Lone Duck’s Gun Dog Chronicles

Today we tried something new and did a coffee talk outside while the sun came up at Hudson River Retrievers. Bob and Blaine talk dogs, training, Q&A, drills and more with our buddy Chris Maurer. If you enjoyed this style, let us know and join our patreon... we do these often but don't publish them in this manner.

Here's a few highlights from the show:


Starting your own kennel... what to do and not do


If your dog is pregnant, when do you dial back the training for health safety?


Transitioning off of white poles with your blinds and orange poles. Pro tip... use the field and treelines to encourage the dog to just run back.


Dogs taking on too much water on blinds


Blaine was in the School of Rock


Getting your dog to be quiet on the line


KRD Drills


How do you plan and schedule your day of training with so many dogs?

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Bob and Kevin talk through life down south for the 2026 Winter Training Trip and this year's SEWE fun. This event is always great and allows Bob to see some good friends in-person. Unfortunately, Bob forgot to accidentally buy a trip to Argentina this year so that's a downer.

Here's a few highlights from the show:


How was SEWE this year? Who was there and what events happened?


If Bob did luge, could we call it bobsledding?


Explaining wagon wheel (2 tier vs 1 tier) and how we feed puppies


Transitioning from small birds to bigger ones like geese... this is a challenge for so many people.


Building confident pups


Teaching "soft mouth"

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Bob and Kevin sit down over a cup o' coffee to chat through some winter training plans as Bob hustles to pack up and drive south. We dig into a bunch of awesome questions that came through, too. If we didn't answer yours, feel free to hit us up!

Here's a few highlights from the show:


Training labs vs goldens and what to expect. Walking singles and force to pile.


How to correct a dog for popping when they're 200+ yards away


When your dog only wants bumpers... how do you get them loving birds?


Luring vs freeshaping for pups: what are they and what do we do?


Off-season work and and how to choose what you need to work on


Building a training plan for an 8 week old pup


A rundown of Junior Hunter, Senior Hunter & Master Hunter

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Joined by our friend, Katie Williams, we talk about dogs, training, getting a pup for the first time and eventually deciding to be a full-time dog trainer. It’s not easy to consistently raise high-level dogs over and over but Katie does... Let’s hear how she does it.

Here's a few highlights from the show:


Training dogs from start to finish


What it takes to have an 8 week old pup grow into an awesome hunting and competition dog.


“I’m never without a puppy.”


Treat training, flat collars for pups, working with birds, raising several pups at a time and why that’s less than ideal


What to do with a pup inside the house vs outside the house


Started Dogs… what to look for


If you learn anything about getting pups… it’s to never skip on health clearances.

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Joined by our buddy, Landon Poplin from Wirehair Outdoors, we talk about versatile breeds and training, competing and hunting. We run through the skills a versatile dog needs to be successful in every area of the game.

Here's a few highlights from the show:


Growing up chasing ducks and layering dogs into the work


Working versatile dogs for guiding and challenging them at HRC events


Teaching versatile dogs to run blinds is tough.... but you can do it.


Guiding dogs and hunting hard


What is so special about The Grand?

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