Well, we're not really numbers guys so we missed celebrating our 100th episode, so we're cheersing to 101. To celebrate, Bob and Kevin hit the pistol range, trained some dogs, made fried turkey nuggets and chatted about the last couple years of doing the podcast. We made some good plans for how to improve as we continue the show and would greatly appreciate your input on that. Thanks for listening and as always, cheers to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 29, 2021•47 min
Can you believe you've listened to Bob fumble over the same intro for 100 whole episodes now? What a world. Thanks for coming along for the ride. Cheers to you. This week, we sit down and talk with our good buddy, Lyle Steinman, who just won the Mamba Challenge down at Mossy Pond. We dig into the test, what each series looked like, the fantastic hospitality from the Mossy Pond crew, the dogs Lyle competed with and how they all performed. Then, we pepper Lyle with some awesome questions sent in f...
Apr 21, 2021•2 hr 9 min
This week's show was awesome. We had the pleasure of chatting with our fellow Eukanuba buddy, Todd Agnew, from Craney Hill Kennels in Georgia. Todd has been working Spaniels for a long, long time and has a highly unique and effective approach to his training routine, which we learn all about. Bob and Todd bounce back and forth on various ways to train a dog, how dogs learn and why Todd chooses this methods. Grab a notebook and a pen, you'll want to remember these tips and tricks. If you're inter...
Apr 15, 2021•1 hr 34 min
A couple weeks back, we had the pleasure of trading a few stories with Andrew Beam (@beamcountry). He's an absolutely fantastic guy who works hard, writes great songs and knows his way around a fishing pole. In tonight's show, we hear about how Beam took Bob out searching for redfish and a good time. We also hear some wild stories about how he started his career as a DEC officer and then transitioned into the music scene. If you like country music and good stories, this will be a treat. Cheers t...
Mar 31, 2021•50 min
Tonight, Bob and Kevin had the pleasure of chatting with Kevin Cheff, who is known to some people as the retriever coach. Kevin is a super knowledgeable guy who has been in the dog training business for 20+ years and it shows. Bring a pen and paper for this podcast because he and Bob talk through some highly detailed tips and tricks for formal obedience and how Kevin helps to coach people through the entire process. They also dig deep into marking drills, singles, doubles and they answer a lot o...
Mar 25, 2021•2 hr 2 min
We have some big news in this show and we're excited to see how this plays out... This week, Bob and Kevin sit down over a drink to chat about a whole bunch of topics. We talk about the dogs on the truck, where they're at and how Bob is progressing each dog and share a few good laughs. Once you hear the news, shoot us a DM @loneduck if you're interested to learn more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 09, 2021•50 min
Tonight, Bob and Kevin chat with our good buddy, Lyle Steinman, from Castile Creek Kennels about how his southern trip is going. Like many people, he has been battling the frigid temps in Texas, which is obviously devastating. On a positive note, we chat about some exciting things happening with his business. A lot of people ask about doing southern training trips and what it's like and so we pull back the curtain a little. It's interesting to hear Lyle's perspective. He's also been focusing in ...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 49 min
Tonight, we chat with some fantastic guys from Rugby ATL, Marno Redelinghuys and Johan Momsen, and hear about how they're basically living one of Bob's dreams. It's always inspiring to hang out with people who are super determined, hard working and like telling hunting stories of how it was when they were growing up. That goes double when their stories are from South Africa and they're hunting cool animals I've never even seen. Apologies for the first edit on this episode. Learn more about your ...
Feb 20, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Tonight is a Bob and Kevin show and we hear about Bob's trip down to Charleston and the plan for training each of the dogs. It's good to hear the breakdown of the different groups on the truck and how he is wrangling each one. We also check in on the lone duck pups and how they're growing and learning each day. Then, toward the end of the show we dig into some questions from our friends on Patreon. We dive into some of them and then answer the rest in a video on our Patreon. Check that out here....
Feb 09, 2021•57 min
Evenin' friends. Tonight we check back in with a great buddy of ours, Captain Jeff Coats. Jeff is one of the greatest hunting guides you could possibly find; he's been in the sea duck game for 21 years, has the world's largest duck boats, crafts his own decoys and trains his own dogs. If you want to learn about sea duck hunting or have the coolest hunt ever, then you'll make a trip to Ocean City, Maryland, and give him a call.... and you should, he has a few spots open for next season (@pitbossw...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 23 min
Tonight, Bob and Kevin have a chat with our buddy out in Wisconsin, Mike Vaughn. Mike is an absolute beast of a hard worker and you'll feel his passion as he shares stories about his past. We dig deep into how Mike got into the bird dog game and how he has meticulously worked to become a reputable trainer and competitor within the hunting dog industry. We also learn about the bird dog wars. Honestly, I feel like we need to get into this game but i'm afraid I'd be sucked in, never to return. How ...
Jan 20, 2021•2 hr 6 min
Tonight, Bob and Kevin sit down to hang out with one of our favorite buddies, Barton Ramsey, of Southern Oak Kennels. We catch up on Barton's hunting season, which is still going on... it's fine, I'm not jealous. We hear about an exciting and memorable trip he took with his son and how he is introducing his kids to the outdoors. I realize this is a topic that comes up often but Barton provides a few concrete examples of how he is doing this and man, I respect it. We also hear about some of his d...
Jan 13, 2021•1 hr 16 min
Welcome back for another goodie. Tonight, Bob and Kevin chat over a beer and tell stories about the past few hunts we've had. I wont spoil anything but man, we had a really good hunt together a couple weeks ago. We also dig into some '21 plans for seminars, how we're going to improve for you guys, the plan for Ms. Prairie Dog and a pupdate on the two Lone Duck litters on the ground. **If you have a second, please shoot us a DM on instagram (@loneduck) with some feedback on anything and everythin...
Jan 06, 2021•55 min
Listen, we've had a really good time doing this podcast over the last 88 shows and this is no different. Tonight, we have the pleasure of cracking jokes with our buddy, Tyler Chambers. He's a blue collar, country singing, dog lovin' kinda guy and he fits right in with us. Tyler has been writing songs in Nashville for a few years now and generously offered to share one of his unreleased songs in the middle of tonight's episode. We bounce all over the place in tonight's show and talk about how Bob...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 39 min
We've had a lot of people ask about chatting with buddies who aren't pros with a hundred dogs in the kennel and more on the side of just a few. This made us think of our pal, Brandon Sweesy, of Northern Air Retrievers. He has a really good dog named Jones that he trained himself by watching Freddie King videos, reading and calling his breeder and you guessed it... actually training the dog in front of him. It was pretty cool to learn more about Brandon's training philosophy and how he handles hi...
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 28 min
Tonight, we chat with one of the greatest dog trainers around, Brad Arrington, from Mossy Pond Retrievers. Bob and Brad met a long time ago and basically, they catch up on the last few ~10 years. What's happened since then? Well, Brad has continued to grow and refine his skills as a trainer, grown an impressive business while maintaining a high level of integrity. Brad helps share some advice for one of Bob's dogs that keeps veering off on specific marks and it provides a really in depth convers...
Dec 10, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Welcome back. We always enjoy chatting with our good buddy, Blaine, so we asked if we could join "his" podcast again. In this episode, we dig into some of his hunt test season and what he's learned from it, how he likes hunting woodies in little honey holes and how he wants to help coach your dog with his new venture, The Brown Dog Academy. If you've heard our show, then you've probably picked up a trick or two from Blaine and it could be worth looking into. While chatting, Blaine also teaches B...
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 31 min
This is a slightly different show than our usual training how to's and it's great. You know that buddy you don't see as often as you'd like but when you do, you end up staying up late trading stories, stacking empties and it's like you never skipped a beat with your old hunting buddy? Well, meet Dave. We hear about Dave's first impression of Bob, we hear HIS version of that one lone duck that cupped into the decoys and much more. Enjoy the show. Do you want to go hunting? We're going to do an al...
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 29 min
Welcome back for another goodie. Tonight, Bob and Kevin kick back to run through some hunting updates for our season. Bob went out hunting with our ol' gal Safe (remember her?) and had a good time. We also jump into some deer updates on Bob's new property and learn about deer hunting in the snow. We alsoooooo have a pretty cool announcement as we're still navigating this whole patreon deal so definitely look into that. Long story short, let's go hunting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...
Nov 11, 2020•39 min
Welcome welcome. Tonight was pretty great as we were able to enjoy a little time with Papa Blaine and hear about the Boykin National Field Trials. Blaine talks through the tests, what it looked like, what the dogs had to do, the judging and even caps it off with some advice for proper weiner retrieval. As always, it's fantastic to have our good buddy, Blaine, on the show because he's so incredibly knowledgeable and easygoing. Cheers to you, Blaine.... Bob owes you one. You know someone who might...
Nov 04, 2020•52 min
Nothing like a little chaos to create an impromptu week of training and fun, am I right? Well, that's what happened and we ended up being home for the Free Spirit Gun Dogs crew and we are grateful to have them. We sat down to have a handful of laughs with Molly Boland, an extremely talented dog trainer, hunting guide and overall badass. We kick off the show chatting with Molly about her early years and hear some cool hunting stories from moose to caribou to spearfishing, hand lining & huntin...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 27 min
We can just start by saying that tonight's show was pretty awesome. We had the opportunity to sit down and chat with our buddy, Lyle Steinman, before the SRS Championship. We begin our show hearing about Lyle's summer and the tough losses he's endured. Man, I've been there and it's devastating. We then pick up the positivity and learn about how Lyle's been training his dogs and pushing himself to the max in preparation for the SRS. We also hear some detailed training advice from Lyle in regards ...
Oct 22, 2020•1 hr 38 min
Oh hey there. Let's jump into another goodie (for the second time because I screwed up the file for the first interview) with Russ Kelley from Eukanuba. Russ has been a dog guy for years and has owned all sorts of hunting dogs. He's also been a driving force for dog nutrition for his whole career and we're lucky to chat with him and answer a few questions about how to best fuel our dogs. This is a super interesting show because of how knowledgable Russ is and because Eukanuba recently launched t...
Oct 15, 2020•1 hr 22 min
Bob and Kevin sit down to answer a few interesting questions we've received lately about gun dog training. We also flip on the ol' Instagram Live and chat with friends, hear about a new puppy, how the hunting season has been so far (mehh could be better), and a lot more. Tonight's episode was pretty awesome and I hope you enjoy yourself. It's always great to chat with people live and get to know them and their dogs a little. Do you have questions about training, dogs, hunting or who knows, maybe...
Oct 08, 2020•51 min
This week, Bob and Kevin sit down over a beer to reminisce about the fantastic weekend we had. We were fortunate to have a bunch of great people and their talented dogs come hang out, train, eat, drink and be merry with us. We put together a little weekend workshop for amateur trainers and we talk about what everyone learned, force fetch, t pattern, wagon wheel, walking fetch, blinds, force to a pile, holy cow the list goes on. We also had a pretty solid party after the long day, gave away some ...
Sep 30, 2020•1 hr
Tonight we share a lot of laughs with our old pal, Ethan Pippitt, from Standing Stone Kennels and our buddy Dr. Peter Armstrong, DVM. Peter and Ethan flew into town for a quick trip to talk about dogs and learn more about the Lone Duck Dog program. We had a full day of running dogs and then settled into a good podcast to hear about Peter's interesting experiences as a vet, driving cattle, his hunting trips and his super cool dogs. I happen to consider myself a dog guy, but Peter just puts me to ...
Sep 23, 2020•1 hr 8 min
This week we recorded our 75th episode of Lone Duck's Gun Dog Chronicles and we're real excited for it. We had the opportunity to speak with Carson Wentz from Eukanuba's Wentz Bros Outdoors and boy did we have a good time. He is one of the most down to earth, genuine guys around. With such a busy schedule, he makes it a priority to spend time outside, unwinding and enjoying a good hunt beside his dog. We learn a little about how Carson got into hunting, training his own dogs and he even provides...
Sep 17, 2020•38 min
This week, Bob and Kevin chat with our good buddy, Oliver Burman, from Foundation Retrievers. Oliver and Bob go way back and discuss the ol' days of the Clemson Retrievers Club and how Oliver got into the dog training world. We then get into a solid conversation about how to build the foundation for a dog and the right ways to build a pup into a hunting dog. We also dig into breaking after some birds and how Oliver works with his personal/client dogs to ensure safety for everyone. This is an awe...
Sep 10, 2020•1 hr 31 min
Welcome welcome. It has been a very long time since we've chatted with our good buddy, Blaine, from Hudson River Retrievers and we're glad he's back. Tonight, we get to hear about Blaine's summer of training dogs and fishing. Blaine has done a little traveling this summer and shares about his time at various hunt tests and how the dogs on his truck are doing. After, we dig into a question we get alllllll the time: how do I properly collar condition my dog? If you're interested in learning about ...
Sep 02, 2020•1 hr 41 min
For this week's show, Bob and Kevin settle in over a cup of coffee for our first morning show. We're currently taking a few days off to fish and unwind and wanted to answer some awesome questions from the Lone D Community. Topics discussed: Bob's fishing skills, problem solving with lining drills, collar conditioning advice, wearing white on long marks and whoa action with GSPs. Finally, we nailed down dates for our tune up weekend before hunting season rolls around. If you're interested in join...
Aug 20, 2020•44 min
