You ever wonder what a summer would be like if you spent it training dogs at Lone Duck HQ? Well, welcome to the summer of George! Bob, Blaine and Kevin sit down to discuss Blaine's (almost) two months at Bob's house this summer. Dogs were trained, tests and trials were run, pools were floated and fish were caught. Then we talk about some dove hunting and how Blaine manages his dove field, how he works his dogs for doves, some tips and tricks, working dogs in heat, eating birds, marking doves during the chaos of a hunt, etc. and then we talk deer. Blaine has a couple goodies on his property rig ..read more

Welcome to another 7 minutes with Uncle Bob. Tonight we have the pleasure of speaking with Luke Cour and he walks us through how he fixes a loopy sit. Pro tip: bring some running shoes. Check out our patreon to get 1:1 coaching, talk directly with Bob and join our happy hour hang outs. Need some training gear or want to support the Lone D? Check out our website for anything you need! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

Welcome back to another short show. This questions is from a patreon friend, James. Sometimes dogs lose momentum when they come back from a retrieve and are getting lined up for another one (a memory bird). Well, let's chat about it confidence, marking and discipline. Check out our patreon to get 1:1 coaching, talk directly with Bob and join our happy hour hang outs. Need some training gear or want to support the Lone D? Check out our website for anything you need and even stuff you don't need but totally just want. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

For today's show, we have the pleasure of hanging out with Scott from Trulock Chokes. We kick off the show hearing about Scott's family business and how they got started in the outdoor industry. You'll quickly find that Scott is the real deal and knows a thing or two about hunting, fishing and especially, choke tubes. We get pretty deep with Scott in regards to how and why his chokes are unique, what he looks for in choke tubes, what he recommends for people to do when they get a new gun, etc. One of the most important things Scott suggests is to pattern the gun, choke and shell of choice at t ..read more

Today we had a great conversation with our friend, Karl Gunzer, from Purina. Before working for Purina, Karl worked with some of the most well-known dog trainers in the country and competed at the national level. Karl shares how he got into the training game, how he worked his way into Field Trials and some of the most memorable dogs he has worked with over the years. After the retriever game, Karl began working for Purina and also got into running cattle dogs. We talk a lot about the crossover between training retrievers and stock dogs and Karl shares a lot of insights. It's always great to c ..read more

This is a special episode because we get to chat with our good buddy, Luke Cour, from Cour's Retrievers. Luke is an absolute workhorse and knows a thing or two about training hunting dogs. Bob and Blaine kick off the show learning about how Luke got into hunting alongside bird dogs as a young guy and then got his first retriever. We also hear how he started working as a trainer (which is a question we get asked all the time... "well, how does someone get into this business?"). Then we get to hear about some of the special dogs Luke has worked with and issues he works through like poison birds ..read more

Today we had the absolute pleasure of hanging out with our buddy, Rustin Morgan, from Dry Creek Outfitters. If you haven't heard of them, you're missing out. We kick off the show with Blaine introducing Rustin and we hear how Rustin got into hunting and how he started his business with a relentless work ethic. Then we get talking a little about how they've worked together and how Rustin got his first dog (a boykin!). Blaine spent a ton of time choosing a litter and training the right dog to make sure Rustin got the ideal truck buddy and guide dog and let me tell you, Guy is exactly that. We ch ..read more

Today we had the absolute pleasure of chatting with our buddy, Randall Lykens, from Liberty Canine LLC. Randall is an extremely knowledgeable dog trainer who uses a variety of methods to train high performing dogs. Randall is a passionate hunter who spent a lot of his life working for the US Army. We spent a good bit of time discussing his time in the Special Forces and learning how impactful working dogs can be for a team of people. Randall worked as a Dog Handler for a while and shares a few stories that left my jaw on the floor. It's incredible that we have people like Randall on our side a ..read more

Welcome back for another short show. Boy, have we had a lot of experience working dogs in cold weather, busting ice and using all sorts of different neoprene vests. Well, let's chat about hunting dogs in cold weather, vests, do's and don'ts, etc. Check out our patreon to get 1:1 coaching, talk directly with Bob and join our happy hour hang outs. Need some training gear or want to support the Lone D? Check out our website for anything you need and even stuff you don't need but totally just want. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

Welcome to the Lone Stone Podcast. We had the pleasure of having Ethan and Kat from Standing Stone Kennels at the kennel for a few days of videos, dog training, puppy time and our annual summer seminar. Boy, it was an awesome week. On this episode, we chat about the few litters of puppies we had and shed light on what breeding dogs can really be like. We also talk about the dog training seminar, summer plans and good news... we'll be doing the next Lone Stone seminar out in Kansas! Check out our patreon to get 1:1 coaching, talk directly with Bob and join our happy hour hang outs. Need some ..read more