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Lt. Colonel Robert Milner, Jr., Rest in Peace

On July 14, 2024, the retriever world lost a titan with the passing of Lt. Col. Robert Milner, Jr., USAF, Ret.. Milner’s final battle was fighting amyloidosis, a rare liver disease. He was 79 years old.
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By: gundogcentral
Posted: August 18, 2024

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Holes and Rules

"Every dog has got a hole, and his handler has to hide it," was a truism in the world of bird dog field trials.
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By: gundogcentral
Posted: August 4, 2024

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Spring Shuffle Delayed

Oliver Bain sold his AI (artificial intelligence) Unicorn (billion-dollar start-up ) to Microsoft instead of taking it public. He was 58, and unknown to any around him, had a secret ambition he would now satisfy. As a boy growing up on a fa.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: August 4, 2024

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Properly Command Your Sporting Dog

Chatter and over-commanding are two common issues between some handlers and their dogs. For some reason, nonstop talking gives some handlers a sense that they’re in control of the dog. They believe the constant communication improves the .. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: July 21, 2024

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The Handoff

The year was 1955. Buck Reed had returned home to South Georgia from the war in Europe ten years before and embarked on his career as an all-age handler of pointing dogs as successor to his father, Sam, who had then retired from the same tr.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: July 9, 2024

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If you ever

If you ever walked a day
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By: gundogcentral
Posted: July 1, 2024

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The Hunt Goes On

In the early 70s bird hunting was at its peak in Eastern North Carolina. I was a youngster still and loved to tag along on hunts with family and longed to have my own dogs. It was about this time that I attended my first bird dog field tria.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: April 21, 2024

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Should We?

Hurricane Hattie had requalified with a third place in the last qualifier of the season. Should they enter her was the question occupying her owner, Sam Slade, and handler, Mack Bain. Both were ambivalent and unsure of their judgment on the.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: April 20, 2024

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My Life As A Field Trial Reporter

From 1995 until 2022 I had two professions, lawyer and pointing dog field trial reporter. The first to earn money to pay creditors and afford to indulge in the second, pursued for the pleasure it brought me.
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By: gundogcentral
Posted: April 15, 2024

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How to Help Your Dog Learn

When I started training retrievers professionally in 1972, I believed that dogs needed to be worked six days a week, for at least a half hour each day. If you have a big kennel, you know that’s a lot of work. After a few years and trainin.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: April 6, 2024

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What expenses can kennel owners write off?

Maybe you accidentally started a dog-related business pursuing a hobby, or maybe owning a kennel has been your lifelong dream, either way, you can be sure Uncle Sam wants his fair share of your hard work. My blood always starts to boil this.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: April 2, 2024

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THE LONG JOURNEY HOME

‘Why’, is a man question, not a dog question. Whether hate, or malice, or greed, or power, was someone’s motive for her circumstances mattered not to Belle. ‘What’ mattered to Belle. What could she do for her pup? ‘Who’ mat.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: March 24, 2024

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The Poop Scoop

My brace of setter drifted in and out of view. Their range was typical for their shooting dog genetics, and when I couldn’t see them my focus turned to the long skeins of Spanish moss that dripped from every cypress branch. Wind gusts pul.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: March 17, 2024

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Harmony in the Field: A Symphony of Bird Dogs and Wild Birds

In the timeless pursuit of the perfectly honed bird dog, the age-old adage rings true: "It takes birds to make a bird dog." Yet, how often have we pondered the profound layers concealed within this saying? The interplay between a bird dog a.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: March 3, 2024

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Positive Training Methods for Puppies – 4 Tips for Success

Positive training methods are becoming increasingly popular and work well when your puppy is young. This training method rewards puppies for successfully completing a task. Once a puppy understands the kind of behavior that gets him a rewar.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: February 18, 2024