When I travel to South Dakota hunting pheasant, or Saskatchewan for Hungarian Partridge, I typically go with a very good friend of mine. He’s got a British Lab that he’s hunted with now for about a decade. Riley is a very good retriever… he’s made many great retrieves and worked hard in the field his entire life. However, his owner never trained for, and isn’t insistent, Riley be steady to shot and flush. When quartering a field, Riley typically ... The post To Sit, or Not to Sit? That is the Question appeared first on Kinetic Performance Dog Food ..read more

Several years ago, I got into reading books written by Malcolm Gladwell. No, he’s not a retriever trainer, but rather studies and researches cultural phenomena. One of his books was titled, “Outliers”. In this book, Gladwell described his theory of 10,000 hours.  Basically, he gives many examples of people who do things far above the ordinary. Were the Beatles really an overnight success? Did Bill Gates really rise from nothing to build Microsoft? What did these phenomenally successful people ... The post Is Your Retriever an Outlier? appeared first on Kinetic Performance Dog Food ..read more

During my 35-year career as a teacher and a coach, I had to approach my work with students in different ways depending on what the learning task called for, teaching or training. Sometimes a task involved learning something new, and that was teaching. Sometimes it was performing a task to perfection, and that was training. How is teaching different from training? As you think about developing a retriever that can work with you as a team both at home ... The post The 4 Phases of Canine Learning appeared first on Kinetic Performance Dog Food ..read more

I’ve read books and watched videos from many “expert” retriever trainers. They approach the development and growth of retrievers in different strategies, drills, techniques, and routines. I can’t say that I do only what Mike Lardy teaches, or only what Bill Hillmann does, or only what I read about from Evan Graham (or many other sources). When I read or watch (study) I always reflect back to my dog… what have I seen or read that applies to my ... The post What is Important in Every Retrieve appeared first on Kinetic Performance Dog Food ..read more

This article is the first in a series by Paul Agranoff on raising, training, hunting and competing with hunting Labrador Retrievers. I came to the world of Retriever games in 2010 after my retirement from 35 years as a classroom teacher. We had gotten a puppy in October of 2009, and my plan was to make this puppy my “retirement dog”. His name is Ti, short for Tiberius (if you watch Star Trek, it came from Captain James Tiberius ... The post From Scrap Heap to Master Hunting Retriever appeared first on Kinetic Performance Dog Food ..read more

  Effective December 31, 2021, Kinetic Performance Dog Food will no longer be available through Hubbard Feeds. Customers who have been purchasing Kinetic from Hubbard will be able to purchase our products from a number of alternative distributors. Our new distribution partners include one national, and several regional and sub-regional distributor options with a combined fourteen distribution centers across the country. For Retail Locations To avoid any interruption in service, product is in-stock and available for immediate order at ... The post Supply Chain Changes appeared first on Kin ..read more

With many of us gearing up for the hunting season, we thought it would be a good time to cover a topic related to exercise recovery. A lot of dog owners and handlers have heard about drink mixes and other hydration products for their dogs but haven’t been willing to give them a try. Others have tried some products and didn’t see results or their dogs wouldn’t drink them. We often hear these objections when people see our Hydro ... The post 3 Great Reasons to Use a Canine Hydration Supplement appeared first on Kinetic Performance Dog Food ..read more

  This is a topic that comes up frequently in discussions with working dog professionals. For many of us, olfactory detection is an important part of what our dogs need to do. This could include anything from tracking humans or animals to finding drugs, explosives or other targeted odors. While there’s a genetic component specific to each dog’s ability, we’re always looking for an edge or any way we can to improve our dog’s capabilities. Can diet be a ... The post Improving Working Dog Scent Capabilities Through Diet appeared first on Kinetic Performance Dog Food ..read more

This article originally appeared in the January 2021 issue of Schutzhund USA Magazine. For you veteran puppy raisers out there, feeding a puppy has probably become second nature to you. You’ve done it so many times it doesn’t take a whole lot of thought and you’re comfortable they’re getting what they need to thrive. For the infrequent or new puppy owners, though, this can be a lot more challenging. One of the most common inquiries we receive as a ... The post Puppy Feeding Guidelines appeared first on Kinetic Performance Dog Food ..read more

This article originally appeared in the November 2020 issue of Schutzhund USA Magazine. Feeding as many German Shepherd Dogs (GSDs) as we do, we encounter a fair number of dogs with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). For those who deal with it, it can have a significant impact not just on the ability of the dog to work, but also the ability to simply maintain a normal, healthy life. Veterinary evaluation and care are a must, but there is a ... The post Feeding Dogs with EPI appeared first on Kinetic Performance Dog Food ..read more