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GDIY Profile: Nate Lecy Jun 20, 2024

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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!

NAME: Nate Lecy

BREED: Pudelpointer, Lab/Australian Shepherd Mix

LOCATION: Southeast MN

TARGETS: Waterfowl, Ruffed Grouse

FAVORITE EPISODES: Ep. 243 Understanding Your Dog's Behavior, Ep. 182 Trainer Fight!, Kyle Warren Episodes (115, 116, 224, 225)

MISTAKE: Letting the dog watch you plant the birds

MEMORABLE STORY: A pointed coyote in a trap?!?

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269. A Veterinarian's Advice on the CCL Injury Jun 18, 2024

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We heard about the patients journey through TPLO surgery last week. This week we talk with Veterinarian, Jay Brekke, as he goes through all of the advice and tips from the actual surgeons perspective.

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Just how common is the CCL injury today?
The odds of dealing with the injury and the underlying causes
The knee certifications should be similar to the hip certifications
The lifestyle and preventative measures while joins form as a puppy
An egg a day....and other supplements
From the injury in the field to the vet's office
An X-ray or an MRI?
TPLO or ECLS procedures. Theres also a TTA option
The recovery process and advice
Hardware considerations and the cost
Sedative options
The healing process and rehab options
"Back to normal" activities
The failure rate and the option to do both knees at one time
Librela injections for arthritis
Cytopoint for allergies
Rehab

Surgeon's information link discussed in the episode: www.TPLOinfo.com

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Recall | Ep. 91 Backing & Honoring Jun 13, 2024

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One of my favorite things in the bird dog world is backing and honoring. Darryl Pernat came on the show in May of 2021 to break down his process on getting your dog to back reliably and consistently in the field!

Why is backing important?
"Backing" vs. "honoring"
"Natural" vs. "developed" backers
Better to start earlier or wait until after steadiness training?
Necessary gear for training: silhouettes, pigeons, launchers
The "Daryl Method" broken out step by step
Getting from the bird flush to a dog point association
The silhouette process
Using real setup dogs
Which dog gets the retrieve?
Proofing the back
Keeping everyone moving to prevent situational backing
Backyard drills

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268. Navigating TPLO Surgery Jun 11, 2024

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It's something we all hope never happens to our dogs but, unfortunately, a CCL injury (equivalent to a human ACL) is more common than what you may think. When Cliff Hawkins' 3 year old Pudelpointer, Ruby, went down with the injury, he found the available information on how to navigate the situation very lacking. So he documented his experience and wrote the Navigating TPLO Surgery Article that can hopefully help others make their way through the process with as little setbacks as possible!

The actual injury and getting back to the truck
The surgical options for a CCL injury
Confinement begins! Getting to the actual surgery
The odds of the 2nd leg getting injured and was it considered while operating on the first?
The cost of the surgeries
The process and tips for picking up from the vet
The sling/towel used for support while moving
The containment space. Design, tips, and considerations
Icing and PEMF (Pulse Electromagnetic Fields)
The daily attention and supervision required
Confinement is finally lifted with limited freedom and walks
Cleared for full activity! Until....the 2nd leg....
The second surgery's "complications"
Lessons learned and considerations moving forward
Using Librela for the underlying lameness and arthritis
K9 Athlete New Dog and Dasuquin supplements

For further questions, you can reach Cliff Hawkins at navigatingTPLO@gmail.com.

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GDIY Profile | Lucas Felling Jun 06, 2024

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NAME: Lucas Felling

BREED: Llewellin Setter

LOCATION: Spooner, WI

TARGETS: Pheasant, Ruffed Grouse, Woodcock

FAVORITE EPISODES: Ep. 231. Getting To Know Nick | The Force Fetch Series

MISTAKE: Not focusing on the basic obedience and manners early enough

MEMORABLE STORY: Lucas' dog wasn't in as rough a shape as his buddy thought!

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267. The Benefits of Training Clubs Jun 04, 2024

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Sometimes a bit help and extra hands go a long ways in helping you meet your goals with your dog. Chris Girard of the Green Valley Hunting & Retriever Club joins me to talk about the benefits as well as some of the challenges training groups can offer DIY trainers.

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The history of GVHRC
Accessing new potential hunters
Group dynamics within the club
Mixing flushers and pointers
Training pointers to sit and having a healthy competition for fun
Pointers/Upland and Retrievers/flushing helping each other
Access to fresh grounds and equipment
Socialization
Reading dogs
Training etiquette and bringing in the new folks
Meet people at the level they are at
Oregon hunting opportunities
Preference for pointers or flushers?

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GDIY Profile | Ron Hunt May 30, 2024

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NAME: Ron Hunt

BREED: Brittany

LOCATION: Brookings, SD

TARGETS: Pheasant

FAVORITE EPISODES: Ep. 194 Rick Smith | Ep. 195. Try to Pay it Forward | Ep. 199 Cover Dog Trials | Ep. 226 A Guide's Perspective

MISTAKE: Not using something to help track the dog in the field

MEMORABLE STORY: The desire to capture a special retrieve on video costs them the bird!

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266. The Real Ryman Setter w/ Walt Lesser May 28, 2024

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You should always jump at the opportunity when you get the chance to talk to someone in the upland space who has been chasing these birds for as long as Walt Lesser has! After all, he literally wrote the book on the Real Ryman Setter.

It was a privilege to sit down with Walt in his home and hear his stores and what it was exactly that spoke to him about the Ryman Setters.

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Starting out bird hunting with beagles?!?
Getting the first setters from George Bird Evans & George Ryman
Tryin to fix a blinking Setter back in the day
Not much interest in trials and testing. It was all about the birds and habitat.
Continuing the Ryman lines
Bringing Turkeys back to Dodrige County, WV
The Appalachian Ryman breedes
How Rymans range and hunt
Hunting the legendary Canaan Valley
Thinking of Grouse or WC when planning future dogs?
The WV grouse habitat though out the decades
The process of developing dogs back then
The first beeper collars
Maintaining the Ryman type Setters today

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265. BDS & OH Recap May 23, 2024

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Robb and Jim make their return to the podcast to recap and share their thoughts on our recent experience at Old Hemlock and the "Trouble with Bird Dogs" event put on by the Bird Dog Society.

The purpose of the Troubles with Bird Dogs event
The downward trend of bird numbers over decades
Learning from history
The experience of the historical property
Jim connecting the dots to his personal connection with G.B.E.
A bowl of wishbones?
Dont let your boxes of shotgun shells go unused
Theres a spirit to Old Hemlock
G.B.E. and Kay, the original upland content creators?

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