Excerpts

Assessing and avoiding canine injuries in the field. by Jon Osborn Few situations are more frustrating, emotionally taxing, and downright expensive than injuries to hunting dogs. Depending upon [...]

Originally published in the March/April 2023 issue of The Pointing Dog Journal  – Subscribe!  Pick ’em up, put ’em down. Sounds funny, but the key to back-road birds is often boot leather, [...]

Something Old, Something New Fans of the traditional side-by-side are an interesting group.  Some are traditionalists to the point that they have both feet planted firmly in pre-World War II [...]

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 [...]

by Steve Smith The old Ford station wagon squeaked to a stop just off the dirt road at the bottom of the long hill. The old man got out and looked back up the hill, marveling that the brakes had [...]

Coming Soon Department Excerpt By Chuck Johnson, Versatile Dog Columnist One of the most, if not the most, important partner and team member with you and your hunting dog is your veterinarian. [...]

Coming Soon Feature Excerpt By Frank Jezioro When it comes to bird dogs, especially pointing dogs — which, by the way, are the only dogs I find interesting — there is nothing I enjoy [...]

Strengthening the “power center” isn’t just for bipeds By Jason Smith Strengthening the core is just as important for dogs as it is for people. Many people ask tremendous things [...]

Identifying your dog’s gait patterns, and how to spot problems By Jason Smith As if often said about the aging process, it ain’t the years, it’s the mileage. Our dogs are the [...]

Training Dogs with Rick Smith (July/August 2015) By Rick Smith & Sharon Potter In every dog’s training, there comes a time to ask the dog to work out away from us at a distance. This is [...]