The Best Dog Vest for Waterfowl Hunting: What to Look For (and What to Avoid)

A guide to keeping your dog safer, warmer, and more comfortable in the blind – without the usual frustrations.

The Difference Between Neoprene and Ariaprene: What’s Best for Hunting Dogs?

We ditched the zipper, the soak, and the stink – here’s why Ariaprene® outperforms traditional dog vest materials in every way that counts.

Behind the Design: Building the GUNNER Waterfowl Vest from the Ground Up

How a 4 a.m. hunt, 8+ prototypes, and years of real-world testing led to the most overbuilt dog vest in the field.

Retrieve to Table Recipes: Reelfoot Flyway Series

We asked Bobby, master chef and GUNNER Senior Industrial Designer, to show us how to turn Dex's retrieves into delicacies. If you don't add these recipes into your rotation this season, you're miss...

Behind the Color: Reelfoot Flyway Series Collection

A tribute to the flooded forest, honoring the cypress trees, dense vegetation, and rich wetlands that define this storied landscape.

GUNNER Field Notes: Reelfoot Flyway Series Collection

Last season, we sent some of the GUNNER guys to experience Reelfoot first-hand. What they found was a duck hunter’s time capsule.

Generational Hunting: Reelfoot Flyway Series Collection

At Reelfoot, hunting isn’t just a tradition— it’s a birthright passed down with every sunrise. The blind is where legacies are built and stories live on.

Behind the Design: How We Built the Homestead Dog Bed

Discover what makes the GUNNER Homestead Dog Bed different – from breathable 3D loop to dual zippers and a base that won’t slide, soak, or stink.

Saving Children With Electronic Detection Dogs | #GunnerDogs

Meet Todd Jordan, renowned K9 trainer whose electronic detection dogs have helped save thousands of children.

A Car Hit Me and I Spun Into an 18-Wheeler

On the drive home, I just kept thinking about that kennel and how differently the day would have gone without it. I can say with 100% confidence: that kennel did its job. And it’s the reason Birdie...

Dog Safe in Head-On Collision | #GunnerSaves

After three years of ownership, my GUNNER finally had the opportunity to do its job. I am so grateful that the G1™ Kennel kept my dog safe when another driver ran a red light and crashed into my ve...

GUNNER March Madness 2025

Last month, we hosted a March Madness bracket-style photo contest in our Discussion Den Facebook group. With over 100 submissions, these photos made it to our Final Four, with Sydney Thompson takin...

Meet The Dogs of GUNNER

The GUNNER Team wouldn’t be complete without our office dogs. They’re at the forefront of everything we do, and we love having them at HQ every day.

Tornado-Proof Kennel | #GunnerSaves

An EF-4 tornado ripped through our neighborhood here in Newport, Arkansas. We ran for shelter but couldn’t make it to get Millet in time. His GUNNER saved his life.

My Dog’s GUNNER Protected Him in a Head-On Collision

"If you’re hesitating about investing in a quality kennel, let my experience serve as a reminder. This wasn’t a mere coincidence; it was a life-threatening accident, and that kennel was crucial in ...

Canine Care in the Winter Snow | With Dr. Seth Bynum, DVM

By Dr. Seth Bynum, DVM | @birddogvet How can hunters prepare their dogs for winter hunts in terms of conditioning or training? In my experience it’s the subtle ways that will make the most diff...

2024 in Review

We asked the GUNNER Team to share their favorite memories of 2024 with their dogs. Here's their year in review.

Behind the Designs: An Interview With Jared DuCote

We teamed up with Jared DuCote, 2024 Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year, to create an exclusive collection featuring a custom painted G1 Kennel and Food Crates. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at h...