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The Wonders of Nature

by Tony | Jun 11, 2011 | Alaska Outdoors General, Dog Training in Alaska, Upland Hunting in Alaska

The Alaska outdoors is full of sights and sounds this time of year. Birds are returning and nesting here in the Matanuska Valley – some right in our back yards. On one of daily walks my Lab jumped a female grouse that led him on a fluttering chase. I immediately...

Gun Dog Training in the Valley

by Tony | May 17, 2011 | Alaska Outdoors General, Dog Training in Alaska

One of the many Alaska outdoor adventures during summer in the Matanuska Valley is retriever training. Last weekend I took my Labrador to the first picnic fun hunt test of the summer. These type of retriever field trials are meant to test a retriever’s ability to hunt...

Conditioning for the Alaska Outdoors

by Tony | May 8, 2011 | Alaska Outdoors General, Dog Training in Alaska, Outdoor Conditioning in Alaska

The Matanuska Valley has several picturesque trails I use for conditioning. The Matanuska Lakes Trail system connects to the Crevasse Moraine Trail System. Together they contain over twenty miles of trails with dozens of ups and downs over the moraines left by the...

Hunting Dogs Grow up Quickly

by Tony | May 2, 2011 | Alaska Outdoors General, Dog Training in Alaska

My 21-month-old Labrador amazed me yesterday. Not having owned a hunting dog previously, I wasn’t expecting him to mature over the winter without training on specific tasks. I took Taiga out back to our meadow to throw and plant two frozen training birds. Without any...

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