Gun Dog Forum

I have a springer that I hunt with and run in field trials, they're very fun dogs. I would highly recommend the book "Hup!: Training Flushing Spaniels the American Way" by James B. Spencer, as mentioned above. If you pay at least some attention to that book and have a well-bred dog, you will almost ...

We are in the far western suburbs of Minneapolis.

Hi all. I just joined the forum and am continuing my education by reading everything I can find. Last year I purchased an english springer spaniel pup, Diesel, and have been training him with the hopes of running him in field trials - a first for me. He's been a great dog so far, still very much a p...

After reading this forum for months, I figured I should just register and become more active. I'm 39, live in the outer suburbs of Minneapolis. I took up hunting years ago when my wife and I purchased a black lab pup. I'm now on my second dog, a 1.5 year old english springer spaniel, and I'm dipping...