Hunting Dog Training Tips, Gun Dog Guides & Breed Advice

Practical, field-tested advice for hunters and their dogs. Learn how to train a hunting dog, start a bird dog puppy, run beagles on rabbits, get your coonhound treeing and choose the right breed for upland birds, waterfowl, coyote and bear. Whether you’re raising your first gun dog puppy or polishing a finished dog, you’ll find training plans, gear tips and buyer’s guides here.

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Best Bear Hunting Dog Breeds – Buy and Sell Hunting Dogs

Best Bear Hunting Dogs: Top Breeds for Bear Hounds

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Looking for bear hunting dogs? Learn the top bear hound breeds, including Plotts, Walkers, Blueticks and Redbones, and the traits that make a great bear dog.
Best Dogs for Coyote Hunting – Buy and Sell Hunting Dogs

Best Dogs for Coyote Hunting: Hounds, Sighthounds and Crosses

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The best dogs for coyote hunting, from trail hounds like Walkers and July hounds to greyhound and staghound crosses, plus what to look for in a coyote dog.
How to Get Your Coonhound Going – Buy and Sell Hunting Dogs

Coonhound Training: How to Start a Coonhound Puppy

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Coonhound training basics: how to start a coonhound puppy, build tree drive, learn from older dogs, avoid off-game and introduce night hunting the right way.
Train Your Beagle to Run Rabbits – Buy and Sell Hunting Dogs

How to Train a Beagle to Hunt Rabbits

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Learn how to train a beagle to hunt rabbits, from first scent games and rabbit pens to running with older dogs and introducing the gun the right way.
How to Start Your Bird Dog – Buy and Sell Hunting Dogs

How to Start a Bird Dog: Building Point, Search and Retrieve

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How to start a bird dog the right way: build bird desire, a natural point, a good search pattern and a willing retrieve with pigeons, quail and smart setups.
Hunting Puppy Training: The First 6 Months – Buy and Sell Hunting Dogs

Hunting Puppy Training: What to Teach in the First 6 Months

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Hunting puppy training made simple: what to teach your gun dog puppy from 8 weeks to 6 months, including socialization, recall, birds and gun introduction.
10 Commands Every Gun Dog Needs – Buy and Sell Hunting Dogs

How to Train a Hunting Dog: 10 Commands Every Gun Dog Needs

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Learn how to train a hunting dog with the 10 commands every gun dog needs, from recall and whoa to steady and fetch, plus a simple weekly training plan.
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