A young waterfowling friend recently got a German shorthair and asked me what kind of upland shotgun he should buy so he could take his dog hunting. I said, “That’s the wrong question. You’ve already ...

October of 1999 found my lab pup, Mercury, and I hidden on a small southern Minnesota slough awaiting the noon waterfowl opener. It was a blazing hot day, the temps hovering in the mid-80s under clear ...

ELM CREEK — Dane Johnson can tell the dogs he is training apart just by their bark, even if the dog is 300 yards away in an enclosed facility. Between April and October, Johnson spends 12 hours a day ...

The other day, raindrops dimpled already wet grass as I walked into a field with four Labradors. This was in the middle of summer, and there were months to spare before autumn, when ducks fly and ...

My past year has been very busy in the dog training department. I have exceeded my allotted time and budgetary obligations towards the project, and I am starting to second-guess taking on such a large ...

It was a rainy morning in November and the small stand of public timber was filled with deer hunters. I typically come to this spot during the week, but this was a Sunday and the mud hole that doubled ...

A good vest is a critical piece of equipment for any gun dog. On a base level, a hunting dog vest is primarily useful for protecting your dog from the elements. No matter what kind of country you hunt ...