(First, have you voted on my TV show theme yet? See below when you’re done with this post.) Just back from helping at our local NAVHDA chapter’s Natural Ability test and as usual, am energized and motivated as well as a little sunburned. The North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association (go here) is a fast-growing [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Testing 1, 2, 3 = better dogs, better owners
Posted in News, tagged bird dog, bird hunting, dog training, fetch, field trials, hunting dog, hunting test, natural ability, NAVHDA, obedience training, upland bird hunting, versatile dog, versatile hunting dog on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Train. Teach. Learn.
Posted in News, tagged bird hunting, dog blog, dog training, German wirehair, hunting dogs, obedience training, versatile hunting dogs on May 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How often do you train with others? The saying goes “many hands make quick work,” but it’s not just about productivity. Often, the payoffs are more subtle, but just as valuable. Everyone has a story or two: about hunting spots they’re willing to share, pedigrees and reading between their lines … even if it’s just [...]
How it’s made: Wingshooting USA TV’s opening theme up for grabs
Posted in News, tagged bird dogs, bird hunting, dog blog, dog training, hunting dog, making of a television show, National Shooting Sports Foundation, picking music for TV, shotguns, TV series, TV theme song, upland bird hunting, versatile dog, Wingshooting USA on May 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Welcome behind the scenes! There are hundreds of decisions that go into making a good TV show. From the name, to graphics colors, location choices … everything must eventually be clearly defined and set in stone, so to speak. Some are dictated by the networks, others by necessity, some are strategic, and then there’s the [...]
“It’s a wrap …” at least this part
Posted in News, tagged bird dog, bird hunting, dog blog, dog training, German wirehair, German wirehaired pointer, gun dog, making a television show, obedience training, Scott Linden, upland bird hunting, Wingshooting USA on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Watch any good TV show, and you’ll soon come to the conclusion that pieces are recorded at different times in different places, for different reasons. From Desperate Housewives to well, Wingshooting USA, opportunity, circumstance, timing, and a dozen other reasons come into play when scheduling a shoot. Which leads to the last couple days, in [...]

