Lone Duck’s Gun Dog Chronicles

Tonight we had the pleasure of sitting down to hang out with MeatEater's Duck Man, Sean Weaver. If you haven't seen his show on youtube, Duck Lore, then you're missing out and need to rethink life a little. On the show, we hear about Sean's time growing up as a hunter, how he got involved in ducks, memorable retrieves, awesome hunts he has been on, and more. We also hear about his dog, Kace, and how her training is going, where she is from and the wholeeee deal. We also dig into some Duck Lore action and Sean's plans for the show and why he made it the way that it is (which we respect the heck out of). Finally, we ask Sean for his thoughts on the bird flu and how that may influence duck numbers, which snowballs into a super interesting conversation about the prairie pothole region, tamies and wild ducks and a lot, lot more. Thank you to Sean for joining us on the show and for working hard to positively influence the duck hunting community. If you're reading this, then you'd be a fan of his show... check it out here. Lone Duck's Gun Dog Chronicles is proudly part of the Waypoint Outdoors Podcast Crew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight, we announce some news that we've been waiting ~7 years to share. Pretty excited, pretty grateful and prettyyyyy pumped. After we chat through that and the plans moving forward, we move to a recap of Bob's field trial with a few Lone Duck dogs. It was a super difficult layout and tons of dogs struggled to stay on course. Bob reviews how it went, what he learned and how you and he can do better next time based off this experience. Oh, and reminder: we have an in person seminar with our friends at Standing Stone Kennel on 06/25/2022. If you want to join to learn from Bob and Ethan, watch some dogs work, eat good food and have some fun.... then get in touch ASAP. Lone Duck's Gun Dog Chronicles is part of the Waypoint Outdoor Podcast Network. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight we had a great conversation with our good buddy, Dakota Mealer... you may remember him from a past episode. Dakota is a fantastic trainer who currently has our little girl, Jolene, to see what he can do with her. We get to hear a little JoJo update as she has been working through force fetch, swim by, cold blinds, pattern blinds and should be coming up on decheating in the near future. We also dig into a few tricks for getting a young dog into the water properly, using pigeons and ducks and what ideal dogs look like for Dakota when they first come to him. We chat about how and when to apply pressure and how to create compulsion with your dog. This is a super interesting conversation and it's one that many people (myself included) find confusing. Pay attention to how Dakota explains all this... Lone Duck's Gun Dog Chronicles is part of the Waypoint Outdoor Podcast Crew. Follow 'em and you'll be glad you did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you run any sort of test with your dog? If yes, then listen up. On today's show, Bob chats with our good buddy, Clark Kennington. As a repeat guest on the show, you might be familiar with how talented and articulate Clark is and on this episode he unleashes about 500 pro tips on how to be a better handler. We dig into the HRC Grand and what it takes to play that game, both as a handler and dog..... and pass it. Here's a couple items we address on the show: Why do you slow down at the line. Why monitor wind direction. How does Clark take detailed notes for each dog and when. When to move around at the line (if possible) to set the dog up for success. Do we recall dogs when training on marks... why? when? Thank you to Clark for coming on and hangin' out. Give him a follow and you'll be glad you did. *Lone Duck's Gun Dog Chronicles is part of the Waypoint Outdoor Podcast Network. Check 'em out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight's show is a special one. We reconnect with our good friend and someone we look up to for a whole bunch of reasons, Ira McCauley. When we first started this show, Ira was our first guest and if you haven't heard the show, check it out (episode 2) because you'll wet yourself laughing. For this show, we learn about Ira's podcast (the grind don't stop) and we hear the latest with Habitat Flats. Tis the season so we chat about turkeys and how Ira has killed 100+ turkeys in his career. We hear about his gun and the wild story it has and where its final resting place is. Ira is extremely knowledgeable about ducks and turkeys and business and building habitats for ducks and cooking wild game and he is also a vet among many other things. If you read that sentence outloud, you'd need to stop and take a breath because his woodsmanship resume is so long. The best part though? He's willing to share and trade stories. Cheers to you, Ira. We appreciate you. Lone Duck's Gun Dog Chronicles is part of the Waypoint Podcast Crew and if you're looking for some new shows to binge, check out the others in their podcast network. Tell 'em we sent ya. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we chat with our buddy, Oscar Mora, from Elevated Canine Academy. Oscar is a fantastic dog trainer out on the west coast and as you'll learn, he knows a thing or two about training athletic dogs with high drive. One of the questions we often receive is regarding "a high drive dog and how to manage it." With the stakes being quite high for dogs in protection competitions, we chat a lot about drive capping and how to work WITH a dog, their energy, drive, motivation, etc., rather than learning how to "manage" it. We often say it's important to train the dog in front of you and it's great to hear Oscar (who has tons of experience with all sorts of dogs) echo these opinions. We also learn a little about Oscar's time in the bite suit and in front of the movie camera. Overall, he's a super cool dude who is great at teaching dogs and people. If you're interested in learning more about Oscar and his programs, then check him out at Elevated Canine Academy. Lone Duck's Gun Dog Chronicles is part of the Waypoint Podcast Crew. Check them out on Instagram to find other awesome shows. Cheers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is always a good time when we can kick back with our buddy, Barton Ramsey, from Southern Oak Kennels. He's been on our show before and we always have a great discussion about training, family, dogs, breeding and life. Barton is one of those people you spend time with and later you think man, I wish we hung out more. Tonight's conversation was absolutely incredible and you won't want to miss it. We talk about a million topics like: what to look for when breeding dogs, Barton's new dog, moose and his background and how cool he is. We chat about when our buddy, Adam Campbell, went out for a training day with the SOK crew, so we hear about the training day and their set up. Then, we dig into a good conversation about training blind retrieves and fueling the dog rather than stifling their confidence, place training like a pro & how Barton corrects a dog who is creeping. Want more info from Bob? Connect with him here. Lone Duck's Gun Dog Chronicles is part of the Waypoint Outdoor Podcast crew. If you enjoy our show, then you'll enjoy some of the others in our podcast family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight, we discuss some breaking news from Master National folks about rules and locations and how it will be adapting to hopefully be better in the future. We read through their statement and Bob talks about his own thoughts on the changes and how he sees it influencing trainers across the country. Then, we jump into some puppy news and hear about some retirement planning. Finally, we dig into some awesome questions found on our youtube channel about mini t, training chessies vs other breeds, bark collars while training, collar conditioning and a bunch more. Lone Duck's Gun Dog Chronicles is part of the Waypoint Outdoor Podcast Crew. Dig through some of their awesome shows to find your next favorite podcast. Cheers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight we had the pleasure of spending time with Mr. Blaine Tarnecki from Hudson River Retrievers. As a frequent flyer on the show, you're already familiar with Blaine and his ability to coach both dogs and people. We had a ton of awesome questions from both his and our patreon friends, so we settled into an evening talking dogs and debating whose methods are better in which situations. Looking for a new podcast to binge? Check out some of these here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight, we have a fantastic conversation with Kevin Cheff, The Retriever Coach, about the nuances of collar pressure and a whole lot more. How to use an e collar with integrity, teaching dogs to properly understand collar pressure, collar conditioning to sit vs here, why Bob uses pressure to "kennel" and how to choose the right collar for your dog. Kevin says he prefers collars that are simple to operate and highly reliable.... we agree 100%. We also ask Kevin a few questions directly from our friends on Patreon (patreon.com/loneduckoutfitters/) and we chat about direct vs indirect pressure and give a few simple examples so everyone is on the same page. We're grateful to have Kevin come on our show. He is extremely intelligent, experienced and he is one of the best at teaching people about their dogs. If you're looking to be a better dog trainer, listen to this show and check him out on any platform by searching "the retriever coach." Lone Duck's Gun Dog Chronicles is part of the Waypoint Outdoor Podcast crew. If you like our show, check out some of the hunting, fishing, cooking, etc. shows they have and get after it. Cheers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight, Bob & Kevin provide a few exciting updates on what's happening at Lone Duck. Bob is down south sun tanning his way through this years training trip and getting after it with a trailer full of dogs. Overall, the dogs are doing well and certainly keeping him busy and we hear about some very very exciting litter news... After, we dig into some Q&A we did with people from Patreon and they pick Bob's brain about denials, t pattern distances and we chat a lot about training dogs rather than "training dogs to pass a test." PS. we're working on audio and yes, Kevin's didn't come out so well... we fixed it for the next show... sorry about that. Need some gear for training season? Check out StandingStoneSupply.com cause they have anything you'd need. Lone Duck's Gun Dog Chronicles is part of the Waypoint Outdoor Podcast. Check out their great shows, you're gonna love 'em. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight, we sit down to catch up with our good friends over at Standing Stone Kennels and hear about their hunting season and we announce some exciting news... you'll need to listen to find out. This show is jam packed, so don't miss it. We hear about Ethan's season guiding hunts in South Dakota, we learn about hunting with his young dogs and how he managed to be successful with such a young string of guide dogs. When do you know your dog is false pointing? How to fix it? We talk about setting up your training environment so the dog is successful and confident. We discuss some of the highlight stories of the year and of course, some blooper moments (we all have 'em). We chat with Ethan and Kat about hunting with two dogs and especially the situation where one dog is younger and one is older. Finally, we hear about our girl, Sammy. Sam spends her hunting season with our mutual buddy, Peter, and she chases birds alllllll overrrrrrrrrrr the place. Sam is a real special dog and we're grateful that she has such a good time hunting with Peter. Do us a solid.... check out Standing Stone Supply and do yourself a solid by getting your dog geared up properly. Cheers. Lone Duck's Gun Dog Chronicles is part of the Waypoint Outdoor Crew. If you enjoy our podcast, then you'll want to check out some of our other shows here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week's show, Bob sits down with recurring guest and good buddy, KD Mathews, of Socratic Canine and shares some exciting news... He and Bob will be commentating at this year's K9 Street League event! It's like the bite dog and protection dog version of the SRS in the hunting dog world. Bob asks KD a ton of cool questions about the training involved, the types of situations people have to prepare their dog for, how people in the bite suits prepare, etc. and a ton more. The bite dog world is incredible and the crossover between the foundational principles of dog training for them and for the hunting world are similar. Check out KD on his instagram to learn more about his training, his dogs, his philosophy and how to be a better trainer. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight we sit down to chat with Cable Smith from the Lone Star Outdoor Show (check him out here) and trade a few hunting stories. We learn how he got into the radio business and how he originally trained his first gundog. We also hear how his passion for the outdoors has evolved and how he now chases wild game all over the US and Africa. He even talks about how to find cool hunts, prices and some misconceptions about hunting in different places. Cable is a super down to earth guy and is an awesome storyteller. It was great to have him on the show and hang out with us for a bit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight we sit down to chat with our fellow dog man, Tom Davis. The Lone Duck crew is pretty fired up to have Tom on our show because he's a great storyteller and really knows his stuff when it comes to dog behavior. To kick off the show, we hear the backstory of how Tom got into his first business and how that led into his WILD story of getting into off leash training. We then dig into more of how he is unique in working with dogs and then he and Bob rattle off some Q&A questions from Instagram. If you want to up your game as a trainer, handler or dog man, then go follow Tom. You'll be thankful you did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things got a bit jolly tonight but we're rolling with it.... maybe not a show to listen to with the kids in the car. Tonight's show was a good time and Bob and Kevin run through some holiday cheer. We go back and forth on things we're grateful for this year, things we asked ol' Santa to bring down the chimney, first guns and how they came to be ours and a bunch more. Please know the Lone Duck crew wishes you all a happy holiday season. Pour a cold one and think about a few things you're thankful for... it'll do ya some good. Cheers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Had a great call last night with one of the greats, Lyle Steinman. Yes, he came back onto the show to catch up and recap his year with Bob. They dig into Master Nationals, The Mamba Challenge, his goals for next year and how they plan to get there. It was pretty interested to hear Lyle talk about goals and how he sets and achieves them. Then we slide on into some questions from our patreon community. Lyle and Bob run through transitioning dogs from being at the trainers to being at home, casting drills and tips, how Lyle tones down a high-drivin' dog and a bunch more. A big thanks as always to Lyle. He's one of a kind and has more intricate advice than anyone on the planet. Cheers, everyone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Holy cow, what a detailed show. Tonight, we had the pleasure of chatting with a repeat guest and awesome guy, Kevin Cheff (The Retriever Coach). He is extremely knowledgeable and is great at breaking down training and information so anyone can understand each step along the way. Oh, and he does seminars you should look into. Some topics discussed are: dogs with high drive, getting dogs to come out of a kennel nicely, holding blind manners, indirect pressure, handling on marks, blinds, etc. After we finished the show, Bob turned to me and said "this was one of the best." Thanks for joining us, Kevin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight's show is a goodie. We dig into the hunting season and how it's relatively duckless (how about near you?) We jump into the strategy behind Lone Duck puppies and what we are sincerely trying to deliver to each family.... we also have news in that area! Then, Bob and Kevin dig into a few really good questions about training during the winter, puppy and young dog work, whistle sit advice, mini T training and a lot more. By the way, have you seen Gunner's new product? Check it out at gunner.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Blaine Duck's Brown Dog Chronicles Academy. Tonight, Blaine allows Bob and Kevin to hang out and talk dogs with him. We hear about Blaines trip out west for Master Nationals '21, how his dogs performed, how he prepped them and how he eats string cheese for dinner. Also, Bob and Blaine chat about the upcoming Field Trial they're entering... stay tuned for how that goes. Then we dig into a very long and highly thorough conversation answering some questions from Blaine/Bob's Patreon friends. We dig into a wide variety of topics from heel techniques for puppies to en route force to teaching patience, etc. After the podcast ended, Blaine said he thought this was the most educational show he's done so far. Let him know what you think at his Instagram account. Lone Duck's Gun Dog Chronicles is part of the Waypoint Podcast Network. If you like our show, then you'll love other cool shows in our network. Check 'em out here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome welcome. As promised, we're back on schedule with some Lone D. On this week's show, Bob and Kevin recap Bob's western hunts with Andi and we also dig into Finn's first duck hunt. It's great to be back and I'm pretty proud of Raggedy Andi's work out west. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

let's try this again... Our good buddy, Oliver Burman at Foundation Retrievers, joins us to reminisce about the Master National. We run through the prep work leading up to the test and each series and how each dog handled it (the good and the bad). The few weeks out west were enjoyable, humbling and exciting. Cheers to clients, family and friends for supporting Lone Duck. Now let’s get onto hunting season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight we enjoy speaking with a repeat guest and friend, Grayson Guyer from Lost Highway Kennels. Our show gets pretty deep and discusses human connections and how that connection works with dogs, too. We catch up with Grayson and hear about his upcoming plans for the NAVHDA Invite and how his feelings match Bob's with Master Stashionals '21. Grayson gets into some info about snake breaking dogs and how he has been helping people keep their dogs safe... stay tuned for more seminars on that from him... Finally get a little outside Lone D's usual topics to chat about life and the state of things. It's worth a listen and taking time to think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A few weeks back, a true dog man (KD Mathews) came to hang out and share some stories. KD lives down in sunny Florida and has been in the dog training business for the past 30 years and the reason is because he asks questions. Then he asks more. He asks the owners questions and in turn, teaches the owners about their dogs before really even teaching the dogs. Then ya know, he teaches the dogs, too. We dig into some leadership with dogs & people and surprise: coaching people and coaching dogs can be eerily similar. KD provides a phenomenal analogy that really hits home, especially since we all refer to ol' Lone D as Uncle Bob. Then we finish up chatting about bite work with dogs, the importance of a "denial" and how dogs never forget things, we just try to bury those memories deep, deep down below tons of positive reps. If you enjoyed the show as much as we did, hit up KD and learn more at socraticcanine.com... you'll be pleased you did. Cheers, brotherrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's show was certainly a special one. We had the pleasure of speaking with 1st Lt. Amber English... but you might know her more as the bad to the bone wingshooter with nerves of steel who earned the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Amber has been competing for years and is currently shooting on the AMU team in the United States Army, so she has the coolest job ever. We learn about her time in Tokyo, the food she has eaten while traveling, her hunting plans for the fall and a ton more. Amber also shares some advice she's heard from coaches and she even offers some tips to help us become better shooters...we'll see how it goes. Hopefully, this isn't the last we hear from Amber because we didn't get to meet her dog, Cotton. Cheers to you, Amber. Learn more about the US Army's Marksmanship Unit here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We had a good hanging out with Clark Kennington. He is truly one of the greats. We chatted through the hunt test he ran up here in NY and ran through the good and bad from it. We then dig into some of his philosophy for training dogs and how he's been successful over the years in all sorts of tests. *Also, Shorty's Pub n Grub should be a podcast sponsor.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome welcome. Tonight's show was with our buddy, Doug, from Soggy Dog Gear. He's an awesome guy who enjoys training dogs and telling tales. Doug lives out in Michigan and that lucky dog happens to live in some prime bird hunting area (I'm not jealous or anything, it's fine). Anyway, we have a great time talking about how Doug got started working with dogs, new products from his dog supply company, a contest Doug is putting together for amateur trainers, Dogtra products he likes and possibly my favorite part of the conversation... we talk about fire breathing, pumped up, high drive dogs and how to handle them. Doug happens to own a fire breather and he and Bob talk a lot about obedience, ways to work with those kinds of dogs, lessons learned from k9 handlers, etc. We'll have to have Doug back on the show sometime because 1. he's the man and 2. we had a great conversation and I want to hear more about some grouse action. FIND MORE AWESOMENESS @ SOGGYDOGGEAR.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our good buddy Adam Campbell is back on our show to talk dogs and catch up. Since we've last seen him, he and another buddy of ours, Jimmy Rodgers, have created an awesome podcast called The Dog House with Adam and Jimmy. If you're a fan of our show, then you'd enjoy theirs. We talk about Adam's dogs and how hot the weather can be for dog training where he's from. Adam gives some warm weather training tips for people and we dig into how Adam preps his dogs to peak at the right time. Specifically, we talk about peaking for the ol' Master Stashional event. We also pick his brain on some water work questions from a few friends of ours and his answers are awesome. Don't miss out on the dog training advice we get to enjoy in this episode! Cheers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight's episode is one of my favorites so don't miss this. First, I really enjoyed the opener and chatting about the brands we like... I got Bob off topic and he got all flustered. Next, we learn how Bob is doing with the adopting some of Oliver's training techniques (if you're wondering what those might be, check out the previous 2 episodes). We also talk about the most recent hunt test where a bunch of dogs passed their tests and we had a handful of lone duck dogs qualify for the Master Stashional out in Idaho. We also chat with Bob about his training day with the local retriever club and how YOU can get involved with some cool clubs near you. Give it a shot, you have nothing to lose by meeting with a club to see if you'd be a good fit. Finally, and I think I'm going out of order here but that's ok, we hear a lot of frustration from Bob and this is the part I really enjoyed...hear me out on this. We get a lot of people who write in asking questions and we try to help problem solve and dissect the training scenario and see what sort of solutions we can create to help make the dog more confident and successful. At least once per day, someone says their dog is great with the collar on or they're great in training but once the collar comes off or once they're at the line for a test, the dog goes nuts. Well, this happens to everyone, even here at the Lone D and tonight, we hear all about it. Bob has been working hard with a few dogs who have soooo much drive that it's pretty tough to manage. Anyway, I liked the conversation because it's raw and straight shooting. This is how training dogs can be, it's hard. If your dog "is nuts and has so much drive they're tough to handle..." you aren't alone and cheers to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight's show was a great time and we tried something new: recording during a live stream with our friends on patreon. We hung out and answered some of their questions and were able to interact quite a bit, so we had a really good time and appreciate those who could make it. We catch up with Oliver and get his thoughts on a few specific training scenarios. This was a fun one, I think you'll enjoy it. Be sure to watch for Oliver at Foundation Retrievers... he is one heck of a trainer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welp, we've had a couple weeks of chaos with a whole lot of traveling for hunt tests and long days training dogs but we're back and ready to share a few lessons learned. This week, we're hosting Oliver & Andrew from Foundation Retrievers and getting in a lot of good training. Bob and Oliver recap the past few weeks of hunt tests with the dogs, how they performed, where things went wrong and how they're busting butt to problem solve and earn passes. I feel like our show is usually pretty passionate. We put a lot of time and energy into Lone Duck Kennels and you can't help but get worked up talking about the wins and losses because of all the "investment" you put into this kind of work. Well, I think you'll feel the passion in tonight's show as Bob and Oliver dig into training advice and go back and forth with each other. It's certainly a positive discussion centered around building confident dogs and ways to increase the trust and relationship with your dog, but it's super interesting to hear all the different ways to accomplish the same training goal. What do you think? Oliver and Andrew will be here for another week, so we'll do a round two with these guys next time. Did we miss anything or do you have follow up questions? DM us and we'll get to it. Cheers. PS. Check out our buddies at Waypoint Outdoor Collective... they have tons of cool shows and if you like ours, you're gonna love some of our other friends' shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Lone Duck's Gun Dog Chronicles... it's another good show this week. Bob and Kevin have a good time chatting with friends during an Instagram live session. We dig into all sorts of good Q&A with people ranging from their first hunt test and expectations to decheating. Settle in for a good time. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've had a lot of people ask questions about mini t, t pattern, how do you get a dog to sit on a whistle, why does my dog loopy sit, etc., so tonight, we're tackling all of it. Bob and I catch up a little but we dig right into the meat of the show and try to thoroughly explain the process from start to finish and when to notice triggers along the way. These "triggers" are little things to watch for to know when your dog is ready for the next step in the process. We also answer a few other questions that came through Instagram (@loneduck) about breeding, how to choose parents, how to choose breeders and a whole lot more. Tonight's show hit a lot of interesting topics. Let us know what you think! Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight's episode was spent chatting with Mike Jones, the founder and head trainer at Primal Canine out in California. Mike is a super knowledgeable guy whose passion for dogs drives his business forward. We hear about Mike's past and how he got into the dog world, we learn about his business and his unique approach to dog training. Unfortunately, we had some time constraints for this show because we struggle with time zone math but we will be having Mike on the show again because we have a whole lot of bite work to talk about. Mike is the man. If you're interested in learning more about him and his business, check out his website here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well, we're not really numbers guys so we missed celebrating our 100th episode, so we're cheersing to 101. To celebrate, Bob and Kevin hit the pistol range, trained some dogs, made fried turkey nuggets and chatted about the last couple years of doing the podcast. We made some good plans for how to improve as we continue the show and would greatly appreciate your input on that. Thanks for listening and as always, cheers to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you believe you've listened to Bob fumble over the same intro for 100 whole episodes now? What a world. Thanks for coming along for the ride. Cheers to you. This week, we sit down and talk with our good buddy, Lyle Steinman, who just won the Mamba Challenge down at Mossy Pond. We dig into the test, what each series looked like, the fantastic hospitality from the Mossy Pond crew, the dogs Lyle competed with and how they all performed. Then, we pepper Lyle with some awesome questions sent in from friends on Patreon and Instagram. Thanks to those who sent in questions, we had a really detailed conversation with Lyle and I think you're going to enjoy it. Cheers to 100 more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's show was awesome. We had the pleasure of chatting with our fellow Eukanuba buddy, Todd Agnew, from Craney Hill Kennels in Georgia. Todd has been working Spaniels for a long, long time and has a highly unique and effective approach to his training routine, which we learn all about. Bob and Todd bounce back and forth on various ways to train a dog, how dogs learn and why Todd chooses this methods. Grab a notebook and a pen, you'll want to remember these tips and tricks. If you're interested to hear more from Todd, then check him out here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A couple weeks back, we had the pleasure of trading a few stories with Andrew Beam (@beamcountry). He's an absolutely fantastic guy who works hard, writes great songs and knows his way around a fishing pole. In tonight's show, we hear about how Beam took Bob out searching for redfish and a good time. We also hear some wild stories about how he started his career as a DEC officer and then transitioned into the music scene. If you like country music and good stories, this will be a treat. Cheers to you, my friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight, Bob and Kevin had the pleasure of chatting with Kevin Cheff, who is known to some people as the retriever coach. Kevin is a super knowledgeable guy who has been in the dog training business for 20+ years and it shows. Bring a pen and paper for this podcast because he and Bob talk through some highly detailed tips and tricks for formal obedience and how Kevin helps to coach people through the entire process. They also dig deep into marking drills, singles, doubles and they answer a lot of awesome questions that we get all the time. Check out more of Kevin's training tips at his site here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have some big news in this show and we're excited to see how this plays out... This week, Bob and Kevin sit down over a drink to chat about a whole bunch of topics. We talk about the dogs on the truck, where they're at and how Bob is progressing each dog and share a few good laughs. Once you hear the news, shoot us a DM @loneduck if you're interested to learn more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight, Bob and Kevin chat with our good buddy, Lyle Steinman, from Castile Creek Kennels about how his southern trip is going. Like many people, he has been battling the frigid temps in Texas, which is obviously devastating. On a positive note, we chat about some exciting things happening with his business. A lot of people ask about doing southern training trips and what it's like and so we pull back the curtain a little. It's interesting to hear Lyle's perspective. He's also been focusing in and crushing it with his dogs. As always, it's fun to chat with Lyle and hear what he thinks of specific training topics and what's happening in our industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight, we chat with some fantastic guys from Rugby ATL, Marno Redelinghuys and Johan Momsen, and hear about how they're basically living one of Bob's dreams. It's always inspiring to hang out with people who are super determined, hard working and like telling hunting stories of how it was when they were growing up. That goes double when their stories are from South Africa and they're hunting cool animals I've never even seen. Apologies for the first edit on this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight is a Bob and Kevin show and we hear about Bob's trip down to Charleston and the plan for training each of the dogs. It's good to hear the breakdown of the different groups on the truck and how he is wrangling each one. We also check in on the lone duck pups and how they're growing and learning each day. Then, toward the end of the show we dig into some questions from our friends on Patreon. We dive into some of them and then answer the rest in a video on our Patreon. Check that out here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Evenin' friends. Tonight we check back in with a great buddy of ours, Captain Jeff Coats. Jeff is one of the greatest hunting guides you could possibly find; he's been in the sea duck game for 21 years, has the world's largest duck boats, crafts his own decoys and trains his own dogs. If you want to learn about sea duck hunting or have the coolest hunt ever, then you'll make a trip to Ocean City, Maryland, and give him a call.... and you should, he has a few spots open for next season (@pitbosswaterfowl). On this episode, we talk about the hunt with Jeff we're doing in December of 2021 where we're randomly picking a patreon supporter and flying them to hunt with us and Jeff. We also hear about Jeff's duck season, how he's working to develop Pitboss HQ, his cool dog, Rye, and a lot more. Jeff is a real class act and we appreciate his friendship, enthusiasm for duck hunting and what he does for our industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight, Bob and Kevin have a chat with our buddy out in Wisconsin, Mike Vaughn. Mike is an absolute beast of a hard worker and you'll feel his passion as he shares stories about his past. We dig deep into how Mike got into the bird dog game and how he has meticulously worked to become a reputable trainer and competitor within the hunting dog industry. We also learn about the bird dog wars. Honestly, I feel like we need to get into this game but i'm afraid I'd be sucked in, never to return. How do you think you'd do in the BDW? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight, Bob and Kevin sit down to hang out with one of our favorite buddies, Barton Ramsey, of Southern Oak Kennels. We catch up on Barton's hunting season, which is still going on... it's fine, I'm not jealous. We hear about an exciting and memorable trip he took with his son and how he is introducing his kids to the outdoors. I realize this is a topic that comes up often but Barton provides a few concrete examples of how he is doing this and man, I respect it. We also hear about some of his dogs, how their hunting seasons has been and what's happening with the puppies. All in all, we had a real good chat with Barton both on and off the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back for another goodie. Tonight, Bob and Kevin chat over a beer and tell stories about the past few hunts we've had. I wont spoil anything but man, we had a really good hunt together a couple weeks ago. We also dig into some '21 plans for seminars, how we're going to improve for you guys, the plan for Ms. Prairie Dog and a pupdate on the two Lone Duck litters on the ground. **If you have a second, please shoot us a DM on instagram (@loneduck) with some feedback on anything and everything, instagram, podcast content, youtube, patreon, etc. We're 100% open to thoughts and requests and don't know if you don't share. Thank YOU all and as always, cheers to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen, we've had a really good time doing this podcast over the last 88 shows and this is no different. Tonight, we have the pleasure of cracking jokes with our buddy, Tyler Chambers. He's a blue collar, country singing, dog lovin' kinda guy and he fits right in with us. Tyler has been writing songs in Nashville for a few years now and generously offered to share one of his unreleased songs in the middle of tonight's episode. We bounce all over the place in tonight's show and talk about how Bob shouldn't write songs, deer hunting, using fans to hunt turkeys, we learn about his handsome dog and how he got into hunting. Overall, I think you're really going to enjoy this episode with Tyler. He's an awesome dude and certainly someone we respect. Check out his youtube and see yourself: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGCuv59tIpQB0GV8eAK0Zfg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've had a lot of people ask about chatting with buddies who aren't pros with a hundred dogs in the kennel and more on the side of just a few. This made us think of our pal, Brandon Sweesy, of Northern Air Retrievers. He has a really good dog named Jones that he trained himself by watching Freddie King videos, reading and calling his breeder and you guessed it... actually training the dog in front of him. It was pretty cool to learn more about Brandon's training philosophy and how he handles his dogs in tests. We really dig into a good training discussion and we hope you enjoy it. We were pumped to find out that our new girl, Prairie, is a distant relative to Brandon's younger dog. It's funny how small this world can be, right? Check out Brandon and his dogs on his Instagram @northern_air_retrievers for some great photos and even better training tips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight, we chat with one of the greatest dog trainers around, Brad Arrington, from Mossy Pond Retrievers. Bob and Brad met a long time ago and basically, they catch up on the last few ~10 years. What's happened since then? Well, Brad has continued to grow and refine his skills as a trainer, grown an impressive business while maintaining a high level of integrity. Brad helps share some advice for one of Bob's dogs that keeps veering off on specific marks and it provides a really in depth conversation. We also talk about an event he's putting on in the spring and you should check it out. Overall, this is a great episode and we're grateful for Brad's time and friendship. If you're down south near him and need a good trainer, he's your guy. Oh, did you want to throw your hat into the ring for Bob buying you a hunting trip with us? Anyone signed up on our patreon is entered and right now, your odds are pretty darn good. Cheers, friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices