“Tag: gundogs”

Small dogs take up less space. They are easier to house, easier to haul in cars and planes, easier to control, cheaper to maintain and easier to conceal when the neighbors complain about high-pitched barking. A small dog can squeeze into an apartment, a kid’s bedroom, the backseat floor of a subcompact car or a large coat pocket. But can they hunt?

The simple truth is too many hunters are too wrapped up in the fun of the hunt to pay full attention to dog handling. So the following advice is directed more toward you and me than our retrievers.

Grass kills. Dogs. Maybe yours. And we’re not talking medical marijuana here.

If there was ever a bird hunt that didn’t need a dog, a dove hunt is it. But use one anyway.

The dog days of July and August are a misnomer. Hunting dogs need action, but it’s too hot for exercise. Neither old Drake nor young Lady can afford to vegetate now. Hunting season is just around the corner. In a month or two they’ll launch all-out assaults on fields and meadows, woods and waters. How do you get them in shape for that without killing them?

A great way to get pup acclimated to gunfire is to take him on frequent trips to the clays range.

A new puppy is spring incarnate, joy overflowing and trouble down the road if you don’t direct it along the correct path.

Opening day of hunting season! How we love it. How we anticipate it. How we should fear it …

Guys and gals, if you’re going to put up with the expense and inconvenience of caring for a dog, why not care for one that can return the favor? One that can earn it’s keep? Working dogs are not just useful dogs, but happy, satisfied dogs. Fulfilled dogs. Dogs with a purpose in life.