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Features   The Curse of a Great Dog By E. Donnall Thomas Jr.   Good Years, Bad Years By Steve Smith   Season’s Dawn A Photo Essay   Whistle Refusals By Charles Jurney   West [...]

By Ryan Eder Last issue, we explored the AKC Master National event from a macro perspective.  We discussed the significant growth of the event since the first one took place in 1991 and how the [...]

Highlight Reel By E. Donnall Thomas Jr.   The Lure and Wisdom of Local Shooting Preserves By Steve Smith   Popping by Charles Jurney   An Inside Look at the Master National Part 2 [...]

by Ryan Eder What is the largest retriever test or trial event in the United States? To the surprise of many, it is the AKC Master National Hunt Test. The Master National is an annual event held [...]

by Lisa Senafe, Bentley’s Pet Stuff, petstuff.com #1 TICK AND FLEA DETECTION AND REMOVAL Ticks and fleas are a problem that you do not want to get out of hand. Look at your pet’s coat and [...]

Old Warriors By E. Donnall Thomas Jr.   Hardmouth By Charles Jurney   Upland Fun A Photo Essay By Andrea Bogard   An Inside Look at the Master National By Ryan Eder   Stuff I [...]

Generations By E. Donnall Thomas Jr.   Interview with a Goose Hunter By Ed Hoenschied   Does Looking = Learning? By Steve Smith   Flexibility and Compatibility By Larry Brown [...]

  By Ryan Eder I often hear the no-no drill described as a lining drill, but in reality the focus of this drill is to prevent our dogs from flaring  off of the line they are being sent. [...]

  By: Ryan Eder The split drill is arguably one of the best and easiest handling drills to work on with your dog.  There are a few different explanations of this drill out there, but I will [...]

by Ryan Eder As I waited in the holding blind to run my trusted hunting partner in his second HRC Finished test, I realized that it’s all too easy to overlook marking concepts that are relevant [...]