Getting Socrates Drunk
Stuck for a name, we had it when Uncle Harry christened the stray pup “Socrates,” given his proclivity to poison himself. Worse than a baby in a bathroom cabinet, right from the git-go he liked stuff he shouldn’t and revealed a fatal attraction for everything liquid....
Mars the Pointer
He was all alone now, but the birds were still there. He was called Mars because new names can become scarce around a big kennel and someone had come up with Jupiter and with Mercury (shortened to “Mere” and “Jupe” for other pups). Later, he...What To Feed a Sporting Breed Puppy
SPONSORED CONTENT: The puppy stage is over in what can seem like the blink of an eye. That means you have only a short window to support a puppy’s development. Feeding a puppy food that provides nutrition with comprehensive benefits from the start is key. What you...
Training a Gundog: It Takes More Than One Month!
Rome wasn’t built in a day, and a champion bird dog isn’t ready after just four weeks.
English Springer Spaniel: The Happy Medium Flusher
When it comes to flushing dog breeds, the English springer spaniel is a near-perfect blend of fun and functionality. If the German shorthair is the “happy medium” of the pointing dog set, the breed that fills this role in the flushing dog division is the springer...
Golden Retriever: The Original Party Animal
Make no mistake – as eager as the golden retriever is to sniff out a good time, it’s even more eager to sniff out a skulking rooster. A while back, someone sent me a link to one of the damnedest video clips I’ve ever seen. There’s a wounded rooster pheasant sort of...
The Best Way to Introduce Your Dog to the Gun
Acclimating a dog to the sound of gunfire is one of the most important parts of training.
For Places and Times That Never End
These stories became as much a part of me as my actual times afield.
