Lone Duck’s Gun Dog Chronicles

Today, Bob and Kevin fly solo and discuss the most recent hunt test and field trial Bob attended. We hear about Ms Quinn and her successes and how Rambler made some young man mistakes.

Here's a few highlights from the show:


Crazy things seen at hunt tests and trials


Force fetch discussion


Drills for trainers who work solo and can only do so much in one week


Steadiness, obedience, holding-blind work and providing structure at home. This is a really great conversation because so many people could benefit (us included!) from remembering these tricks and then actually implementing them. Dogs need discipline but so do we.

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Joined by our friend, Chance Wadsworth from Quill Creek , we learn about goose calling, creating fantastic calls and what it takes to be a 3x world champ.

Here's a few highlights from the show:


Growing up trapping game and chasing birds


We discuss the pros and cons of being a hunting guide


Goose calling: Learning the basics and then advanced skills


What's it like to do calling contests


What do people get when they order a goose call from Chance

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Joined by our friend, Ethan Pippitt from Standing Stone Kennels, we talk all about the upcoming Lone Stone Seminar on June 4, 5 & 6 2026 in central NY. We'll work through all sorts of training scenarios for both versatile dogs and retrievers specific to which trainers and dogs arrive! Check out LoneStoneSeminar.com to learn more about signing up.

Here's a few highlights from the show:


What goes into training seminars with both Ethan and Bob


What's the latest at El Tesoro Ranch?


Discussing the guide dogs at The Ranch: GSPs and Cockers


How to build a dog that can handle being a guide dog and also a champ at hunt tests.


Marking drills for dogs who are fantastic markers... you need to challenge them more!


How to teach a visual dog to use their nose more.

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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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