"Portable" half-hitch steadies him
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9M ago
With thanks to the pioneers (Delmar, Rick, Ronnie Smith) and those who refined it (Bob Farris) ... I present the simple, easy, effective way to help steady your dog at that point in his training when he's ready to roam ..read more
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Want more birds? Just add water.
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11M ago
Upland game birds need water. Not much, and not necessarily from the “usual suspects,” but almost every day. Unfortunately, they don’t usually cooperate as well as they did one day in chukar country when an acquaintance ..read more
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Revise your dog training lexicon
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1y ago
I give seminars and talks at events all over the country, and a recent talk generated some spirited feedback and fascinating stories of other dog owners’ trials, tribulations and triumphs. The most intriguing discussion ..read more
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Who says only cats have nine lives?
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1y ago
Everyone has a story about their dog, a tale that defines the critter that wags the tail. Some are prone to misadventure, others, heroic in deed or mannerism. But every dog owner finds a way to make his hunting partner s ..read more
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Talk your way to a steadier point
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1y ago
I’m pretty well whoa-trained. When telling a dog to stop, I slam on the brakes too. It’s one of the funny things about that word that got me wondering how differently we think – and act – about the whoa command than we d ..read more
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The nose knows ... memories of bird hunts past
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1y ago
Crack open a bottle of Hoppe’s Number Nine and you’re transported to another time and place. It might be your grandfather’s shop, or a favorite hunting spot, maybe something altogether personal and secret, but you will g ..read more
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Dog training: go beyond the usual forms of praise
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1y ago
“Face time” is not just a business-speak cliché. A dog that can get right up to your head is a happy dog. As a puppy your dog licked his dam’s face in the hopes of some regurgitated food. I’m not suggesting you go quite ..read more
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The ties that bind ... you … to your gear
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1y ago
If you're hunting along that ridge ... you know, where the dead cow has been reduced to a bone pile ... alongside the only gravel state highway, in that big boulder field and just south of that town, population nine ..read more
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Stuff gets in the way of a dog and obedience suffers
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1y ago
Like a Boy Scout, I prefer to be prepared when I give a command to my dog. If he’s also prepared, things generally go better for both of us. Often, preparation is simply the elimination of distractions more tempting than ..read more
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Your dog thinks and moves in a straight line
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1y ago
This time of year, we’re all re-hashing our hunting season. We are probably wondering why we missed so many shots, we’re dreaming about where we’ll go next season, and possibly, just maybe, we’re questioning our dog trai ..read more
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