Gun Dog It Yourself

DIY gundog trainers and enthusiasts discussing all topics pertaining to hunting and living with dogs.

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68. City Slick Dog Training
Nick Mascellino joins us to discuss what its like training his GSP while living in an apartment in a very populated city.  From using city pigeons and local parks to reach his goals, Nick figured out how to get creative and make his training...
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67. Redirecting Superstitious Behaviors
Have you ever had undesirable traits show up from your dog while training something else?  It's happened to every trainer at some point and it really stems from us reinforcing the undesirable behavior whether we meant to or not.  How do we...
68 min
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GDIY SPOTLIGHT: Disabled Outdoorsman
Sidney Smith joins us on behalf of Disabled Outdoorsman for November's GDIY Spotlight company.  Their mission is to create an inclusive hunting program for people with disabilities.  They prioritize trying to help people take their minds off...
24 min
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66. Catching Up w/ Joe
Joe and I finally had a chance to catch up for the first time since I got back from the MN trip and he had a lot more questions about the trip that weren't covered already.  Instead of just catching up by ourselves we turned on the mics and went...
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GDIY PROFILE: Sidney Smith
GDIY Profiles are bonus episodes that feature your average DIY dog trainer and hunter.  All dog owners have a story of what got them involved and the main lessons learned along the way.  Hearing numerous people’s stories along with their...
21 min
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65. Bob Owens of Lone Duck
Bob Owens from Lone Duck comes on this week for a fun conversation that spans a lot of topics.  We discuss retrievers, versatile dogs, NAVHDA, building retrieving drive, transitioning into handling drills, and a lot more.  We really enjoyed...
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64. Aggressive Dog Behavior
Animal behaviorist, David Kurlander, joins us again but this time we are discussing aggression.  Where, how, and why does it show up in our dogs?  Is it sometimes a one off scenario or is it a recurring challenge?  Interesting...
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GDIY PROFILE: Kent Croatt
GDIY Profiles are bonus episodes that feature your average DIY dog trainer and hunter.  All dog owners have a story of what got them involved and the main lessons learned along the way.  Hearing numerous people’s stories along with their...
20 min
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63. Minnesota Trip Recap
This week on the podcast, Nick and Adam recap their Minnesota hunting trip. They were joined by friends Adam, and Bud and discussed the highs and the lows of the trip. Grab a drink and enjoy the episode! Our partner's links can be found at and our...
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62. Q & A with Scott Caldwell
Scott Caldwell was swinging through town and so we through a little Q & A session together to answer some of the listener questions.  The questions range through a number of different topics so theres a little something for everyone on this...
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GDIY SPOTLIGHT: Sporting Dog Rescue International
SDRI rescues abused, abandoned, and surrendered hunting dogs  and places them with permanent loving homes.  While the US continues to decrease in their number of "kill shelters," other countries don't operate in the same manner.  SDRI...
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61. Steady to Flush
Pete Aplikowski joins us again to talk about the methods of getting your dog steady to flush.  Its the first step in transitioning from your dog's point into the cooperation and obedience to flush the bird.  For most hunters, this is the...
60 min
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60. Train, Test, Hunt
This week we have a fun conversation of where each of us are at heading into the hunting season.  We discuss everything from where Adams at in regards to being prepared for the UT test next week and his nerves going into it.  Our goals for...
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GDIY PROFILE: Matt Johnston
GDIY Profiles are bonus episodes that feature your average DIY dog trainer and hunter.  All dog owners have a story of what got them involved and the main lessons learned along the way.  Hearing numerous people’s stories along with their...
21 min
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59. Kicking off the season w/ Dove Hunting!
Dove season is the kickoff to hunting season for most!  We aren't die hard dove hunters by any means but it does afford us some benefits with our dogs as we inch our way towards the other seasons.  From steadiness to retrieving work to even...
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58. NAVHDA Judgin Coord. Mark Whalen
We are joined by the NAVHDA judging coordinator Mark Whalen this week.  Mark has a lot of time and experience within NAVHDA and offers a unique insight to testing and training.  Give it a listen for some quick training and testing tips, some...
71 min
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GDIY PROFILE: Colin Pugsley
GDIY Profiles are bonus episodes that feature your average DIY dog trainer and hunter.  All dog owners have a story of what got them involved and the main lessons learned along the way.  Hearing numerous people’s stories along with their...
19 min
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57. Planting & Flushing
There are a bunch of different ways to go about planting your training birds and, conversely, flushing your birds.  This week we go over how we plant based on the type of training we are wanting to do and also provide some tips on working with...
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56. So you want ANOTHER hunting dog....
We've talked about what to focus on when getting your first bird dog but haven't really touched on when your planning the next dog.  While obviously similar, we do get the question a lot if there are other considerations when planning on having...
55 min
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GDIY PROFILE: Adam Pecht
GDIY Profiles are bonus episodes that feature your average DIY dog trainer and hunter.  All dog owners have a story of what got them involved and the main lessons learned along the way.  Hearing numerous people’s stories along with their...
31 min
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55. Project PUPland
Nick Larson from Project Upland joins us to discuss his new puppy and what he's doing different with this one based on the lessons he learned from his first.  We also discuss Grouse hunting in MN, hunting in wolf country, good grouse cover, and a...
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54. First Impressions on Gun Dogs & Training Days
This week we have Andrew & Jacob from The Southern Outdoorsman talking about their very first impressions of a NAVHDA training day and the numerous different dogs they got to watch.  They are just starting the journey of getting their first...
61 min
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GDIY SPOTLIGHT: Quail Forever
Jess McGuire and Noah Smith of Quail Forever joins us this month to talk about some of the programs and initiatives within the organization to try and develop good Quail habitat!  You'll hear a quick overview of how their programs help both...
21 min
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53. DIY Pigeons
Have you ever thought about raising your own pigeons for training?  We are joined by "Pigeon Nick" this week who explains that anyone can raise their own pigeons.  You dont have to have a ton of land or space to make it happen and they...
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GDIY PROFILE: Tom Bastien
GDIY Profiles are bonus episodes that feature your average DIY dog trainer and hunter.  All dog owners have a story of what got them involved and the main lessons learned along the way.  Hearing numerous people’s stories along with their...
25 min