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Minnesota NAVHDA YouTube Channel
Puppies: Basic Obedience & Natural Ability Exposure
Podcasts
- Puppy 101 with NAVHDA Sr. Judge Al Harmeyer-The Hunting Dog Podcast May 8th, 2017
- Natural Ability Test Breakdown with NAVHDA Sr. Judge Phil Swain-The Hunting Dog Podcast November 21st, 2018
- Training Etiquette-Gun Dog It Yourself Podcast Episode 31
- Planting Seeds With Everyday Training-Gun Dog it Yourself Episode 34
- Behavior Theory-How Dogs Learn-Gun Dog it Yourself Episode 43-**THIS IS A GOOD ONE!
NAVHDA’s Verstaile Hunting Dog Magazine Articles
Reprinted with permission from NAVHDA International. Articles may not be reprinted or transmitted in any way without the express written permission of NAVHDA International.
- Preparing a Puppy for the Natural Ability Test-by John Kegel-Volume L No. 6 June 2019
- Puppy Bird Exposure-by Kevin Billy -Volume XLVIII NO. 5 May 2017
- Swimming-Getting Puppies Past the Drop-Off-by Tracy Harmeyer-Volume L no. 5 May 2019
- Bird Management & Flagging– by Mark Whalen-Volume XLVIII NO. 8 Aug 2017
- Handling in the field during a NAVHDA Test-by Tim Otto Volume XLVIII NO. 11 Nov 2017
Tips from Trainers/Chapter Members/Judges
- Natural Ability VS Obedience-A look at some key NAVHDA principles (by NAVHDA Judge Pete Aplikowski)
- The Mystery of Natural Ability Tracking (by retired NAVHDA Judge Bill Jensen)
- Natural Ability Tracking -The Release (by NAVHDA Senior Judge Terry Petro)
- Puppy Water Introduction-(by George DeCosta)
You Tube Videos
Below is part 1, follow Youtube links in this video for parts 2 & 3
ADVANCED TRAINING:
RETRIEVING, UTILITY & ADVANCED OBEDIENCE
Podcasts
- The Hunting Dog Podcast episode July 23rd, 2019-Utility Test with Senior Judge Blaine Carter
- The Hunting Dog Podcast episode October 14th, 2019-Utility Test 101 with Senior Judge Al Harmeyer
- Gun Dog it Yourself Podcast episode 16 Holding Steady Part 1
- Gun Dog it Yourself Podcast episode 17 Holding Steady Part 2
- Gun Dog it Yourself Podcast Episode 36 Force Fetch Part 1
- Gun Dog It Yourself Podcast Episode 37 Force Fetch Part 2
- Lone Duck’s Gun Dog Podcast-episode 43-Retriever Training-How to teach Force Fetch Part 1
- Lone Duck’s Gun Dog Podcast-episode 44-Retriever Training-How to teach Force Fetch Part 2
- Scott Linden’s Upland Nation Podcast-episode Jan 9th, 2020 Force fetch-Yes, No Maybe?
- Training Etiquette-Gun Dog It Yourself Podcast Episode 31
NAVHDA’s Versatile Hunting Dog Magazine Articles
Reprinted with permission from NAVHDA International. Articles may not be reprinted or transmitted in any way without the express written permission of NAVHDA International.
- Tightening Up The Retrieve-by Bob Fee-Volume LI No. 3 March 2020
- What’s In A Dog Trainer’s Voice?-by Bob Farris-Volume LI No. 1 Jan 2020
- RoboDog-Overpressured & Ovetrained Dogs-by Rick Smith & Sharon Potter-Volume L No. 10 Oct 2019
- Utility Training Introduction & the Importance of Retrieve Training-by Mark Whalen-Volume XLIX NO. 6 June 2018
- Correcting Hard Mouth Issues-by Mark Whalen-Volume L No. 3 March 2019
- The UPT Test-the Practicality of Steadiness & Retrieve Training-by Pete Aplikowski-Volume XLVIII No. 2 Feb 2018
- Utility Blind Sequence Training & Testing Tips-by Tim Otto-Volume XLVIII No. 7 July 2018
Tips from Chapter Members/Judges
GO! before WHOA!-thoughts on training steps for the NAVHDA UPT & UT tests (by NAVHDA Judge Pete Aplikowski)
Fixing Flagging In A Bird Dog-Project Upland article by NAVHDA Judge Jason Carter March 11, 2020
Videos
Force Breaking Made Simple-Scott Kossan
Retrieve/Force Fetch Training Videos by George DeCosta