The Gun Dog Notebook

Test track with some thoughts....

Talk about a father's influence on his son! Man, there are really some good vibes that came from this episode and Dan Rowe and his son Easton really inspired me on this episode. Edgar Castillo wasn't wrong when he said that I'd enjoy having Dan on the podcast. Guys, this is a man and his son who not only own a Drahthaar, but also who's son can shoot better than you! Guys enjoy this one, I sure did! Check out www.thegundognotebook.com . The new website is now up and running, enjoy the website and stay tuned for new and updated TGDN content there! Thanks to my sponsor The Pride Dog Food for supporting the podcast. Thanks to Tibea Gundogs for contributing all that they do, Robin and Rachael are amazing folks that are generous to take time out of their day to support and contribute to the podcast! Thanks to Jerry Imprevento of Field Dog Imagery for contributing quality photography to TGDN social media pages. Thanks to Reid Bryant at Orvis for our recent podcast work and things in the near future! Check out the new TGDN t-shirts now available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/dp/B07FYF3JTS . Please purchase from my official Amazon site or social media pages or direct message me and I will get it to you guys! There has been a bit of fraudulent activity on the Amazon marketplace and folks have been copying my name and imagery. Click this link for TGDN Amazon Store amzn.to/2MLUVvI Please support and contribute to TGDN Patreon account! Every bit matters! www.patreon.com/rss/thegundognote…3h2lq8ATbDj8F4aFF

Here's another great episode with my buddy Shane Drake of Drakes Gundogs and #sitheasshole! This first part of the episode is from the Instagram live podcast I did with Shane a few days ago. The listener interaction was great! The discussion was hilarious yet informative, and Shane is always ready to talk bird dogs and training, especially when it comes to training and breeding German Shorthairs.. This was another hit! Toward the end were a few notes from the dove season opener, let me know what you guys think! Send feedback, comments, anything positive you'd like to discuss my way at thegundognotebook@gmail.com . Thanks to my sponsor The Pride Dog Food for supporting the podcast. Thanks to Tibea Gundogs for contributing all that they do, Robin and Rachael are amazing folks that are generous to take time out of their day to support and contribute to the podcast! Thanks to Jerry Imprevento of Field Dog Imagery for contributing quality photography to TGDN social media pages. Thanks to Reid Bryant at Orvis for our recent podcast work and things in the near future! Check out the new TGDN t-shirts now available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/dp/B07FYF3JTS . Please purchase from my official Amazon site or social media pages or direct message me and I will get it to you guys! There has been a bit of fraudulent activity on the Amazon marketplace and folks have been copying my name and imagery. Click this link for TGDN Amazon Store amzn.to/2MLUVvI Please support and contribute to TGDN Patreon account! Every bit matters! www.patreon.com/rss/thegundognote…3h2lq8ATbDj8F4aFF

TGDN Dove Season Training with Robin Watson of Tibea Gundogs by Durrell Smith

Here's another great training episode with Robin Watson on the new British Gun Dog training segment of The Gun Dog Notebook! This first part of the episode is from the Instagram live podcast I did with Robin a few days ago. The listener interaction was great! On this episode I threw Robin some of my own questions with where I'm at with my dog before the season. The discussion was rich, and Robin always has a creative way to solve a problem or encourage the dogs he trains. This was another hit! We plan to continue doing these twice a month. Toward the end were a few notes from my personal gun dog notebook, let me know what you guys think! Send feedback, comments, anything positive you'd like to discuss my way at thegundognotebook@gmail.com . Thanks to my sponsor The Pride Dog Food for supporting the podcast. Thanks to Tibea Gundogs for contributing all that they do, Robin and Rachael are amazing folks that are generous to take time out of their day to support and contribute to the podcast! Thanks to Jerry Imprevento of Field Dog Imagery for contributing quality photography to TGDN social media pages. Check out the new Covey Flush Logo t-shirts now available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/dp/B07FYF3JTS New shirt designs are HERE!! Click this link for TGDN Amazon Store amzn.to/2MLUVvI Please support and contribute to TGDN Patreon account! Every bit matters! www.patreon.com/rss/thegundognote…3h2lq8ATbDj8F4aFF

Here's another great training episode with Robin Watson on the new British Gun Dog training segment of The Gun Dog Notebook! Today we focused on steadiness in puppies along with answering some listener questions. This was another hit! We plan to continue doing these twice a month. Thanks to my sponsor The Pride Dog Food for supporting the podcast. Thanks to Tibea Gundogs for contributing all that they do, Robin and Rachael are amazing folks that are generous to take time out of their day to support and contribute to the podcast! Thanks to Jerry Imprevento of Field Dog Imagery for contributing quality photography to TGDN social media pages. Check out the new Covey Flush Logo t-shirts now available on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FYF3JTS New shirt designs are on the way soon!! Please support and contribute to TGDN Patreon account! Every bit matters! https://www.patreon.com/rss/thegundognotebook?auth=O1iBBPg_4FsdxXs3h2lq8ATbDj8F4aFF

Heres the next episode of The Gun Dog Notebook Podcast featuring Wes Hanson, host of the Release Hunting Podcast. Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast via iTunes and Soundcloud. Thanks to my new sponsor, The Pride Dog Food. Visit their website at http://thepridedogfood.com/ . The Pride has been a great switch for Ruger. They're feeding real meat and not simply by-products and waste at a very affordable cost. Support The Pride! Check out Macomo Kennels and Dog Beds at www.macomokennels.com/gun-dog-notebook for a discounted rate on one of their newest dog beds. Don't let your champion sleep on concrete. Also, check out Girls with Gun Dogs (social media) with Lee Lee Milner and her upcoming retreat, RSVP soon in order to get a spot as they will fill early. New Update: TGDN Podcast Covey Flush T-Shirts are available now!!! Visit the Amazon store at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FYF3JTS for various options in both men's and women's sizes Wes is a solid guy with a heart for deer hunting and new to the upland hunting/ bird dog world. He's got a great history of hunting, with his grandfather and recently picked up a GSP. Wes is also the host of the Release Hunting Podcast and even featured me as a guest recently. He also does recruiting for a particular outdoor network and even gets his son into training birddogs the right way. Stay tuned!

Here's a new segment of The Gun Dog Notebook Podcast! I've excited to have Robin Watson as a monthly guest offering some tips and advice on British Gun Dog Training for puppies. Additionally, we are now supporting The Pride Dog Food, and Robin speaks a bit about why he advocates for the brand. I now even have 2 bags of the stuff, Ruger seems to really like it. If you are interested in buying, you can email me at thegundognotebook@gmail.com and I can connect you with the closest dealer. Also, please support the podcast via Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/thegundognotebook All proceeds REALLY help me get this thing better and better for the listeners! Support and reach out to Tibea Gundogs. Robin Watson has really curated a wealth of knowledge on British gun dogs and is truly a phenomenal, real, makes sense type trainer and his resume speaks for itself, and his dogs speak for him. The Gun Dog Notebook website is also coming soon!

Heres the next episode of The Gun Dog Notebook Podcast featuring Robin Watson of Tibea Gundogs. Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast via iTunes and Soundcloud. Check out Macomo Kennels and Dog Beds at www.macomokennels.com/gun-dog-notebook for a discounted rate on one of their newest dog beds. Don't let your champion sleep on concrete. Also, check out Girls with Gun Dogs (social media) with Lee Lee Milner and her upcoming retreat, RSVP soon in order to get a spot as they will fill early. New Update: TGDN Podcast Covey Flush T-Shirts are coming in soon! Robin is an incredible guy, proud to call himself British, who is listed as a Panel A judge for British field trials (The Kennel Club). He's grown up in the game and is continuing the Tibea legacy from his father. Its flat out inspiring and I enjoyed having him on as a guest guest from across the pond. Stay tuned!

Heres the next episode of The Gun Dog Notebook Podcast with Hunter Morton. Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast via itunes and Soundcloud. Check out Macomo Kennels and Dog Beds at www.macomokennels.com/gun-dog-notebook for a discounted rate on one of their newest dog beds. Don't let your champion sleep on concrete. Also, check out Girls with Gun Dogs (social media) with Lee Lee Milner and her upcoming retreat, RSVP soon in order to get a spot as they will fill early. Hunter Morton is a phenomenal and inspiring guest and truly a pioneer for the next generation of upland hunters, field trialers, and hunt testers. He's the founder of All In Kennels, along with his partner Hope, and is one to put in the extra Over Time needed to get the dogs to be their best. Stay tuned and you'll also here about his Montana upland hunting story as well as much more insightful information.

Heres the next episode of The Gun Dog Notebook Podcast with Edgar Castillo. Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast via itunes and Soundcloud. Check out Macomo Kennels and Dog Beds at www.macomokennels.com/gun-dog-notebook for a discounted rate on one of their newest dog beds. Don't let your champion sleep on concrete. Also, check out Girls with Gun Dogs (social media) with Lee Lee Milner and her upcoming retreat, RSVP soon in order to get a spot as they will fill early. Mr. Edgar Castillo is a great guest and humble beyond any measure. He's the guy to go to for Kansas wingshooting and a joy to have on the podcast. He's go articles in Pursuit International Magazine and sometimes hunts behind a Vizsla. Stay tuned to listen to his Wyoming and Sage grouse stories.

This week we've got David Donahue from Macomo Kennels and Dog Beds. David is a great retriever trainer who took a leap of faith and made his way into the dog training world after working with a number of mentors and building Macomb from the ground up. Thanks to his wife Amber Donahue for helping make this contact seamless and allowing me to provide my guests with a discount with the purchase of a Macomb Dog Bed, Check it out at www.macomokennels.com/gun-dog-notebook . Also, go to Patreon.com and search for the podcast. Enjoy!

Having Guy Billups on as this week's featured guest was just SO necessary. He is the President of Wildrose Texas and head trainer there. Guy breaks down some key components to The Wildrose Way, a philosophy started by Mike Stewart of Wildrose Kennels. I really enjoyed Guy on the podcast and look forward to meeting him out in Texas! It a long one, but full of helpful and useful knowledge on the technique, plus a little bit of history on British Labs.

This one here is another banger, coming from AJ DeRosa, founder of Project Upland (projectupland.com). AJ is an awesome guy with a passion for the uplands and woodsmanship. He's got Grim, his Wirehaired Griffon and AJ has developed a platform that really caters to new and novice hunters, as well as more seasoned vets as well. He's a filmmaker, bestselling author of "The Urban Deer Complex" (available on Amazon), as well as running Project Upland. He's got tons of wisdom that I think you all will enjoy! Thanks to my Patreon subscribers as well, keep it coming! Find The Gun Dog Notebook on Patreon.com, I'll be starting some giveaways soon to those that subscribe. Always, thank you all for listening and tuning in!

This was super inspirational! As an artist and as a gun dog enthusiast...Jerry is just a phenomenal spirit with a heart for the dogs. His photographic talents lend themselves to capturing the spirit of the field dog at work and he continues to honor the dogs and handlers through his work. I can't tell you how excited I was to get this one in, I mean its an honor. Dont forget to subscribe to my Patreon, search for The Gun Dog Notebook, and please rate, subscribe, and review the podcast on iTunes and Soundcloud. I love you guys, I love the dogs, stay inspired! Thank you all!