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Choosing a Compatible Bird Dog Breed for Pheasant & Quail Hunting
Bird dogs for pheasant and quail hunting often excel in different areas. Learn the differences among the flushing, pointing and retrieving breeds suitable for upland game hunting.
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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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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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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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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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The First Six Months: A Bird Dog Training Plan
No phase of a dog's life is more important than the first six months, because that crucial half-year period sets the stage for all that is to come.
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Bird Dogs: The Spaniel Breakdown
Most agree any spaniel will perform its core duty - locate birds - but method, style, as well as physical traits and temperaments, vary from breed to breed. Read on for an overview of seven spaniel breeds.
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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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The Perfect Quail Dog
With six quail species in North America and over 35 bird dog breeds, can the qualities of some dogs and some quail make a match to be the perfect quail dog?
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The German Wirehaired Pointer: A Bird Dog That Does It All
From pointing opening day roosters to retrieving geese in frigid December water - owners of the German wirehaired pointer proudly proclaim: this dog does it all.
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PODCAST EP. 368: The Role of Bird Dogs in the Future of Hunting and Conservation
The connection between a bird dog and a hunter may be one of conservation's most powerful forces.
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PODCAST EP. 327: MeatEater's Tony Peterson on his Love for Dogs and Bird Hunting
This week's episode of On the Wing Podcast features MeatEater's Tony Peterson talking bird dogs, bird hunting, and public land habitat.
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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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PODCAST EP. 337: Alaska Ptarmigan Adventure: Conquering the Upland Bird Slam with Your Bird Dogs
Chasing ptarmigan across Alaska's tundra pushes bird dogs, hunters, and grit to their absolute limits.
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PODCAST EP. 355: Introducing the E-Collar Properly for Young Bird Dogs
This episode delivers a clear, responsible path for turning the e-collar into a trusted communication tool for your bird dog.
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Sporting Dog Shorts - Tough Feet, Tough Dogs: A Veterinarian's Guide to Foot Care
Sporting dogs are elite athletes. Their foot health is just as critical to their job as their heart, lungs, or nose. Unfortunately, the dog's paw, despite being quite tough overall, is a potentially vulnerable spot for injury and overuse. Cracked pads, torn nails, interdigital sores, and even punctures can quickly sideline an otherwise healthy dog. A dog that begins limping on day two of a five-day hunt from trashed pads isn't just an inconvenience or a source of sympathy - it's a sign that your preseason foot preparation regimen may have fallen short.
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