Heaven’s Gain

Roxx Anne Boom Boom Ballew Heaven will be calmer and safer for our Roxxy girl. A true war dog that had a ‘wild hair’ for AZ gamble quail. She’s now hunting those endless fields in perfect conditions. Show yourself off

Counting Drops

Here in the desert, we can honestly count the number of drops during a rain storm.  Winter and Spring moisture for the Gamble quail and summer monsoons for the Scale and Mearns quail.   Keep a rain calendar and track the

Ways

There are many ways to train your bird dog. One important note is to limit the amount of hands you are putting on your dog and if you are going to do it yourself then stick to a program. My

Blame Game

Confusing becomes Blaming Who’s to blame when theirs’s little control or understating. The bird dog has no respect for what’s going around them and evening hunting becomes difficult. I pin it on the trainer/handler/owner, confusing the dog and not correcting

Wasted

Often we let our guards down and miss those important opportunities in our foundational training phase that really separates a well minded and confident pointing dog.  Foundation level training is where it all begins and the lessons learned stay with

A Hard Line

It’s not the dog’s fault or the lack of training, it comes down to the handler not holding a Hard Line. Steady to flush, trigger, fall and retrieve is mastered through a lot of training hours and time in the

Perfectly Confused

Your dog is doing everything it was bread to do and what’s been taught.  The number one problem is typically the handler not the dog and the number one issue is confusion.  Foundational training is for the dog and handler.