by Steve Smith We go hunting, many of us, partly to get away from it all. Just us and our dogs and acres and acres of uninhabited prairie or creek bottom or clearcut. Unless we’re, I don’t know, [...]
by Tom Davis, Editor-at-Large In A Hunter’s Road, Jim Fergus’s acclaimed chronicle of the 17,000-mile wingshooting odyssey he undertook in 1990-’91, there’s a passage in which he relates a [...]
Of all the important “firsts” that your pointing dog pup will experience, his first season will be the one most profound, the one most instrumental in his development as a bird dog. Here are some [...]
Q: My dog started off well during the season in terms of conditioning, but now, he seems not to be able to go as long during the day when we pheasant hunt. With cooler temperatures, [...]
by Bob and Jody Iler One of the most important commands your pointing dog learns is Come. This is the command that can save his life, teach him to reliably retrieve a bird to hand, and help him [...]
September 2021 By Bob and Jody Iler Our hot Iowa summer limits the opportunities to get our English Setter Bonnie over to our “farm” for a good workout. There, we have pasture acres for her to [...]
Just as you take your auto to the shop each year to get it checked out, taking the time to do the same with your pointing dog will sharpen, or fine tune, his performance. We like to call this [...]
By Bob and Jody Iler Spring – it’s the time of year where pointing dog owners start thinking about training! Maybe you’ve welcomed a new puppy later last year and would like to have pup ready to [...]
by Bob and Jody Iler Can the electronic collar really be part of a positive and gentle training program? The e-collar, as it’s commonly known, has been around for a long time. Years back, the [...]
By Bob and Jody Iler On a trip to Texas years back, we walked the beach at Padre Island and came upon a sign reminding visitors to “Leave Only Footprints.” When it comes to training your pointing [...]
