Today we had the pleasure of chatting with our buddy, Colby Williams, from Top Line Retrievers. We had a really good conversation about creating man made behaviors in dogs and got to hear about his dog, Sprig.

Here's a few highlights from the show:

Dog of a Lifetime

Colby's dog, Sprig.

Finding mentors in the hunting dog world and constantly learning.

Moving from tests to trials

Building any dog with a purpose beginning at 8 weeks old.

Drills: Building crispy whistle sits

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This morning is a special show because we've never had a triple threat like this in the podcast room and also on youtube.... let's see how it goes. We had the pleasure of having ⁠Molly Boland⁠ and ⁠Blaine Tarnecki⁠ at the house for some training and took the opportunity to discuss some highly specific retriever training Q&A. Please let us know if you're liking the youtube action so far. We're trying to keep things new and improved and always welcome some feedback.

Here's a few highlights from the show:

Chomping birds during the retrieve and how to fix it

Overtraining and simplifying for great dogs.

Getting your dog to use their nose when hunting

Collar conditioning to "give," force fetch and more

When and how to introduce your dogs to retrieving doubles

With young dogs, should you avoid having bumpers near a bank so they don't get into the habit of cheating the retrieve on land?

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Today Bob sits down for a little coffee talk to chat through some questions that came through. Usually we help people directly through patreon but this is also a cool way to help out, too.

Here's a few highlights from the show:

Dog of a Lifetime with our buddy, Kevin

Introducing your dogs to feathers: when, how, what kind, etc.

Discussing the most common/worst habits for owners of hunting dogs

Why do tests and trials with your dog if you don't want to breed them?

Mouthing birds and delivering birds nicely to hand

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Today we chat with our buddy and repeat guest, Carlos Ramirez from CRK9. If you've somehow missed our first show with him, you need to check it out. Carlos is such a fantastic dog trainer, story teller, coach and one heck of a pig farmer.

Here's a few highlights from the show:

Couple of farmers talkin' farms

We continue our "dog of a lifetime" series with our community and we also hear from Carlos. He shares about his own dog and then a dog that he trained and saved lives. Man, it's hard to describe the type of impact you can have on people by working with dogs.

Dogs who don't have an "off switch" and discussing the cross over between working dogs and hunting dogs.

Evaluating NEEDS vs WANTS for a dog, liabilities, choosing dogs providing structure for dogs without draining attitude.

Spending "leadership capital" and common errors with dog training

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This morning Bob sits down over a cup of coffee and works through a few questions we've received from our patreon friends in regards to retriever training, drills, prepping for the season, etc.

Here's a few highlights from the show:

Unique retriever drills to prep your dog for this upcoming season

Are you doing enough denials with your dog? How steady is your dog?

Heat/freezing problems with your dog, how to identify issues and how to act fast. Are you prepared if your dog has a problem while hunting?

Handling "pops" during training

Teaching versatile dogs to be duck dogs

What does a training day look like at the Lone D Kennel?

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Today we had the pleasure of chatting with our good friend, Trish Jagoda. She has been on the show before and is an absolute wealth of knowledge when it comes to training dogs and running tests. I think you'll enjoy this episode as much as we did.

Here's a few highlights from the show:

“Dog of a lifetime” stories

Building foundations with crates, place, recall, whistle sits and ecollars

Force fetch and why we don't use birds for this

The "Hallway Drill" and "work on what you're working on"

Teaching steadiness without killing momentum

Adjustments to the Master National

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Today we had the pleasure of chatting with our friends from Windy Hill Retrievers, Michael and Russell Demmer. These two gentlemen and their dogs showed up to the SRS weekend and boy did they perform.

Here's a few highlights from the show:

What does it take for a dog to perform well at the SRS?

What did this week's SRS look like?

How did Bob and his dogs stack up against the competition?

We hear Russell's dog of a lifetime story as well as one from our good buddy, Jeff Coats

Interested in speaking with Michael about the SRS, dogs, hunting or possibly working alongside him at the kennel? Here's his email: [email protected]

If you're interested in checking out their youtube channel, you can find that here.

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Today we had the pleasure of sharing the first Dog of a Lifetime Story. Here at the Lone D we talk about the "unspoken bond" you have between you and your dog and how it's almost impossible to explain to someone who has never felt it. Each week you hear stories of our dogs, client dogs, etc. but now we're going to share some of your stories.

Here's a few highlights from the show:

A Dog of a Lifetime

Training for the SRS

Goals we're working toward

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Bob and Kevin sit down to review Bob's weekend Master test up in Maine. Then they rattle off some FAQs and discussion topics from friends on Patreon. It's a great conversation and worth a few laughs, don't miss it.

Here's a few highlights from the show:

An update on how the young guns are doing with Master tests and how Bob is working them through each one.

Dog Psychology and why Caesar Milan is still the best.

Lining up your dog by doing a little dance

Handling multiple, younger male dogs all on one truck and other tidbits of advice for newer trainers

How many drills per dog per session

Creating effective communication between dogs and owners

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Today we had the pleasure of chatting with our friend, Dr. RuthAnn Lobos, from Purina. Since she is a highly-talented vet with tons of experience with working dogs, it's a treat to pepper her with all sorts of questions about food, hunting, exercising dogs, supplements and more.

Here's a few highlights from the show:

Advice for running with your dog

Getting into the hunting world and how dogs can help

The science and testing behind Purina, types of dog food, feeding schedules, supplements, allergies and more.

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