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How to Deal with Ticks on Your Dog: Prevention, Removal and Tick-Borne Disease

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Everything hunting dog owners need to know about ticks on dogs: tick types, where and when they bite, safe removal, tick-borne disease warning signs and prevention.
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How to Keep Your Dog Hydrated and Safe on Hot Early-Season Hunts

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How to keep your hunting dog hydrated on warm early-season hunts: prepare, water often, recognize heat exhaustion and heat stroke, and cool your dog safely.
Hunter checking over an English Setter in an autumn field after a hunt

How to Prevent and Treat Common Field Injuries in Hunting Dogs (Cuts, Burrs and Snake Encounters)

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Field first aid for hunting dogs: what to pack, and how to handle cut pads, torn ears, eye irritations, burrs, porcupine quills and snake encounters.
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How to Prepare Your Dam for a Healthy Litter (From Conception to Whelping)

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How to prepare your dam for a healthy litter, from confirming pregnancy and prenatal nutrition to safe exercise, whelping box setup and knowing when labor starts.
English Setter mother with her newborn puppies in a whelping box

Essential Breeding Tips for Healthy Litters: Health Testing, Pedigrees and Timing

Breeding tips for healthy litters of hunting dogs: health clearances, matching complementary pedigrees, progesterone timing and whelping preparation.
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How to Condition Your Hunting Dog in the Off-Season for Peak Performance

Off-season conditioning for hunting dogs: build endurance with roading, harden paw pads on rough ground and adjust feed so your dog is fit for opening day.

How to Clean a Hunting Dog’s Ears: 10 Simple Steps

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How to clean a hunting dog's ears in 10 simple steps, signs of ear mites and infection, and why gun dogs that swim and hunt heavy cover need regular ear care.
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