Training a dog starts with training yourself. Dogs are incredibly attuned to human behavior, so if you’re impatient, inconsistent, or uncertain, they’ll notice—and it can make training much harder.

It’s the season to celebrate our canine hunting companions as the quail, chukar, pheasant and waterfowl season is upon us.

If you’re a dog person then you know most things improve in the company of a good dog: walks, runs, drives, hikes, hunts, cold beers, and camping trips, just to name a few. By the same token, not much ...

Winter can sometimes feel about as far removed from hunting seasons as any time of year. The warmth of spring and summer invites dog work, but a commitment to working your dog in the winter can ...

ELM CREEK — Dane Johnson can tell the dogs he is training apart just by their bark, even if the dog is 300 yards away in an enclosed facility. Between April and October, Johnson spends 12 hours a day ...

A young waterfowling friend recently got a German shorthair and asked me what kind of upland shotgun he should buy so he could take his dog hunting. I said, “That’s the wrong question. You’ve already ...