Gunner Kennels: Dog Anxiety–How You Can Help

Dog anxiety and phobias are stressful for everyone involved: dogs, owners and the family. Experts at Gunner Kennels put together a list of suggestions based on solutions they’ve seen work for curre...

Helping Dogs with Anxiety or Phobias

Having a dog with phobias and anxieties can lead to traumatizing scenarios, a lot of hand wringing and a heavy dent in your bank account looking for a solution (or replacing damaged items...). We k...

Super Retriever Series: Competitive Spirit

What does it take to win at a hunt test? How do you break in? Young superstar Luke Cour tells all.

Training Your Dog to Shed Hunt: Everything You Need to Know

With bird season only lasting a few months, most bird dog owners look for an offseason activity. Shed hunting can be a great way to keep your dog fine-tuned and in shape during the late winter and ...

Reasons for Crate Training A Puppy

One of the first things you should do when you get a new puppy is crate train them. Here's why.

Crate Training a Puppy with G1 Small Kennel

Your dog’s natural instinct as a den animal will come to light if you introduce crate training early and in a positive way. Giving your puppy his own personal bedroom can keep him safe and also hel...

How To Housebreak Dog with Crate Training

Our friends at Cornerstone Gundog Academy recently launched a new wave of DIY training: 24/7 access to resources that'll mold your pup into your most valuable tool in the field. Here, Co-Founder Ba...

Cross-Fit Training the Wildrose Labrador

Mike Stewart of Wildrose Kennels teaches you the basics of Cross-Fit Training – a combination of several training phases the company has transcended over the years, which has involved Pointers, Ret...

4 Phases Of Learning: How To Train A Dog

How do you take a 7-week-old puppy & turn him into a finished dog on your own time? Our friends at Cornerstone Gundog Academy just launched a new wave of DIY training: 24/7 access to resources ...

The Wildrose Way: Choosing The Best Crate Size

Just in time for the wingshooting season, Mike Stewart of Wildrose Kennels gives his advice on how to choose the best crate size for your dog – and the best add-on accessories for your canine compa...

Tips For Early Puppy Development

Gunner Kennels caught up with Mike Stewart of Wildrose Kennels to pick up puppy training techniques via “the Wildrose Way" – Mike's renowned cyclical training model that employs positive reinforcem...

Bloodtracking: Preparing For Deer Hunting With Dogs

Tracking, if they’ve got it inside of them… how do you get it out? We’ve asked Jeremy Moore, owner DogBone Hunter, to bring our GK readers a series that breaks down the “why” and “how” of the game ...

Positive Communication In Gun Dog Training

It's never too late to teach an old dog new tricks. We asked legendary trainer Robert Milner of Duckhill Kennels to school us on the best ways to communicate with your dog.

How To Housetrain A Puppy

So you've invested in a puppy. Now what? We asked legendary trainer Robert Milner of Duckhill Kennels to school us on the most basic of puppy rearing principles: how to house train.

Blood Tracking With Dog Bone Hunter

Have you thought about training your dog to blood track? We’ve asked Jeremy Moore, owner DogBone Hunter, to bring our GK readers a series that breaks down the “why” and “how” of the sport, just in ...

Discourage Your Dog From Chewing With This Chew-Resistant Accessory

We hear the challenge all the time: “my dog can escape that.” Our response to that always is, “we’ll buy the kennel back from you if he can – and that includes escaping by chewing his way through.”...

Is Kenneling Good For Your Dog?

Prison or secure retreat? It all depends on how YOU use the crate, because dogs are genetically programmed to "den."

5 Reasons To Participate In Retriever Hunt Tests

Hunt tests are a great way to have fun, meet other dog owners and keep your training on track during the offseason.