By Bob and Jody Iler Liz, a liver roan German shorthair pup, came into our kennel for training at six months of age. Though she had a great pedigree and was out of field champions and superb [...]
By Bob and Jody Iler It’s your young pointing dog’s first season – and you’re both raring to go! A good buddy of yours has a young pointing dog too. You’re wondering if the two of you should hunt [...]
By Bob and Jody Iler Range and ground pattern are often the subject of lively debates among pointing dog enthusiasts. Is there a difference between the two? Does one affect the other? Can either [...]
by Bob and Jody Iler What is blinking? How is it caused? Can it be cured? Of the many problems we’ve encountered as dog trainers, blinking can be one of the toughest to pinpoint and resolve. For [...]
by Bob and Jody Iler Most pointing dog pro trainers use a structured training program that provides a good foundational start. Later on, though, other problems can arise that need [...]
POINTING DOG POINTERS June 2019 By Bob and Jody Iler Through the years, as pups come into our kennel for training, we may find that some of them also come with problems! One example might be [...]
The game preserves are closed and spring has arrived. (On the calendar that is, for as we write this column, we are under a winter storm watch and it is, in fact, snowing.) As we residents of [...]
by Steve Smith You may have noticed over the years that we don’t run a lot of articles in this magazine about lodges, pay-to-play spots that other magazines focus on. We do now and then, maybe [...]
by Bob and Jody Iler “When should I start my pup’s pointing dog training?” Our client, Joe, sat across the table from us in our office as he asked this question. His six-month old female [...]
By Sarge Collier Fearing the worst, I discussed the matter with Miki. We had three setters but two were very old and probably would soon be gone. When next hunting season arrived, we might have [...]
