Gun Dog Magazine is the best magazine for hunting enthusiasts who are owners of retrieving breeds. Each issue is guaranteed to be filled with useful information devoted to you, your dog and the sport of upland bird and waterfowl hunters.
FOR THE PAST several issues we’ve been running ads for MOTV, an exciting new app from the Outdoor Channel and Sportsman Channel. If you haven’t already checked out MOTV, we heartily encourage you to do so—this issue’s ad appears on pages 34-35. But before you go searching for the ad, here are a few more details. Launched last June, MOTV (which stands for My Outdoor TV) enables users to watch thousands of episodes of their favorite outdoor programs on a computer, phone or tablet. That’s right; with a subscription to MOTV you can now watch these programs whenever and wherever you choose—with the app’s exclusive “Take With Me” feature, you can stream or download over 4,000 HD episodes to your device and watch them in the field, the blind or…
Mat Solution Hey Rick, to deal with those mats on your Irish setter (“Passing Shots,” November), get some Show Sheen and use it before going out or spray it on afterwards before combing her out. I’m an English setter guy and it works great! It’s in the horse section of farm supply stores. Jeff Witmer Via email Thanks, Jeff! I took your advice and picked up a bottle and you’re right; it made combing out the mats much easier. Appreciate the tip! –RRV Re-charge Your Pup I just finished reading Dave Carty’s article entitled “How Much Rest?” One thing to add is several years ago my hunting buddy started using a post exercise (post hunt) supplement called Glycocharge for his griffons. At the time I was running young dogs and…
THE HEAT IS ON There’s no way around it; the best hunts take place on the coldest days of the year. The dogs we hunt over are tough but they need to warm up too, especially on long trips to the field. These durable kennel covers are made from 600-Denier nylon and a 210-Denier Oxford waterproof liner with YKK zipper and six pockets. The covers are easy to secure. You just set the kennel inside, pull the top cover over and zip it closed. A mesh-covered gate allows for ventilation, but keeps out most rain and snow. easyloaderkennels.com TIME TO UPGRADE D.T. Systems revolutionized the e-collar with the R.A.P.T. 1400, which allows hunters to slide the remote on their hand, making corrections easier. It was then upgraded to the 1450,…
IF MY EXPERIENCE is any indication, few people have realistic expectations of the time it takes to train a bird dog. But here’s the kicker: most people overestimate , not underestimate, the time it will take. Of course, to a certain extent, asking how long it will take to train a dog is like asking how long it will take to learn to juggle. There are a whole lot of variables involved in both the dog and the trainer. There’s the bare minimum of training on one end of the spectrum and the everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach on my end. Somewhere in the middle is where most of you will end up. Either way, a couple of commands are absolutely required: “whoa” and “come.” No pointing dog can be considered trained without…
SPRING IS FOR puppies. That’s how we tend to think, because so many of the wild things in the natural world give birth at this time of year. We think of spring as a time of new beginnings and new dynamism after the long quiet stasis of winter. Truth is, we can buy puppies just about any time of the year we want, but there’s something magical about getting a new puppy in the springtime. Therefore it makes perfect sense that GUN DOG would become a showcase of cuteness in the spring issue. This column is for all of you who are presently in the market to buy a puppy. I shall dare to tell you what kind of retriever puppy you should buy. No, I’m not going to tell…
ALTHOUGH I SPENT my childhood surrounded by flushing dogs, I did not get my own pup until I was in my early 20s. At that point my Uncle George decided that both he and I were ready to see just what I was capable of as an amateur trainer. George, who was always a salesman, had been offered the pick of a local litter of springers from one of his hunting buddies. He’d hunted with both the sire and dam a number of times, and I’d have to guess now that he had a pretty good sense of the bloodlines we were dealing with. Back then, however, I just did whatever George told me to do, especially if it promised to make me a better dog trainer. George and I…
