Pointing Dog Pointers

By Bob and Jody Iler No one sets out to train his pointing dog and create problems in the process! As trainers, we’ve had the advantage of working with many dogs and dealing with a lot of issues. [...]

By Bob and Jody Iler Pointing dog owners love their pups and want to develop them into top notch bird dogs. They are eager to learn and try different methods of training. Sometimes, though, this [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

By Bob and Jody Iler For the past few months, we’ve been addressing problems that may come up in your started dog’s first season – issues related to handling, pointing, gun development, and [...]