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The Art of Dog Work

Monday, September 25, 2023
Written by Manda Michaelis
Categories: Sporting Dogs
Tags: birddogtraining, dogs, germanshorthairedpointers, mandamichaelis

The original plan was never for us to hunt him. At the time, I did not even know how to hunt but the day we picked up Benny, our one-year-old German Shorthair Pointer, from training and he delivered a bird that had just been shot over him to my hand something in me changed. I had never seen him so happy or seen anything flow as naturally and instinctually as the performance he had just given. I wanted to learn how to train and handle him so we could do it together. 

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Key Nutrients That Support Healthy Muscles in Sporting Dogs

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Written by Irwin Greenstein
Categories: Sporting Dogs
Tags: birddognutrition, birddogtraining, eukanuba, eukanuba_premium_performance, eukanubasportingdog

When it comes to optimizing performance, professional athletes know the importance of healthy muscles. The same applies to our canine athletes. Whether your sporting dog is a hardcore waterfowler or a big-running bird dog, maintaining healthy, lean muscle will help ensure years of performance.

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Final Preseason Training Tips from the Pros

Tuesday, October 05, 2021
Written by Tom Keer
Categories: Sporting Dogs
Tags: birddogs, birddogtraining, craneykillkennel, dogs, eukanubapremiumperformance, stoneybrookoutfittersgordonsetters, teameukanuba, tomkeer, uplandhunting, webfooted kennels

It won’t be long before field training, conditioning and obedience work give way to the true satisfaction of being back in the woods and fields enjoying the hunt with our canine companions. Here are a few final steps that some Eukanuba™ pro trainers take to get their dogs ready for the season opener.

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