"Dogs with jobs"
Adjust the quantity or adjust the formula based on exercise? (75%-125% of the recommended daily amount rule)
The body condition score (working dogs should score 3.5 to 4 in season)
Body weight is still the best gauge for caloric needs
"Anticipation" calorie burn
Adding canned food can add more calories if more than 125% of the daily intake and theres not another formula available
Floating vs Dry (Floating needs to be 3x the water to food ratio)
Getting enough hydration
Dental considerations
How often should we feed?
The post exercise nutritional window
The dogs ability to learn based on their nutrition
An allergy vs. an intolerence
Grain free diets
"Digestibility"
Raw food and micronutrient considerations
How to handle an upset stomach

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GDIY Profile: Colin Smith Sep 23, 2023

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NAME: Colin Smith

BREED: German Wirehair Pointers (2)

LOCATION: Tappahannock, VA

TARGETS: Woodcock, Bobwhites, Grouse

FAVORITE EPISODES: Force Fetch Series

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 mistakes, helps promote the idea that WE ALL STARTED AT THE SAME PLACE!

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212. Grouse Dogs w/ Jerry Havel Sep 21, 2023

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Jerry Havel, owner of Pineridge Grouse Camp and co-owner of Upland Gun Company, joins me to talk grouse dogs, mentorship, and places for upland fellowship!

Fall is in the air!
Simpler times vs the current technology and tools
Trusting your dog in the woods
Get out and walk with your pups! Expose them early!
Still starts with genetics
Learning on the first dog
The value of group training such as a NAVHDA Chapter
Jerry's command structure
Hunt YOUR hunt and enjoy the romanticism
First impressions on new grouse hunters
Places for fellowship and mentorship
Prefer a good fireside debate on dog breeds or shotguns more?
Get your dogs in shape!

“October, grouse, loyal beautiful bird dogs, bourbon, grouse guns, and good friends” what makes our life. No question about it. Octobers come as a jewel in life. Only once a year, to be savored and remembered. Come and go in the blink of our eye. It strikes me that I have few remaining and it’s important to value Octobers with good friends and good dogs. Can no longer say, “ well another one will come along next year."

Email me your best grouse hunting or hunting camp story to win an Upland Gun Company hat and hoody as well as a Pineridge Grouse Camp hat! Send to gundogityourself@gmail.com.

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211. "The Method" Sep 19, 2023

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Jordan Wells and Sonny Piekarz join me to go deep into weeds with their new program "The Method".

Foundations within the Smith Method
Folks not understanding the dog training process
Spend time with your dog
The biggest disconnect in the Smith method?
The home cycles into the chain gang and the chain gang cycles into the field
Stack the wins to avoid frustration
Getting the receptive mindset dog at the vehicle
Getting the dog to follow the lead
Balancing letting the dog making decisions and still enforcing boundaries
The Whoa post and phasing it out?
"Force Fetch" on the obstacle course
Building the retrieve drive for a dog without any retrieve drive
Entering the field with this foundation
Maintenance and the "way of life"
Silence and communicating in the dogs language
Originally named THE MINDSET METHOD

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