| Wing Shooting USA |  | Southern Doves, A Legacy of Tradition by R. Michael DiLullo The breeze woke me from my semi-sleep-like state. The heat was beginning to dissipate, although, the sun was still high in the late afternoon sky. Through the shimmering mirage-like waves, I could see two camo-clad hunters taking-up their position across the field. My two female English Springer Spaniels “Bess” and “Flo,” lying one on each side, had managed to find what limited shade was available. I leaned back against the roll of hay and checked my watch. It was nearly 4 p.m., the magic hour was approaching, the sky would soon be full of doves. I would have plenty of targets and the dogs, hopefully would have birds to retrieve.
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| Retriever Training Center |  | Force Fetch by Amy Dahl, Ph.D. Force Fetching Retrievers is difficult, especially when you lack experience. When a dog does not respond, do you need to apply more pressure, less pressure, ease up on requirements, shorten the session, or perhaps bear down and keep trying until he gets it? Even experienced trainers can find it hard to read a dog that is doing nothing. (Continue)
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| George Hickox School of Dog Training |  | $64K Question - George Hickox by George Hickox Put a pack of gundog owners together, and odds are that conversation will be wholly focused on training, hunting and bragging. Throughout my years of involvement in such talks at lodges, camps and our gundog training schools, people have asked me the gamut of dog questions. They've ranged from, "How do I get my beagle to point with style?" (to which my answer was, "I don't know") to "My dog is four years old. Is she too old to train?" Following are some of the more frequently posed queries and my thoughts on each. (Continue)
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| Waterfowl Guide |  | Canada Geese Canada geese are the most common and identifiable goose. The head and neck are long, with a notable white face patch. Bill, legs, and feet are also black. The black rump has a white V, and the undertail coverts and belly are white. The wings and back are dark brown, and the breast feathers are dark to light gray with buff tips. Sexes are similar.
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| Reference Room |  | Canine Eye Registration Foundation (C.E.R.F.) The Canine Eye Registration Foundation (C.E.R.F.) established in 1974, is an organization dedicated to the elimination of heritable eye disease in purebred dogs through registration and research.
The C.E.R.F. registry is a national repository of information collected on both dogs certified free of heritable eye disease, as well as all dogs examined by American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (A.C.V.O.) diplomates. By compiling data from their registry, C.E.R.F. is able to provide a variety of reports on the frequency of eye diseases in certain breeds. Responsible breeders and dog owners often find the C.E.R.F. registry useful when researching breeding stock and identifying eye problems specific to their breed specialty. (Continue) |  |
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| Product Review |  | Innotek BC-100 - Rechargeable No Bark Collar Is your dog’s excessive barking driving you crazy? Are your neighbors not so neighborly when it comes to your dog’s barking? Well, if you’re like most of our clients who write to us about barking problems with their dogs, you need a solution that is guaranteed to work, every time!
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