[First, remember why we get Monday off. Hug a vet, thank you to anyone who has lost a loved one defending our freedom.] Okay then … I often joke about it, and so do others, but it is often true. Dogs know when they are going hunting. Or simply, out for a training run. Our [...]
Posts Tagged ‘dog training’
Road to Utility Test: are WE the cause?
Posted in dog training, hunting dog, tagged dog training on May 25, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Road to Utility Test: the honorable way to train
Posted in bird hunting, dog training, hunting dog, tagged backing, dog training, Honoring, NAVHDA, pigeons, retrieving, versatile hunting dog on May 7, 2012 | 2 Comments »
“Backing,” honoring, whatever you want to call it, there are at least two types I know of. The one we’re all familiar with, where one dog points and the other dog slams into a pseudo-point when he sees the first dog. Eventually, Manny and I will get to that. I wonder if the other honor [...]
Road to Utility Test: steady, steady … attaboy(s)
Posted in bird hunting, dog training, hunting dog, News, tagged Buddy, dog training, Manny, obedience training, pointing, steadiness, steady to wing and shot, whoa on May 3, 2012 | 3 Comments »
We are making progress. Manny and Buddy – a team again – are getting steadier by the day. Our past three days: 1. Flanking the whoa table, with Rick Smith’s waist-rope “point of contact,” the guys were attentive and still when the pigeon was fluttered, flapped and waved in front of them. Not too close, [...]
Live & learn – seminar time and this year a two-day version
Posted in bird hunting, hunting dog, News, tagged bird dogs, bird hunting, Castle Valley Outdoors, dog training, dog training seminar, Filson, Game Fair, Gun Dog Expo, Scott Linden, versatile hunting dog on April 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It’s that time of year! My new “What the Dogs Taught Me” seminar hits the road, and you’re invited. Several variations and a diverse set of locations should make it easy for you and your friends to join me somewhere and learn more about your dog, while improving your hunting skills. The new seminar is [...]
Real Bird Bumper endorsed by renowned trainer George Hickox
Posted in News, tagged bird hunting, dog training, George Hickox, German wirehaired pointer, hunting dogs, obedience training, real bird bumper, upland bird hunting on April 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As if you needed another reason to get one for yourself and your dog … read what my newest customer has to say: “The Scott Linden Signature Series “Real Bird Bumper” should be in every dog owner’s tool box. “This bumper teaches the dog to grip the body fully and not “cigar” or carry the [...]
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