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Your Mood Can Ruin Your Bird Dog

Posted July 12, 2019July 12, 2019 Mark ColemanLeave a commentPosted in Mistakes We Make

There are obvious and not-so-obvious mistakes that dog owners make and one of the less obvious is failing to understand that your mood can ruin your bird dog. Many people use a training session or a run in the field with the dogs as a way to unwind from the office or “clear their head” […]

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Don’t Ruin Your Bird Dog (a guide to not screwing up your pup)

Posted May 24, 2019January 11, 2020 Mark Coleman3 CommentsPosted in Foundations

Most of the advice you’ll find on owning a bird dog, whether in books or at seminars or online, centers on the nuts and bolts of training and handling. Usually presented as a technique for teaching the dog a skill or behavior, it likely covers everything you need to know to build the behavior into […]