Gun Dog It Yourself

GDIY Profiles are bonus episodes that feature your average DIY dog trainer and hunter. All dog owners have a story of what got them involved and the main lessons learned along the way. Hearing numerous people’s stories along with their mistakes, helps promote the idea that WE ALL STARTED AT THE SAME PLACE! Our partner's links can be found at www.gundogityourself.com and our Patreon is at www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flowers joins us to talk through some of the basics when it comes to trying to plan a hunting trip. How do you decide on what to chase? Where is the best fit and when during the season should you go? Are you riding solo or going with a group and where are you staying? Should you camp? Getting sick of the questions yet? Listen to Josh and get all the answers! www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charles Coulter of Honor Point Kennels joins us to talk relatable gear. This isnt your typical "buy this brand of XX" episode. We discuss practical gear and what you actually need as well as want to go hunting this season. Lets face it, there's an endless amount of stuff on the market you can go buy but, at the end of the day, do you really NEED anything else besides a pair of boots, a shotgun, and your dog? Clothes would be pretty nice too though.... www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GDIY Profiles are bonus episodes that feature your average DIY dog trainer and hunter. All dog owners have a story of what got them involved and the main lessons learned along the way. Hearing numerous people’s stories along with their mistakes, helps promote the idea that WE ALL STARTED AT THE SAME PLACE! Our partner's links can be found at www.gundogityourself.com and our Patreon is at www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is a "finished" dog? Is it achievable? What does it mean in terms of hunting and is it different than a dog that primarily tests? Is one necessarily better than the other? Scott Caldwell joins us again to discuss this fun topic. Anyone who's ever raised or trained dogs has had this discussion at least once with their buddies! www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is timing so important when it comes to dog training? When the importance of timing is brought up in what way is it talked about? Is it in terms of response time, duration, or even the timing in the dog's mental or physical development? Angie Barron of www.elitesportdogs.com joins us once again to discuss! www.gundogityourself and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Faansie Basson joins us to discuss dog training as it relates to herding dogs which need to respond immediately from upwards of a thousand yards out. It requires extreme levels of drive, cooperation, and endurance to be successful. Give it a listen to hear some of the common overlap between gun dogs and sheep dogs. www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bruce Swanson joins us this week to discuss his Three Pillars of Dog Training: Timing, Distance, and Distraction. How does each one factor into all types of dog training and how much weight should you put into each one? If you havent completed the survey yet please use: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7YQSD6C Check out www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week is just a quick update on GDIY. We missed a couple of weeks for the first time since starting so just wanted to catch you up on what's going on as well as introduce you to the newest GDIY contributor. Thanks for your continued support and we are looking forward to continuing with great conversations for future episodes! www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Training with the lowest level of reward? Recognizing your dog's individual drive? Train hard and test easy? The importance of ritualized consistency? All this and more is discussed in this episode with Jay Crafter and Grayson Guyer as we try and break down the foundations and process of training your dog to track. Whether its human poachers in Africa or white tail deer here in the states. Tracking is tracking and your dog can do it! If you can take the principles of this process then your dog can learn to do anything in addition to tracking! www.patreon.com/gundogityourself and www.invictusk9.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GDIYves is a monthly bonus episode hosted by Kyley Caldwell that brings relatable stories from the women that train and hunt dogs themselves. These aren't women that just do it because their boyfriends or husbands do it. They do it because they love it and are married to the lifestyle and their dogs. In these episodes you'll hear what got them into the sport and relatable stories of what it was like figuring it out and learning! www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drs. Sherman and Debra Canapp of Canapp Sports Medicine (www.canappsportsmed.com) join us to discuss everything about dog's joints, common injuries, and suggested supplements to help keep your dog ready to go year round! There are a lot of good tips and suggestions on this one! www.patreon.com/gundogityourself and www.gundogityourself.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What should I have in my field first aid kit? Should I have more detailed kit kept in my truck? How do I treat snake bites and porcupine incidents in the field? Should I breed my dog? What are these hip certifications? How do I read these certifications? Is my girl too old to breed? Shes already had 2 litters, should I continue breeding her? Mark has all these answers and MORE in this episode! Give it a listen! Supply link for first aid kits and products: https://www.gundogsupply.com/firstaid.html?megamenu www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We sit down with Mark Olcott this week to dive into the best veterinary advice pertaining towards a number of topics including vaccinations, spay/neutering, and conditioning. This is the first of two episodes with Mark so give it a listen and look for Part 2 next week! www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Mark Pelham joins us this week to discuss everything flea and tick. We discuss the differences between prevention and treatment. What kind of diseases and dangers come along with each parasite. We also discuss the pros and cons of each type of prevention. Give it a listen and be sure to make sure your prevention program is right for you and your dog! www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GDIYves is a monthly bonus episode hosted by Kyley Caldwell that brings relatable stories from the women that train and hunt dogs themselves. These aren't women that just do it because their boyfriends or husbands do it. They do it because they love it and are married to the lifestyle and their dogs. In these episodes you'll hear what got them into the sport and relatable stories of what it was like figuring it out and learning! www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we have a group chat with Stephen Faust, Jason Bowman, and Scott Caldwell. We really cover a lot of different topics in this one from just jumping in as a beginner, the importance of good dog food, "conservation," hunting etiquette, and should you shoot a bird that your dog doesnt handle correctly? www.stoneybrookgordonsetters.com www.ogreoutdoors.com www.gundogityourself.com www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we take a short break from the bird dog world to jump into the fascinating world of hog dogs. Travis Murray joins us to walk us through his ample experience in hog dogs and more specifically American Pit Bulls. Find out the difference between his Swat Team and Detectives. Does anyone use any of the versatile breeds as hog hunters? And so much more! www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark and Martha of www.webfootoutdoors.com joins us again this week to break down the benefits of utilizing chain gangs/stakeouts as well as the seemingly misconceived methods of the check chord in the field. Perhaps you should hold off on cutting up the check chord? There may be more to these concepts than we realize as they have developed somewhat of a misunderstanding in recent history! www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GDIYves is a monthly bonus episode hosted by Kyley Caldwell that brings relatable stories from the women that train and hunt dogs themselves. These aren't women that just do it because their boyfriends or husbands do it. They do it because they love it and are married to the lifestyle and their dogs. In these episodes you'll hear what got them into the sport and relatable stories of what it was like figuring it out and learning! www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just because you get involved in NAVHDA doesnt mean you have to aim for the Invitational test. Perhaps a dog that prizes in the Utility Preparatory Test is the right level dog for you and your goals. Pete Aplikowski joins us again to discuss the elements of a UPT dog and how they may line up with the average person wanting a hunting dog. Perhaps getting people to test in the UPT will eventually lead to more people wanting to train and test a higher level. www.gundogityourself.com and patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TWRA habitat biologist Michael McCord joins us to discuss the pros/cons of managing for hunting cover or training cover. We cover a lot of ground on this & discuss native grasses vs annuals, are pen raised birds a positive or negative on the landscape, and the best practice for your brush hog! This is a fun one that we hope will help out a lot of land owners & even chapters take into consideration different priorities when managing their land. www.gundogityourself.com patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the coolest things in the upland world is a reliable pointing dog that backs other dogs! One of the most asked questions is "How do I train my dog to back?" Darryl Pernat joins us this week to break it all down for us including the what, when, and how. Start laying the ground work early and be sure to go slow and make the right connections! Youll be happy with the results. www.gundogityourself.com and patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The GDIY training camp finally took place and I took the opportunity to sit down with all of the trainers for the event at one time. This conversation really covered a little bit of everything when it comes to training your dog. The importance of knowing your dog. Picking mentors. Focusing on the important facts and not drowning in too much information. This conversation along with everything this weekend was a blast and are hoping to do it again soon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott joins us again this week to go through some listener questions. We had a nice variety of questions coming from how to build drive in a dog, back to the basics of recall, and even unsteadying your dog. Theres something for everyone in this episode so check it out and dont forget to hit that subscribe button! www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A listener asked us a few weeks ago what the real cost of owning a bird dog was. I obviously didnt have a number for him but it go me thinking. Joe and I got together to TRY and put a number down for the average bird dog owner/trainer. There will obviously be discrepancies between each individual owner but hopefully this helps some people try and gauge what some costs will be throughout the life span of the dog! www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GDIYves is a monthly bonus episode hosted by Kyley Caldwell that brings relatable stories from the women that train and hunt dogs themselves. These aren't women that just do it because their boyfriends or husbands do it. They do it because they love it and are married to the lifestyle and their dogs. In these episodes you'll hear what got them into the sport and relatable stories of what it was like figuring it out and learning! www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Steve Short and Arwen Dabb joins us to discuss field trialing! There are a number of misconceptions in the trial world as it comes to hunting dogs while Steve and Arwen disprove them. They are competitive in trials while also being successful with wild bird hunting. They speak on how this is possible and why its probably not fair to suggest you cant be successful at both! www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bridget Nielson of Wall Canyon Kennels joins us this week to talk about how we can all make the most out of NAVHDA training days. The chapters can plan everything down to the last detail but if you don't do your homework and have a plan then its not going to be as productive. Conversely, a handler can show up with the best plan in the world but if the chapter isn't organized then it wont go well either. Its a balancing act! www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does a dog's nose work? What impacts the dog's capability to use it's nose? What does this mean in terms of how we hunt and train with the dog? Tom Brownlee has been studying and teaching the subject of canine olfactory senses for decades as well as applying this knowledge in actual training and K9 scenarios. This is an episode you really dont want to miss! www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself GDIY10 promo code for 10% off on Dakota 283! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk with experienced Maine Search and Rescue handler Spencer Fuller. Spencer has been utilizing GSPs for years to accomplish Search and Rescue tasks including tracking people lost in the woods to recovering bodies out of the water. Spencer and his dogs have been through it all and its fascinating to hear just how similar a lot of their tasks and training are when it compares to how we train and hunt birds with them. www.gundogityourself and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GDIYves is a monthly bonus episode hosted by Kyley Caldwell that brings relatable stories from the women that train and hunt dogs themselves. These aren't women that just do it because their boyfriends or husbands do it. They do it because they love it and are married to the lifestyle and their dogs. In these episodes you'll hear what got them into the sport and relatable stories of what it was like figuring it out and learning! www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we do something a little different. Angie Barron threw out a challenge to Scott Caldwell to do a joint episode where they discuss a few different topics to see where they agree and possibly disagree. Scott, not one to shy away from a fight, accepted Angie's challenge and they both covered topics such as Impulse Control, Actual vs Perceived Pressure, Driving w/ Force, Force Fetch, and the most dreaded topic of all: TUG OF WAR! Let us know who you think won this fight! (In all seriousness, there wasnt much fighting in this believe it or not....) www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's left to talk about when planning your next pup and getting ready? This episode focuses on some of the other side topics/questions that haven't been covered the past number of weeks. What's better? Big or small dog? Short hair or long hair? Hip certifications & other health concerns? What should we consider when socializing or even selecting the name? Scott joins me to go over a ton of different topics with plenty of rabbit holes! www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GDIY Profiles are bonus episodes that feature your average DIY dog trainer and hunter. All dog owners have a story of what got them involved and the main lessons learned along the way. Hearing numerous people’s stories along with their mistakes, helps promote the idea that WE ALL STARTED AT THE SAME PLACE! Our partner's links can be found at www.gundogityourself.com and our Patreon is at www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are a few staples in the dog world that you can 100% count on eliciting some sort of debate or argument. Selecting a male or female dog will bring out a lot of opinions, facts, myths, and just outright lies while discussing. David Kurlander joins us again to discuss some of the more common gender stereotypes and if they hold any truth or not. If youre planning your next pup and cant decide which sex to go with, this may help you make up your mind! www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Angie Barron of Elite Gun Dogs returns to discuss the importance of starting out correctly with your puppy. This conversation covers a lot of ground from house prep, which toys to use and not use, the importance of crate training, NOT GOING TOO FAST, and even some different methods you may or may not be interested in trying! www.gundogityourself.com www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Angie's website: elitesportdogs.wixsite.com/gundogtraining Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GDIYves is a monthly bonus episode hosted by Kyley Caldwell that brings relatable stories from the women that train and hunt dogs themselves. These aren't women that just do it because their boyfriends or husbands do it. They do it because they love it and are married to the lifestyle and their dogs. In these episodes you'll hear what got them into the sport and relatable stories of what it was like figuring it out and learning! www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blaine, Jason, and Pattie come back this week to really dive deep in pairing the right pup with the right buyer. What are the considerations and what are some of the "tricks" people try to pick their pup? What age do they feel is best to take the pup home? You've picked the breeder and then the line, now its time to pick the pup! www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GDIY Profiles are bonus episodes that feature your average DIY dog trainer and hunter. All dog owners have a story of what got them involved and the main lessons learned along the way. Hearing numerous people’s stories along with their mistakes, helps promote the idea that WE ALL STARTED AT THE SAME PLACE! Our partner's links can be found at www.gundogityourself.com and our Patreon is at www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WHY do breeders breed the dogs they do? How do they decide which qualities to pass on and which to avoid? There's a lot of work and time that goes into breeding and do you think that you as a buyer have a RIGHT to one of the pups? Think again! Good breeders want to make sure their pups are going to the best home! Blain and Jason Carter join us this week to explain why the relationship between buyer and breeder doesn't just stop once the pup goes home. You're taking vows and now have new best friends! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When first starting your journey into getting a new dog, one of the first decisions you will need to make is which breed or type of dog is right for you? There's a lot more to it than just if the breeder is close by or has the lowest prices. Short cutting this decision can potentially do a disservice to your enjoyment of the dog but also an actual disservice to the dog itself! www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we have Kyley Caldwell join us to talk about her journey into the world of gun dogs and hunting. Growing up in a hunting family, she never took up hunting herself. It wasnt until she had hunting dogs that got her into the sport and now shes out hunting just as much as the guys and training/testing her dogs! Give it a listen and be sure to hear at the end what Kyley will be involved in going forward! www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With a last minute hunting trip detour to NC for the weekend, Nick and Scott hop on to discuss the importance of having goals for your dogs, training plans, and hunting plans. Just like everything in life, goals are important to keep us motivated and on track. But can being too goal oriented also sometimes get in the way of what we really want to accomplish long term? Be sure to SUBSCRIBE, RATE, REVIEW, & SHARE! Check out www.gundogityourself.com and www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GDIY Profiles are bonus episodes that feature your average DIY dog trainer and hunter. All dog owners have a story of what got them involved and the main lessons learned along the way. Hearing numerous people’s stories along with their mistakes, helps promote the idea that WE ALL STARTED AT THE SAME PLACE! Our partner's links can be found at www.gundogityourself.com and our Patreon is at www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You want to get involved in NAVHDA but there's not a chapter close enough? What should you do? Start a new chapter! Jeff Tucker of the new Foothills chapter in NC comes on to talk about the steps they very recently went through to start their own chapter! Get some training buddies, find some grounds, and get moving! Out partner's links can be found at www.gundogityourself.com and our Patreon is at www.patreon.com/gundogityourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Corrie Bigelow joins us to talk about working pointing dogs and flushing dogs at the same time. Its something that a lot of people have at least been curious to try and, when done properly, is very fun and impressive. We discuss reasons why to try and reasons why to maybe not try it! Our partners links are at www.gundogityourself.com and our Patreon is at www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GDIY Profiles are bonus episodes that feature your average DIY dog trainer and hunter. All dog owners have a story of what got them involved and the main lessons learned along the way. Hearing numerous people’s stories along with their mistakes, helps promote the idea that WE ALL STARTED AT THE SAME PLACE! Our partner's links can be found at www.gundogityourself.com and our Patreon is at www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Caldwell joins us for a fun discussion on whether or not training methods have advanced so much that we have possibly begun to overshadow some genetic "shortcomings" by being able to out train them. We also cover all of the details on the upcoming spring training camp so be sure to listen for those! Our partner's links can be found at www.gundogityourself.com and our Patreon is at www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roland Blanding has been wanting to do a big hunting trip for years and he was finally able to this year. The opportunity presented itself from some less than ideal circumstances typical of the year 2020 but also because of the contacts and friendships he's made throughout his years being a very active member of NAVHDA. Roland is a perfect example of getting involved and helping others and it gets paid back ten fold. Our partner's links can be found at www.gundogityourself.com and our Patreon is at www.patreon.com/gundogityourself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices