Lone Duck’s Gun Dog Chronicles
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Welcome to Lone Duck’s Gun Dog Chronicles. We’re here to talk all things related to bird hunting, gun dogs and trade stories between friends, pro trainers and hunting buddies.
Episodes
- E 277. Quill Creek: Building Champion Goose Calls
In episode 277, Chance Wadsworth from Quill Creek joins Lone Duck’s Gun Dog Chronicles to discuss goose calling, the creation of custom calls, and the dedication required to become a three-time world champion. The conversation touches on W…
- E 276. The Upcoming 5th Annual Lone Stone Seminar
Ethan Pippitt from Standing Stone Kennels joins Lone Duck’s Gun Dog Chronicles to discuss the 5th Annual Lone Stone Seminar. The event will take place in central NY from June 4-6, 2026, and will cover training scenarios for both versatile…
- E 275. Sunrise Coffee & Training at Hudson River Retrievers
Chris Maurer joins Bob and Blaine for an outdoor coffee talk at Hudson River Retrievers, covering dog training topics such as kennel management, health considerations for pregnant dogs, blind drills, and daily training organization. They a…
- E 274. SEWE, Bob Sleds and Dog Training
In episode 274, Bob and Kevin discuss their winter training trip and the SEWE event. They also cover various dog training topics such as feeding puppies, transitioning dogs to hunt larger birds, building pup confidence, and teaching a soft…
- E 273. Pre-winter Training & Dog Training Advice
In episode 273, hosts Bob and Kevin discuss winter training plans for gun dogs and answer listener questions covering topics like breed differences, retrieving techniques, pup training, and advanced hunter programs.
- E 272. Consistently raising fantastic pups
Joined by our friend, Katie Williams , we talk about dogs, training, getting a pup for the first time and eventually deciding to be a full-time dog trainer. It’s not easy to consistently raise high-level dogs over and over but Katie does..…
- E 271. Hunting and Training with Wirehair Outdoors
Joined by our buddy, Landon Poplin from Wirehair Outdoors , we talk about versatile breeds and training, competing and hunting. We run through the skills a versatile dog needs to be successful in every area of the game. Here's a few highli…
- E 270. Getting the AdvantEDGE in Dog Training
Joined by our friend, Dr. RuthAnn Lobos , we chat about late season hunting and some new things happening over at Purina to help better support older dogs and dogs with digestive issues. Then we dig into some questions from our community.…
- E 269. "Hunting for the Dog" with Lake Pickle
Joined by our buddy, Lake Pickle , Bob and Kevin sit down for a few laughs and discuss chasing birds, good hunting dogs, best retrieves and the state of hunting in America. Saddle up for a good one! Here's a few highlights from the show: W…
- E 268. Duck Hunting Innovations with Rixey Outdoors
Today we're joined by our buddy, Todd Ezzi, from Rixey Outdoors , and boy, you'll like this show. Todd is a great storyteller and a hard-hunting dog man who grew up in Arkansas learning how to find ducks. During a morning spent watching du…
- E 267. Whelping Puppies: Everything to Know with Standing Stone Kennels
Today's podcast is extra special because we're joined by our good friend, Kat Pippitt, from Standing Stone Kennels . Kat has spent years refining their whelping process to ensure the best possible result for the dogs, the breed as a whole…
- E 266. "Standards and Understanding" with Clark Kennington
Joined by our buddy, Clark Kennington, from Castile Creek Kennels , Bob and Kevin catch up and hear about successes from this past year. Clark is one of the most successful retriever trainers around and if you haven't heard our previous po…
- E 265. Up on the Housetop, Uncle Bob
Today we celebrate the holidays with our annual Christmas episode. It's always a little different than our usual dog training info but it's fun and we have a few laughs. Here's a few highlights from the show: Christmas gifts, traditions an…
- E 264. The National Retriever Gundog Championships with Lyle Steinman
Joined by our friend and repeat guest, Lyle Steinman, from Castile Creek Kennels , we sit down to catch up, discuss retriever training, good dogs, goals for 2026 and the National Retriever Gundog Championships (NRGC). What is this? Well, y…
- E 263. Big Dreams of Big Bucks
Today is a relaxing show with Bob and Kevin sitting down to catch up and hear about Bob's exciting out-of-state hunt. When hunting a big farm where his buddy has exclusive rights and the farmers alternate corn and soybeans... you find big…
- E 262. Dog Training and AMA
Bob rides solo today ripping through all sorts of questions from friends on the internet. We love doing these and appreciate when people send in questions, both funny and retriever-focused. Here's a few highlights from the show: Whining/ba…
- E 261. Chasing Birds & Elite Ear Pro with Alclair Outdoors
Today we're joined by our buddy and fellow Setter guy, Marc Mussleman from Alclair Outdoors . Marc has a really interesting background and chose to bring his knowledge from the music industry into the hunting world. Marc and his dogs chase…
- E 260. Force Fetch vs Unforced Fun Fetch
Joined by Pat Nolan, Bob and Kevin sit down to chat through all things force fetch. We discuss "unforced force fetch" and hold conditioning and ways to guide the dog through tasks. If you're interested in learning more about how Pat uses p…
- E 259. What it takes to win Field Trials
Joined by our buddy, Chad Martin, Bob and Kevin discuss Field Trials and just how tough it is to bring home a ribbon. Here's a few highlights from the show: We hear about Chad, his kennel called Wicked Waterfowl Retrievers and how he made…
- E 258. An All New Lone Duck
Today, Bob and Kevin sit down to catch up after a few hunts and review some conversations had with clients and patreon members. We also release some cool stuff Bob has been working on for a while... Here's a few highlights from the show: N…
- E 257. Old Dogs & New Dogs with Covert Creek Outfitting
Joined by our buddy, Joe Heusinger, from Covert Creek Outfitting , Bob and Kevin sit down for a few drinks to catch up on the many things that Joe has been up to. You'd think creating a new fly fishing and grouse hunting shop would be busy…
- E 256. The Art of the Exceptional Duck Dog with Freddy King
Today, Bob and Kevin are joined by an awesome repeat guest, The Retriever Trainer, Freddy King . Freddy is a highly accomplished outdoorsman with tons of experience as a dog man. It's great to hear Freddy talk about his dogs and trade stor…
- E 255. Fundamental Marking Drills & When to Handle
Joined by our buddy, Kevin Cheff, The Retriever Coach , Bob sits down for an in-house show to chat through handling on marks, retired guns and handling on retired guns. We’ve had Kevin on the show before and his ability to break down diffi…
- E 254. Perfecting Marking Abilities With Retrievers
Joined by our buddy, JD Babb from Bu-Yah Retrievers , we do a deep dive into the world of marking. We often have people write in with questions and problems with this, so we spoke with JD about his unique process. Don't miss this. Here's a…
- E 253. Mmmmm bismuth... and other shells, too.
Joined by our buddy, Hunter from Kent Cartridge , we dig into all sorts of fun duck hunting topics. We’ve worked with Hunter & the folks at Kent for a couple years now and man, they just keep getting better and better. Here's a few highlig…
- E 252. Intentional Retriever Training with Top Line Retrievers
Today we had the pleasure of chatting with our buddy, Colby Williams, from Top Line Retrievers . We had a really good conversation about creating man made behaviors in dogs and got to hear about his dog, Sprig. Here's a few highlights from…
- E 251. A Retriever Training Trifecta
This morning is a special show because we've never had a triple threat like this in the podcast room and also on youtube.... let's see how it goes. We had the pleasure of having Molly Boland and Blaine Tarnecki at the house for some tr…
- E 250. You Asked, Bob Answered.
Today Bob sits down for a little coffee talk to chat through some questions that came through. Usually we help people directly through patreon but this is also a cool way to help out, too. Here's a few highlights from the show: Dog of a Li…
- E 249. Spending "leadership capital" with dog training
Today we chat with our buddy and repeat guest, Carlos Ramirez from CRK9 . If you've somehow missed our first show with him, you need to check it out. Carlos is such a fantastic dog trainer, story teller, coach and one heck of a pig farmer.…
- E 248. Retriever Q&A with your Dear Ol' Uncle Bob
This morning Bob sits down over a cup of coffee and works through a few questions we've received from our patreon friends in regards to retriever training, drills, prepping for the season, etc. Here's a few highlights from the show: Unique…
- E 247. Step by Step Retriever Training
Today we had the pleasure of chatting with our good friend, Trish Jagoda. She has been on the show before and is an absolute wealth of knowledge when it comes to training dogs and running tests. I think you'll enjoy this episode as much as…
- E 246. It's a Family Business.
Today we had the pleasure of chatting with our friends from Windy Hill Retrievers, Michael and Russell Demmer. These two gentlemen and their dogs showed up to the SRS weekend and boy did they perform. Here's a few highlights from the show:…
- E 245. "Dog of a Lifetime Stories" and SRS Work
Today we had the pleasure of sharing the first Dog of a Lifetime Story. Here at the Lone D we talk about the "unspoken bond" you have between you and your dog and how it's almost impossible to explain to someone who has never felt it. Each…
- E 244. We're Talkin' Hammers & Wenis'
Bob and Kevin sit down to review Bob's weekend Master test up in Maine. Then they rattle off some FAQs and discussion topics from friends on Patreon. It's a great conversation and worth a few laughs, don't miss it. Here's a few highlights…
- E 243. Fueling Hunting Dogs with Dr. RuthAnn
Today we had the pleasure of chatting with our friend, Dr. RuthAnn Lobos , from Purina. Since she is a highly-talented vet with tons of experience with working dogs, it's a treat to pepper her with all sorts of questions about food, huntin…
- E 242. The Legend Behind Wildrose Kennels: Mike Stewart Tells All
Joined by Mike Stewart from Wildrose Kennels , Bob and Kevin get the full rundown of Mike's career, his business, his dogs, unforgettable hunts and training philosophies that have continued to create exceptional dogs. You don't want to mis…
- E 241. $4M Argentina Dove Hunt
Well, it might be less than 4 million but exchange rates with pesos was very confusing and we aren't really math guys... Joined by our friends from Standing Stone Kennels and their podcast, Ethan and Kat , we chat through one of the cooles…
- E 240. Dog Training in the Summer Sun
Bob and Kevin sit down to catch up on whats happening around the kennel. We cover topics like drills for summer, training in the heat, dogs of a lifetime and more. Here's a few highlights from the show: The dogs in the kennel & SAFELY trai…
- E 239. The Truth About Hunt Test Cheating (UNFILTERED)
Today we had the pleasure of chatting with our buddy, Brandon Sweesy, from Northern Air Retrievers . Brandon has been on our show before and trains dogs with the best of 'em. Here's a few highlights from the show: We catch up with Brandon…
- E 238. The Truth About Ryglen Gundogs (No One Talks About This)
Today we chat with Jay Lowry from Ryglen Gundogs . We learn about Jay's time running rabbits and how he was first introduced to cockers while hunting over in the UK. Then we learn a little about show cockers vs hunting lines and how Jay's…
- E 237. Bunny, Bob and Bobwhites
Today we chat with one of our best buddies, Bunny Snipes . Bunny is an incredible guy who pours himself into dogs, hunting and fishing and especially, Bobwhite Quail. As the Lowcountry Chapter President of Quail Forever down in Charleston,…
- E 236. Jobs & Advice for Dog Trainers
Today we have the pleasure of talkin' dogs, field trials and answering some Q&A with our good buddy, Michael Demmer, from Windy Hill Retrievers . Michael has been on the show before and is extremely knowledgeable about dogs and how to get…
- E 235. Lone D Nuggets
Today we have the pleasure of catching up with our good buddy and fellow dog trainer, Adam Campbell, from Campbell's Hillside Kennels and the Dog House Podcast. It's always a good time when you're on with Adam cracking jokes and talking do…
- E 234. "Lightbulb Moments" for a Dog's First Season
Today we chat with our good buddy and repeat podcast guest, Shawn Stahl . Aside from being one of the greatest goose callers you'lll ever find... Shawn is a great guy, an exciting storyteller, a successful hunter and businessman. If you ha…
- E 233. "Nature is medicine" with Tony Peterson
Today we chat with our friend, author, podcast host, father and man who knows his way around the woods... Tony Peterson . Here's a few highlights from the show: How did Tony grow up and get into the outdoor industry Why is it so important…
- E 232. Endless bird dog stories with onX
Today we chat with our good buddy Ben Brettingen from onX while he and Bob were down in South Carolina for the 2025 SEWE event. We dig into all sorts of good stuff in this show and I think you'll enjoy the conversation. Cheers! Here's a fe…
- E 231. "Duck hunting is a universal language"
There's nothing better than the adventure you find when you travel somewhere for a hunting trip. It's tough to explain but there's always something new and exciting, whether it's how you're hunting birds, the food, the city, the language,…
- Building memory with younger dogs
Today we get to hear from our good buddy, Kevin Cheff, The Retriever Coach with his advice for building memory with younger dogs. Kevin works through the fine details of how you can get younger dogs (puppies too) to look out and develop me…
- E 230. Knockin' the Rust Off From the Season
The weather seems to be slowly getting warmer and the hunt test season is nearly upon us. You know what that means? It's time to tighten up the loose ends created from duck season. Bob and Kevin also talk through the latest with Lone Duck…
- E 229. The patron saint of hunting with dogs
Boy, are we lucky. Today we sat down with Bob and Nick Adair, our buddy from the GDIY Podcast , to hear about their weekend judging the St. Hubert's Trials in South Carolina. How would your dog have handled this sort of trial? Here's a few…