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The Bird Dog Babe

Apr 27, 2021

Melinda Benbow, the owner and operator of Urban Uplander Pet Care in Indianapolis, joins us to discuss training bird dogs in the city, and how the force free training approach has worked for her. Melinda also shares her experience as a novice running her English Setter, Suge, in her first AKC Hunt Test. This story is a...


Apr 20, 2021

Kate Ahnstrom is providing a way forward for men, women and youth that have an interest in shooting sports and bird hunting, as a shooting instructor and owner of Virginia Shooting Sports. Kate shares her story about getting into shooting sports and hunting along with advice on finding the ideal shotgun, suggestions...


Apr 13, 2021

In this episode we are talking all things NAVHDA Natural Ability Test with Angie Coenen and Lisa Pehur. The North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association is a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting and improving the versatile hunting dog. The natural ability test is for dogs up to 16 months old. No game is shot...


Apr 6, 2021

Linda Hinz is a turkey hunting enthusiast that has been pursing gobblers for over 20 years. She is heavily involved with the National Wild Turkey Federation's Women In The Outdoors Program in Wisconsin, where she's hosted an annual 3-day education event for the past 20 years. We discuss the event, prep for spring...


Apr 4, 2021

Bird Dog eAcademy - New Online Training Courses teaching you how to train your bird dog. In this episode we discuss the first course available, 'The Reliable Retrieve'. An 8 week course with a positive approach, of little to no pressure. A new module is dropped every week, and full support is provided with live...