Training a Cover Dog Trial Prospect Part A Let me start this part of the discussion by saying it is my opinion that you can definitely hunt your cover dog competitors, but it’s hard to win a cover dog trial with your hunting dog.  Ch. Wild Apple Jack, Ch. Stokely’s Ginger B, Ch. Mr. Ted […]

The Handler’s Job When you handle a dog in a grouse trial, other than the obvious objective, which is to win, you need to have a plan.  It is your responsibility to know the course you’re going to run on and have in mind where you want the dog to be at various points.  You […]

There was quite a bit of posting on a couple of message boards after a few of the recent blog entries here that showed there is a lot of misunderstanding about exactly what cover dog trials are and what goes on at one.  So, I thought it might be interesting to try and describe what […]

At 3:42 today Ellis Natalie was in Lexington, KY — she’s the first Wild Apple Grandchild — I’ll post a picture when I get one and then get back to pontificating about dogs.