird dog polish. Done poorly, it can create probl ..read more
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Gallery: bird dogs from the 2023 season and their birds
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by betsy
4M ago
Sig (Northwoods Rob Roy x Northwoods Minerva, 2019), on left, and Rob Roy (Northwoods Blue Ox x Northwoods Chablis, 2012) ~ Chris Bye, Wisconsin For a business idea that originated in the grouse woods of the Lake States, dogs out of our breeding now live and hunt wherever there are wild birds. This selection of photos from clients shows dogs pursuing not only ruffed grouse (including one extremely steady setter) but Hungarian partridge and ring-necked pheasants. Correspondence from other clients mentions chukars, prairie chickens, woodcock, blue grouse, sage grouse, sharp-tailed grouse and C ..read more
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Flying McCoys: dogs and bacon treats
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by betsy
4M ago
“I don’t get it. They’re the smartest creatures on earth, and yet every day he has to ask me if I want a bacon treat.” © 2021 Glenn and Gary McCoy/Dist. by Andrews McMeel Syndication ..read more
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A memorable hunting trip for sharptails and Huns
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by betsy
4M ago
The geography in Hun country can be as picturesque as it is steep. Northwoods Comet (CH Rock Acre Blackhawk x Northwoods Vixen, 2018) beat Northwoods Gucci (CH Erin’s Hidden Shamrock x Northwoods Chardonnay, 2015), on left, and Northwoods Jane Eyre (Northwoods Louis Vuitton x Houston’s Dancing Queen, 2022) to the find at the top. Even though Northwoods Bird Dogs was conceived decades ago in the grouse woods of the Great Lakes states, Jerry and I have also trained and hunted our dogs in the open prairies of places far to our west. That we now have clients spread across the country is a testam ..read more
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