The Quick Learner

Pointing Dog Pointers, February 2015 by Bob and Jody Iler   Last month we talked about the slow learner and how some of these dogs can turn out to be the best bird dogs you’ll ever [...]

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Acute Pancreatitis

by Dr. David Erlewein, DVM Grizz is the sweetest, calmest, most trustworthy dog in the world until it comes to food! Then he becomes a master countersurfer and the ultimate sneak thief. So, no [...]

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Puppy Primer: Puppies and Birds

Pointing Dog Pointer by Bob and Jody Iler The first in our short series of Puppy Primers focuses on why you got your pointing dog pup to begin with: to find and point birds! There’s plenty [...]

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Game Preserves for Training

POINTING DOG POINTERS FEBRUARY 2016 By Bob and Jody Iler As the hunting season draws to a close, many of us have the opportunity to continue hunting with our dogs in the field at a nearby game [...]

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Tempo, Timing, and Triggering

From the “Gun Room” column by Steve Smith, July/August 2008 Ever see a golf tournament on television and it’s tight right to the final hole? It takes a four-foot putt to win or [...]

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Pup to the Vet

By Dr. David Erlewein Without question, the best part of the day in most general veterinary practices is the new puppy visit: There is absolutely nothing like a new puppy to put a smile on [...]

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Cold Weather Shooting

By Steve Smith The onset of winter, when the seasons are still open but you sort of, you know, wish they weren’t, presents a set of circumstances for the wingshooter quite apart from the [...]

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Bloat

By Dr. David Erlewein Gastric dilatation/volvulus syndrome (GDV) is the five dollar term for what we commonly refer to as “bloat,” “flipped stomach,” “twisted stomach” or “stomach torsion.” Bloat [...]

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Dental Health

Beyond being unpleasant, your pet’s bad breath could be a warning sign for more serious problems. In fact, more than 90 percent of dogs over age three suffer from dental disease. With [...]

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