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Do you know anything about this topic? Share your expertise with our thousands of visitors each day by submitting your quality, informative 'Hunting Dogs' article, and if you become a member we will pay you for your unique and original work (note that all submissions are reviewed by our editors). Your Hunting Dogs Guide is Michael Russell. Recent articles submitted to your independent guide to Hunting Dogs 1. Nylon Dog Collars - By: Michael Russell My husband trains hunting dogs as a side business. He started by training our dogs. He found when he went hunting with friends; they were impressed with how well our dogs handled during the hunting trips. Friends began asking him to train their dogs and this has expanded into a part time business. H... Featured ArticleDog Training - Bonding With Your Hunting Dog There are many important aspects to dog training. Few are more important than successful bonding. The bonding process should start from the first day you bring your new puppy home. Pup is scared and confused, he just left his mother and litter mates behind. He is now being introduced into a strange new world. Several weeks of bonding should take place before serious dog training begins. Every pup should start off at his new home indoors. What better way to bond than have him i ...
Read full story 2. The English Cocker Spaniel: Game Bird Dog - By: Michael Russell The traditional sport of hunting the “gamecock” is the foundation of the word “Cocker.” The term “Cocker” denotes those spaniels which were used for hunting this bird. Many years ago hunting dogs were classified according to size. Those over 25 pounds were classified as Field Spaniels and those unde... 3. The Boykin Spaniel: Made In America - By: Michael Russell The Boykin Spaniel is a dog that is considered to be a truly American breed developed in South Carolina, using stock from such breeds as the Chesapeake Bay Retriever, the Springer Spaniel, the Cocker Spaniel, and the American Water Spaniel. The breed is indeed an “american invention” bred for a stra... 4. The English Springer Spaniel - By: Michael Russell The English Springer Spaniel sprang from the original Norfolk Spaniel. the Duke of Norfolk kept a kennel of these fine hunting dogs with liver and white coloring who were noted as “Springers” because of their usefulness in “springing” game for the hawk or the gun. Of all of the land Spaniels, the Sp... 5. The Brittany Spaniel : A Poacher's Dog - By: Michael Russell The Brittany Spaniel originally was found in Breton. In a painting by Oudry in the early 1700’s there is a portrait of a tail-less spaniel about the size and color of the Brittany that is pointing a partridge. The breed became popular with local poachers in the 1800’s because of its agility and smal... 6. The Stephens Cur - By: Michael Russell The history of hunting in the south eastern Region of the United States has led to the development of a whole class of hunting dogs whose origins can be considered uniquely suited to specific regions and whose claim to fame lies in their distinctly different characteristics suiting them to particula... 7. For Recreation, Sports Collecting Is A Great Hobby - By: Michael Russell In this fast-paced, stressful age we live in, everyone needs a little recreation. Sports collecting is a hobby that can fill your spare minutes with interest and offer a diversion to the everyday grind. Sports collecting takes many forms depending on the person who is pursuing the hobby. Many peo... 8. The Redbone Coonhound - By: Michael Russell The RedBone Coonhound is one of the earliest hound breeds developed exclusively in the United States and one of the earliest hound breeds to be registered in the U. K. C. (United Kennel Club). The U. K. C. is the club in the United States which registers many more of the hound groups and hunting dog... 9. The Labrador Retriever: Number One Popularity - By: Michael Russell The Labrador Retriever is presently at the top of the list in popularity in the American Kennel Club. Unfortunately popularity in a dog breed often leads to problems with over breeding and this often leads to an over population of the dog in the humane shelters across the country. This is the case r... 10. The Icelandic Spitz - By: Michael Russell One might consider upon first seeing the Icelandic Spitz dog that it belongs to the northern families of dogs which are the sled dogs and hunting dogs of the north. However its history is well chronicled as being a herding dog. It is believed that the Icelandic Spitz is a direct descendant of the No... 11. The Gordon Setter: Beauty And Brains - By: Michael Russell The Duke of Gordon is known as the “founding father” of the Gordon Setter breed, although the dogs were known throughout Scotland and England as early as the 16th century. In the United States the Gordon Setter was entered into the A.K.C. registry in 1892. This beautiful and flashy bird dog, a hunte... 12. Pet Jewelry - By: Michael Russell It is autumn which usually means that there will be many arts and crafts sales. I like to go to a few of the sales to get ideas for projects as well as to find holiday gifts. It seems that each year there is something new that the crafters have come up with. A few years ago it was at a craft fair th... 13. So You Want A Beagle - By: Michael Russell When you think of Beagles, you probably picture a pack of these little guys baying at the top of their lungs as they race after a fox or rabbit. While it is true that these dogs are popular hunting dogs and have been used to hunt for several centuries, they also make wonderful family pets. br... 14. Dog Breeds - So You Think You Want A Beagle? - By: Michael Russell So you think you want to own a beagle? There are few puppies as cute as a little black-and-white beagle! Beagles show up in movies as the perfect family pet. Beagles do make great family pets, but as with any pure bred dog, before purchasing a beagle make sure you learn a few things about the breed.... 15. The Brittany Spaniel: An Extraordinary Bird Dog - By: Michael Russell The Brittany Spaniel originally was found in Breton. In a painting by Oudry in the early 1700s there is a portrait of a tail-less spaniel about the size and color of the Brittany that is pointing a partridge. The breed became popular with local poachers in the 1800s because of its agilit... 16. Dog Obedience Training - By: Michael Russell One of my best friends is a wonderful woman that is trying to parent her two children on her own. Her husband died when she was eight months pregnant with their second child. She works full time and still manages to do a great job in parenting the children. Her husband has been dead for eight years.... 17. The Clumber Spaniel: Retired Gentlemans' Dog - By: Michael Russell The Clumber Spaniel seems to wear a permanent sweet expression. This Spaniel in appearances is quite similar to the Newfoundland in the face, with an especially docile expression and soft look about him. He is often called the "retired gentleman's' spaniel" for he is rather lumbering and slow ... 18. The Labrador Retriever - By: Michael Russell Retrievers were originally bred as hunting dogs. Their job was to sit by the hunter and wait until game was shot and then retrieve it on command. This often meant swimming through cold water or running through dense brush. Labs were also taught not to damage the game upon returning it to their maste... 19. The Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier - By: Michael Russell The Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers are terriers which carry more than the typical terrier behaviors in their ancestry. They are dogs which performed well as hunting dogs, retrievers, guards of the farm and house, and simply as a companion during the history of the breed, which originated in the countr... 20. The Fox Terrier - By: Michael Russell The Fox Terrier's function is that of a dog that will run with the hounds to worry and hold the fox at bay, or hunt by himself for foxes and other vermin. He is traditionally more white than any other color since, as a dog that ran with hounds, it was important that he be distinguishable from ... 21. The Golden Retriever - By: Michael Russell In a dogs world, Golden Retrievers are simply the fatal attraction. They are a preferred dog breed, making great pets, hunting dogs, obedience competitors, show dogs, and even a combination of all these traits. No matter what your intent may be to own a Golden Retriever, youll have an excellent dog... 22. Buying A Golden Puppy - By: Michael Russell We all know that Golden Retrievers are beautiful, obedient, and make great family pets and hunting dogs. Goldens also make great guide dogs for the blind, narcotic detection dogs, and even tracking dogs for finding missing people. Although there are many other dog breeds out there, Golden Retrieve... 23. The American Cocker Spaniel - By: Michael Russell Spaniels were originally bred as hunting dogs and their role was to stay close to the hunter and flush game out. Once the game, usually a bird, takes flight and is downed by the hunter, the spaniel, on command, was to run and fetch the bird. This information is of great assistance in describing the ... 24. Dog Training Using Electronic Collars - By: Michael Russell If you are having trouble training your dog using conventional positive feedback methods, you may want to consider using an electronic dog training collar. The first electronic dog training collars came out about 20 or 30 years ago. They were too powerful to be used on smaller dogs, and didn't ha... 25. Bow And Arrow - By: Michael Russell My husband loves to hunt and fish. He trains hunting dogs so he spends time hunting water fowl as well as upland game. He also likes hunting deer. When we had been married eight years he told me that he was going to apply for a permit to hunt black bear. The population of black bear is rising in our... Please feel free to submit your quality, informative article for our readers. |
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