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Dogs

Investing in the Bird Dog Bank Account – A primer on pet insurance

July 19, 2023 by Ruffed Grouse Society

by Michael L. Neiduski If you have a bird dog, you know the feeling: that queasy, questioning feeling that comes the moment it’s time to load up and go to […]

Filed Under: Covers Magazine, Dogs

Don’t Get Beat by the Heat

June 8, 2023 by Ruffed Grouse Society

by Tom Keer Summer is a difficult time to get a string of gun dogs ready for the upcoming grouse and woodcock seasons. Hot and humid temperatures combined with sunny, […]

Filed Under: Covers Magazine, Dogs, Read

Purina Joint Care

June 6, 2023 by Ruffed Grouse Society

Cambridge Dictionary defines a joint as “a place where two things are joined together.” In terms of your hard-charging sporting dog, think how important the knee, hip, ankle, shoulder, elbow […]

Filed Under: Covers Magazine, Dogs, Read Tagged With: purina pro plan

The Skunk of Sault Ste. Marie

June 5, 2023 by Ruffed Grouse Society

by Rob Seilheimer I’m in the Upper Peninsula with three buddies. Red, yellow, and orange leaves descend upon us like raindrops falling from the sky. Ruffed grouse and woodcock are […]

Filed Under: Dogs, Eastern Great Lakes, Hunting, Read

Knowing When to Retire and Acquire

April 3, 2023 by Purina Pro Plan

by Keith Schopp Claira was 12 when I knew. We were grouse hunting in thick cover on a snowy Minnesota morning, and my normally biddable shorthair who always checked back, […]

Filed Under: Covers Magazine, Dogs

The Hunting Dog Spring Tune-Up

March 21, 2023 by Ruffed Grouse Society

by Seth Bynum, DVM As the snow recedes and winter eases her grip on the northern hemisphere, my mindset drifts from one of fond reflection of the past hunting season […]

Filed Under: Covers Magazine, Dogs

What I Wish I’d Known When I Got My First Bird Dog

March 15, 2023 by Ruffed Grouse Society

by Seth Bynum, DVM Those of us fortunate enough to share the fields and our homes with a bird dog understand the incredible joy and satisfaction they bring to our […]

Filed Under: Covers Magazine, Dogs

The Trap Doctor – How to Deal With Dogs and Traps

November 30, 2022 by Ruffed Grouse Society

by Keith Schopp The Trap Doctor never advertises, but he’s not hard to find. If you spot a truck with Minnesota “Trap Doctor” plates, you’ve found Jerry Snetsinger. His email […]

Filed Under: Covers Magazine, Dogs

Cover-To-Cover: A Book Review

November 23, 2022 by Ruffed Grouse Society

by Glen R. Blackwood | RGS & AWS Regional Director of Development “Appalachian Grouse Dog” Authors: Dennis LaBare, Bill Horn, Helen Stacy LaBare Forward by Steve Smith Illustrations by Gordon […]

Filed Under: Covers Magazine, Dogs, Read

Prepping for an Upland Road Trip

November 9, 2022 by Ruffed Grouse Society

by Seth Bynum, DVM Perhaps my favorite attribute of a bird dog is their unending enthusiasm to load up and go hunting. A subtle movement towards the gun safe or […]

Filed Under: Dogs Tagged With: purina

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