Duck Hunting is My Favorite
Duck Hunting is My Favorite Cash the Springer Spaniel (as told to Kyle Wintersteen) My days are generally quite routine. I wake up, scratch a [...]
Make Pup’s First Hunt a Positive One
Make Pup’s First Hunt a Positive One Kyle Wintersteen, Managing Editor You’ve watched your black Lab blossom from an 8-week old puppy into a leggy youngster. [...]
The Little Brown Duck Dog
The Little Brown Duck Dog By Paul Wait Like many small-town doctors of his day, Fred J. Pfeifer was a prominent, revered man in the [...]
Gentler Force-Fetch
Gentler Force-Fetch Is it time to ditch the ear pinch? By Kyle Wintersteen Whether you desire a “finished” Lab or one that simply completes marked [...]
What If There Were No Duck Dogs?
What If There Were No Duck Dogs? By Kyle Wintersteen, Managing Editor “What’s the point of spending so much time and money on a duck [...]
The Duck Hunter’s Guide to Picking a Puppy
The Duck Hunter’s Guide to Picking a Puppy By Bill Miller It’s a moment every waterfowl hunter loves … and dreads. You’re in a clean, [...]
Five Ways to Prepare Your Duck Dog for Fall
Five Ways to Prepare Your Duck Dog for Fall Kyle Wintersteen, Managing Editor One of my favorite professional dog trainers is fond of the expression, [...]
Avoid These Retriever Nutrition Mistakes
Avoid These Retriever Nutrition Mistakes Kyle Wintersteen, Managing Editor Your duck dog is a canine athlete. He trains all summer, and then spends hunting season [...]
Training Checklist for an Adequate Duck Dog
Training Checklist for Any Duck Dog Kyle Wintersteen, Managing Editor Today’s retriever training literature tends to focus on some rather advanced skills, such as land-water-land [...]