In the Penumbra
Eyes night-blind from the dashboard light you plunge Into the swamp to please the dog, walk By feel between trees and tangled vines, feet Seeking the hardness of the path, following. She trots ahead and stops, tail Slapping briars as she turns, impatient. Blindness...
Cockers in Cover
The cocker: a breed that deploys quickly and steers precisely. I damn near didn’t stop. I was driving a road that I rarely traveled, en route to another piece of cover. It was a crisp, clear day toward the end of October, the kind of day you see in your mind’s eye...
How to Keep Your Dog Hydrated
Paying extra careful attention to hydrating your dog in warm temperatures is important. Use these tips to help him keep his cool this season. SPONSORED CONTENT For some of the year, bird season openers along with field trials and hunt tests are accompanied by warm...
Eukanuba Launches Premium Performance – A New Breed of Performance Fuel for Sporting and Working Dogs
Eukanuba introduces an enhanced and expanded line up of performance diets to fuel all levels of canine athletes. For more than half a century, Eukanuba™ has been a champion of sporting and working dogs. Founder Paul Iams focused on performance nutrition with the first...
A Sporting Dog’s Unique Nutritional Needs
Sporting dogs work differently, and that’s why it’s important to have nutrition that powers their specific needs and keeps them properly fueled. SPONSORED CONTENT The fascinating part of sporting dogs is that they’re all so different. Never mind the fact that you can...
Dogtra Products Receive IPX9K Durability and Waterproof Rating
Dogtra, producer of the world’s finest e-collars and dog training products, is pleased to announce all of their e-collar receivers and GPS collars are IPX9K rated. In addition, select transmitters also meet the rigorous testing required to earn this rating. The...
Final Prep for Opening Day
Hunting success usually hinges on preparation. These tips from top gun-dog trainers around the country will help you and your dog get ready for Opening Day. SPONSORED CONTENT No matter what you hunt, where you hunt or whom you hunt with, Opening Day has a special kind...
Dove-Hunting Doodle
If you're looking for a family-loving, energetic, highly trainable pet that can also be helpful in the field, a Doodle may be right up your alley. These days, when we hear of the poodle breeds, we may imagine tall, slim, pampered pups with questionable hairstyles...
Traits of the Pheasant-Hunting Dog
The relevant and meaningful question isn’t “Which breed is best for pheasants?” It’s “Which breed is right for me?” No upland gamebird engenders so much disagreement, disputation and plain, unvarnished discord as the ring-necked pheasant. Other gamebirds are rarely...
The Cocker World’s Dog Whisperer
Gundog handler and trainer, Jordan Horak, is known as the "dog whisperer" of cocker spaniels, beginning as a young up-and-comer to becoming a national pro. A few years ago— late-October 2015, to be precise—I had the pleasure of hunting woodcock in central Wisconsin...