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PODCAST EP. 377: "Ballad of the Bird Dog" Goes Official with Musician Reese Glover
Every bird dog leaves a story behind, but only a few become songs worth remembering.
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Sporting Dog Shorts - Science-Backed Cooling Strategies Every Sporting Dog Handler Should Know
Early-season hunting presents one of the greatest on-the-job physiological challenges our sporting dogs face. Warm temperatures, humidity, and the intense drive that makes these dogs exceptional athletes can also place them at significant risk for heat-related injury.
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Sporting Dog Shorts - Crate Training Tips
Crates have many benefits - they are a place where your new puppy can rest and avoid stimulation; they make potty training easier; they make travel safer; and even for an adult dog, sometimes crate time is useful at home.
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Sporting Dog Shorts - Ticks Are Out Early: What Bird Dog Owners Need to Do Right Now
Ticks are out early this year, and for bird dog owners that matters.
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PODCAST EP. 364: Keeping Your Bird Dog Sharp with a Busy Family Life
Balancing bird dog training with young kids, busy schedules, and everyday life is a challenge most upland hunters eventually face.
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Sporting Dog Shorts - Puppy Exercise: How to Build a Lifetime Athlete — Without Breaking the Growing Dog
There's nothing more exciting than watching a young dog explode with energy. The eagerness. The drive. The sense that this puppy is destined for greatness. For owners of sporting dogs especially, it's tempting to lean into that enthusiasm - long walks, extra retrieves, early conditioning - anything that feels like a head start.
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Sporting Dog Shorts - Nutrition plays an important role in offseason conditioning
One of the most common nutrition questions I get from fellow hunters is: "Should I keep my dog on a high protein, high fat performance dog food year-round?"
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Sporting Dog Shorts - A Place for Place Boards
Ten years ago, I was having a casual conversation with a fellow dog trainer. At some point in the conversation, he suggested I should try incorporating "place boards" into my training process.
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Quail Classic: Bird Dog Trauma Training Sessions
Short video introducing Bird Dog Trauma Training sessions at Pheasant Fest 2023
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Sporting Dog Shorts - Keeping Your Bird Dog Sharp: A Hunter's Guide to Senior Sporting Dog Health
A senior dog's microbiome becomes naturally less diverse over time, and that can impact digestion and mood. With 70% of the immune system associated with the g.i. tract, keeping digestion functioning at its best is essential to overall health.
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Bird Dog Stage Returns to Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic 2026
The Bird Dog Stage at this year's National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic will boast over 200 years of collective training experience.
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Bird Dog Parade to Kick Start Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic 2026
Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are happy to announce the Bird Dog Parade will kick-off the 2026 National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic. The annual event will take place at 11 a.m. on Friday, February 20 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Sporting Dog Shorts - Choosing the Right Supplements for Your Bird Dog
We're all looking for the next, latest and greatest hack, add, or trick to help our bird dogs hunt better, stronger and longer; and in doing so, many look to supplements to add that extra edge to their performance.
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Women on the Wing Brunch to Recognize Our Canine Friends
This year's 2026 Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic Women on the Wing Brunch is going to be an event you won't want to miss!
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Judy
A World War II Bird Dog Endures the Unthinkable.
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Sporting Dog Shorts - Are Mid-Hunt Snacks Necessary?
As hunters, we spend countless hours conditioning our dogs, planning hunts, and fine-tuning every detail of our time in the field. But one question I hear often, especially as hunting season gets underway, has less to do with training or tactics and more to do with nutrition: "Should I be feeding my dog during the hunt?"
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