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Dog trainers and enthusiasts discussing all topics pertaining to training, hunting, and living with dogs.
A setter stops on a hill: bird ahead, or sightseeing? You learn why the difference matters.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A practical discussion that values timing, steadiness, and reading the dog in front of you.
This episode takes a practical view of dog training and pushes back on rigid timelines. The focus stays on the dog in front of the handler, with age, breeding, mental maturity, and timing treated as the pieces that decide whether the work holds up.
Boston chatter with a running start.
Faith, grit, Scripture, and hard talk.
Recovery talk with the rough edges left in.
Gaming arguments with a lived-in party-chat pulse.
This episode focuses on cover dog trials, with guest Brett Edstrom discussing how to train and evaluate hunting dogs for performance, including bird finding and style.
This episode of Gun Dog It Yourself features Chris Jenkins from the Orianne Society, discussing the intersection of snakes, herpetology, and gundog training, including safety tips and debunking myths.
Ryan McIntosh of Southern Wires Kennel discusses his journey from hobbyist to full-time dog trainer, emphasizing the West method for steadiness, avoiding trainer timelines, and adapting to each dog's needs.
Sweetbriar treats every dog as a flight risk, using two drivers, separate walks, slip leads, and four outings daily.
Christopher Sandeland joins Gun Dog It Yourself from Luleå, Sweden, describing hunting with Munsterlanders and a former Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.
George Evans expected a small woodcock group; Canaan Valley produced roughly 30 birds and 40 flushes.
Travis Warren describes how chukar hunting near Reno, Nevada, shifted from casual hikes with a Remington 870 into a serious pursuit with pointing dogs.
Jordan Horak and Nick compare Springer and Setter puppies, arguing that early development is broadly similar for average hunters.