Lone Duck’s Gun Dog Chronicles

For this episode, we sit down and talk with our buddy, Casey Everett, about small game hunting. Except, when Casey goes hunting, he brings hawks that he taught to trust and work alongside him and then they bring home cool dinners. Yes, he wins the coolest hobby award.

We start the show learning about Casey and how he got into falconry as a kid and we learn what it takes for someone to legally trap and keep birds of prey. Then we hear about his first bird and how one time it tore up his hand pretty bad while hunting. Then we dig into the nuts and bolts of the training, which is super interesting. If you listen closely, there's some similarities between what he does and what we do. It reminded me of bringing home a high drive puppy with tons of natural instincts and you have to build trust and a bond and help nurture those instincts so the dog realizes "ohhhhh we're partners here." Casey is a super knowledgeable guy and is really fun to chat with. Enjoy the show and give him a follow and tell him we sent ya. Cheers!

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Today we had the pleasure of speaking with Pat Stuart from the Canine Paradigm Podcast. Aside from being a highly intelligent, hard working and extremely knowledgeable about training dogs... Pat is truly a great storyteller. His ability to break down complex dog training scenarios and then explain it in a way that makes sense to just about anyone is not something you find anywhere. That's why we called Pat from across the world to chat about dogs, training and hear a few stories from his past.

We begin the show hearing about Pat's podcast (which I'd encourage you to check out), his military background and how he got into working dogs. He said being near dogs in the military was so interesting, he wanted to dig into that world more. Some of the conversations we had during the show discuss positive reinforcement training, negative reinforcement training and we talk about the "unforced force fetch." One of the cool parts about listening to Pat is hearing how calculated and intentional he is with everything. There is a how and why behind his training and he helps explain it all so you can replicate it with your dog. Thank you to Pat for coming on our show and hanging out for a bit. If you enjoyed the conversation with Pat, check out more of his stuff here.

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Today we sit down to hang out with our good friend, Marie, from Silver Lion Kennels. You may remember Marie, as she used to work at Lone Duck for a couple years and now she is crushing it with her own kennel over in Acworth, NH.

Marie and her husband, Steve, recently got married and instead of going to sit at the beach or snorkel some island, they took the dogs for a midwest hunting trip.... I like to call it a huntymoon. We get to hear about how she took her GSP, Colt, to hunt alongside his father and grandfather and how cool it is to notice similarities between generations and bloodlines. Then they took their other dog, Sprocket, on their first real deal duck hunt and we got to hear about some memorable retrieves and moments from the trip.

We end the show hearing more about her business and how she built her 15 run kennel on their property. It's interesting to chat with people about this sort of thing because it's always tough, exciting and fulfilling to create a business like this. We often have people DM us asking about starting their own kennels, what it's like, what you learn and wish you did differently, etc. so it's cool to chat with Marie and hear how she is making things happen.

If you're looking for someone who is extremely knowledgeable, patient and will work super hard to train a dog for you... Marie is a solid choice. You can check out her instagram here. Cheers!

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This is a great show and we're excited to share it with you. Tonight, we hang out with Cliff Enzor from Uplander. Cliff is a Michigan guy who grew up hunting and always had good little Brittany bird dogs. We learn that as he got older, he fell more in love with hunting alongside his dogs than sitting in the deer woods. Cliff started the Uplander Lifestyle with his wife and they're making some of the coolest gear you'll find for anyone who likes chasing birds alongside their dog. Cliff has four bird dogs right now and we talk a lot about conditioning, how he wrangles four dogs, pigeons vs quail and Bob tells Cliff about The Mother of Dragons.

We also chat about the typical stereotypes people hear about Brittanys and Cliff digs into his lifelong experience to help answer some of those questions. Cliff is a super passionate guy and certainly knows his stuff when it comes to hunting birds and doing so with dogs... this is one of those shows where you pause and take notes for when hunting season rolls around. Cheers!

The most common question we get about dog training refers to force fetch so we created a video series using all sorts of dogs at various stages to help show you the how, when and why behind force fetch. If you're interested, then check it out here.

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Tonight, Bob and Kevin sit down and chat with our buddy, Hunter, over at Kent Cartridge. I'm sure you've heard us talk about how great it feels to sling a few rounds of bizzzmuth down range and how effective it can be when duck hunting but did you know the boys at Kent have a new shot out there? Oh yea. Hunter tells us all about their new product Fasteel+ and how it's not only cheaper than bismuth but packs more of a punch. We also have a very real conversation about how covid changed the industry and supply chain and how Kent Cartridge is working to adapt. Oh, we also hear about dogs eating doves and Bob gives Hunter some advice which can be applicable to many, many people out there. Check out Kent Cartridge, find some of their gear and get on the birds this fall.

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Tonight we have the pleasure of sitting with and speaking with our good buddy and talented dog trainer, Blaine Tarnecki, from Hudson River Retrievers down in Georgia. You've heard Blaine on our show a few times now and he is always a wealth of knowledge, whether it's training young dogs, obedience, meticulous handling drills or catching stripers... this guy does it all. On this episode, he and Bob tag team some thorough questions from our patreon friends (you can become one and possibly win a hunt here) and holy cow does it get interesting. Listen to the whole show to get each little snippet of tips and tricks from both Bob and Blaine.

A big thank you to Blaine for joining the show and for putting up with Bob, per usual. Cheers to you and enjoy the episode!

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Welcome to Lone Duck's GDIY Chronicles! Today we have a different kind of show so hang with me... I was fortunate to have a conversation with Nick Adair and Jeremy Moore (from DogBone) on Nick's podcast, Gun Dog It Yourself and we meticulously dug into a whole lot on training hunting dogs. While this show was recorded for Nick's podcast, we thought it was extremely honest and educational, so we asked Nick if we could share and post it on our feed, too.

We begin by defining "force fetch" and "collar conditioning" and the different ways to teach a dog. There's a lot in the conversation, so I won't detail each portion of the show but the goal was to debate the various ways to train a dog and further clarify each step in the process. We certainly go back and forth a little and we agree and disagree and that's ok. There's more than one way to train a dog and Jeremy has great dogs doing things his way. We have great dogs that are trained the lone duck way. Thank you to Jeremy and Nick for having an open conversation.

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Tonight we have the pleasure of sitting down to speak with one of the most respected dog trainers in our country, Pat Nolan. We begin the show chatting with Pat and learning about how he got into the dog world and how a unique hobby caused a dog training epiphany for him. We could have spent hours talking with Pat about how this happened and how it evolved over the years to become a successful philosophy... so we'll have him back on the show.

In talking with Pat, we discuss "training in drive" and how to shape a dog's behaviors by using their own internal motivation to complete the task at hand. Stay with me here, it's a lot to process and digest but it's brilliant. We then ask Pat how he knows when his dog is ready for the next step in the training process (this is super interesting) and we hear about his online training course, Retrieving from the pup up. Bob and the Lone Duck crew are working through this training course and it's worth the time and energy. One of the best parts of this conversation with Pat was hearing all of his little gems of knowledge formed by years of experience over many, many dogs. If you're like me, you'll find yourself feverishly scribbling notes and rewinding this to hear and digest his insights over and over. Of course, we had to ask Pat about his work with the military dogs and how that came to be and holy cow, what a story. We finish the conversation with Pat by discussing mistakes and disobedience when training dogs and how to handle each... think about that for a second because it's very intricate and important. Thank you to Pat for sitting down with us and sharing a few stories and training tips. We'd highly recommend you check out his website if you're interested to learn more.

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It's always a good time when you're talking about puppies and well, tonight was a good time. We had the pleasure of speaking with Megan Comfort from Torg's Labs about every single step in the puppy process. First, we learn about Megan and how she got into this world and shocker, it's a wild and emotional rodeo. Everyone thinks working with puppies is all rainbows and sprinkles but holy cow is it time consuming, stressful and cute all at once.

We talk with Megan about some of her memorable dogs and why she would pair them with others, what her goals are for breeding labs, why and how they breed them in an ethical manner and we even mention our good buddy, Dr. Spoo! We also dig into what kinds of things can happen to the momma dog and the puppies during birth. Yes, we dig into all sorts of fun, plus we talk about the first 72 hours of a pup's life and how fragile they are. We talk again about early neurological stimulation and how impactful it can be for a dog, alongside proper socialization.

If you have ever had questions or concerns about puppies or you ever thought maybe you'd consider raising a litter then this show is for you. You'll learn all the ins and outs and if you're interested in learning more, you should check out what Megan is doing with Torg's Labs.

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For today's show, we're lucky to have Nick Adair (from the Gun Dog It Yourself podcast) in the house and boy, do we have a good time talkin' dogs. Nick is an absolute dog man and anytime you can trade stories with someone like that, it's just easy, natural and the best time ever.

We kick off the show with Nick asking about Bob's southern trip (Nick runs our show better than we run our show) and how he schedules training for the year. Then we dig into Nick's passion for working dogs. Nick spent some time chasing coons behind a dog and we hear about how he got into obsessively learning about, and working alongside, dogs. Then we hop into stories about his three hunting dogs, how he came by each one and how each unique dog is special. It's cool to hear how Nick has special hunts with each dog but if you take a step back and look at why each moment was memorable, it boils down to the same thing: working hard alongside your dog YOU coached is an unreal experience, every time.

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