By Bob and Jody Iler Let’s talk retrieving! Is your young pointing dog retrieving? Or does he ignore the fallen bird and continue to hunt? If he retrieves, does he carry the bird like a delicate [...]

By Bob and Jody Iler “My pup’s not pointing!” When you signed up to get a pointing dog pup, you dreamed about that day when your young dog would hunt with zest and abandon and suddenly – he would [...]

By Bob and Jody Iler “My pup just doesn’t pay attention to me in the field! It’s almost as if he’s gone deaf on me!” “Lately my pup has been hanging close to me and doesn’t want to get out and [...]

By Bob and Jody Iler Training your pup to be ready for his first season in the field can be a daunting task! When we say “started dog,” we mean exactly that! Though you’ve spent several months [...]

By Bob and Jody Iler Last but not least in our series on our started dog training program is yard work, or obedience. We’ve placed it at the end of for a reason! With a young dog, we want the [...]

By Bob and Jody Iler Now that you have your pup bird crazy and handling fairly well in the field, it’s time to develop pup to the gun. This process is a crucial aspect of his training and should [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]