This could be a painfully short article. Without trying to sound like a wise-ass, the honest answer is that it takes as long as it takes to train a bird dog. There is no set time frame for any dog, no matter the breed or pedigree. But people being who we are, we’re going to […]
Maybe the most common mistake dog owners make is trying to teach their pups by talking them through a process. Everyone knows that bird dogs don’t speak English, at least not more than a handful of words anyway, but living in a world where so much communication is based on spoken language, we just can’t […]
What exactly does awareness mean to a wingshooter? This may sound like a new age mashup of different worlds but if you’re someone who trains or owns bird dogs, awareness is one of your most important skills and knowing how it translates to your pup’s abilities is vital. You can break it down into a […]
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 […]