Aster Flushes Pheasants
Last weekend, Aster — a six month old Springer Spaniel — had the opportunity to flush two pheasants.
Upland Practice Videos
Last Saturday, September 17th, the Gateway Upland Club had a practice for several dogs. Below are two videos — one of the club and the other of Fergus, Field Spaniel. Here is the video of Fergus Here is a photo gallery.
Gateway Upland Hunt Test September 2022
On September 10-11, 2022, The Gateway Upland Hunt Club held a hunt test for Spaniels at the junior, senior, and master levels. We also held Working Dog certificate tests for Springer Spaniels and Field Spaniels. The video above features highlights of our test. Raven earned her Junior Hunt (JH) Title, and Fergus earned his Working…
Spaniel Water Work
Last weekend, we had the opportunity to practice water work for an AKC Spaniel Hunt Test. Fergus, the field spaniel, and Lily Belle, an English Springer Spaniel, practice retrieving a bird on a pond. Aster, the puppy, practices swimming.
Upland Training — Teaching A Dog To Quarter
The Gateway Upland Hunt Club took a break from flushing birds to work on basic upland skills with their dogs. This past weekend we focused on training the dogs to do quartering. The short video shows how we trained the dogs to quarter.
Training Day At Busch Wildlife
Yesterday, we had a break in the cold weather and took the opportunity to train at Busch Wildlife. Lily, Raven, and Jynx all worked on send outs and retrieves. Charlie, Jynx’s puppy, was introduced to birds and gunfire. It was a good day.
Mid-Winter Upland Training
We had the opportunity to some training in Southern Illinois. A few English Springer Spaniels and a Labrador Retriever practicing with chukars and pheasants. A short video and some photos below.
Dog Foods used at Three Doves
We get a lot of questions about what products we use here at Three Doves. Here is a short list of some of the dog foods we recommend and use. This is the basis for life- and can make a big impact on your dogs health. We have used a few different brands already in…
Kennels
I was asked today about what kennels I recommended. There are a lot out there, from super cheap to very expensive. My answer is the best kennel depends on what you are doing with your dog, and what is your goal. I use kennels for a variety of reasons. I believe in crate training for…
Three Doves Hunting Dogs
Here are Three Doves we put a lot of effort into raising our dogs to hunt. Whether the pedigree was bred for Fields like our retrievers, or if they were bred for show like our spaniels, they get as much time and training in the field as time and weather permit. While it makes sense…