6 steps to flawless quartering Upland hunting with a retriever can be a fun and exciting way to spend a day. Watching your dog work a field, finding and flushing birds for you to shoot can be a wonderful thing. That is assuming your dog understands what his job is and hunts with you, not […]
The problem with praise
Training dogs is a process of teaching a dog to respond to praise and correction. During the training process, we praise the dog for good and acceptable behavior. We correct dogs for bad or unacceptable behavior. Through this process, the dog learns how to act and respond in a way that makes their owners happy. […]
Help, my retriever won’t fetch anymore!
When your hunting dog stops delivering birds Retriever breeds, as their name suggests, generally have an innate desire to retrieve. This can be fun for playing a game of fetch or exercising the dog, but there is also a more practical side. Retrievers make great duck an upland bird dogs for hunters. Their natural desire […]
