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The SportDOG Staff

Our company was built on a love of dogs. We take great pride in providing gear to help you forge a stronger relationship with your dog - the same gear we trust with our own. We are committed to help you at every step of your training journey, providing endless training content, from our expert staff and the pros, to help you and your dog reach your fullest potential.

Founded in 2003 and still based in Knoxville, TN, SportDOG® Brand is built on over two decades of field-proven performance. Today, our rugged Tennessee roots remain strong as we've become one of the most trusted brands for hunting dog training across the country and the world.

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Dealing with Hunting Dog Injuries

Cuts are common in hunting dogs. Briars, barbed-wire, broken glass, or even sharp broken saplings can slice a dog’s skin as it hunts. Appropriate field care of wounds can decrease healing time and make the vet’s job much easier. Remember the watchwords: flush, fill and wrap. Flushing Fresh cuts may look quite...

Bloke signalling his black Labrador to go fetch something.Bloke signalling his black Labrador to go fetch something.

10 Mistakes in Gun Dog Training and How Not to Make Them - Part 1

The best thing about the years that ourselves and our ProStaffers have spent training dogs is that we've made the mistakes. We preach the value of mistakes because you'll learn from them even more than your successes, but there's no reason you can't learn from ours. We constantly hammer...

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5 Mistakes to Steer Clear of When Training Your Gun Dog

The best thing about the years that SportDOG® employees and our ProStaffers have spent training dogs is that we've made mistakes. We go on about the value of mistakes because you’ll learn from them even more than your successes, but there's no reason you can't learn from ours, too. These are 5...

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I've been a waterfowl hunter since I was a young bloke. Grew up on a farm in south central Minnesota with our family yellow lab.

	Started out hunting on small ponds and now I'm out on the big water chasing those diver ducks.

	Right after high school, I joined the Dokken Family at Oak Ridge Kennels in Northfield...I've been a waterfowl hunter since I was a young bloke. Grew up on a farm in south central Minnesota with our family yellow lab.

	Started out hunting on small ponds and now I'm out on the big water chasing those diver ducks.

	Right after high school, I joined the Dokken Family at Oak Ridge Kennels in Northfield...

Mike Wieben

I've been a waterfowl hunter since I was a young bloke. Grew up on a farm in south central Minnesota with our family yellow lab. Started out hunting on small ponds and now I'm out on the big water chasing those diver ducks. Right after high school, I joined the Dokken Family at Oak Ridge Kennels in Northfield...

Chris Scott owns L&D Retrieving in Henderson, Tennessee. He's been training and running AKC and UKC Hunt tests for over 20 years. He's trained thousands and titled hundreds of retrievers. In 2014 he built a new 3000 square foot kennel. The kennel is equipped with Mason kennels and...Chris Scott owns L&D Retrieving in Henderson, Tennessee. He's been training and running AKC and UKC Hunt tests for over 20 years. He's trained thousands and titled hundreds of retrievers. In 2014 he built a new 3000 square foot kennel. The kennel is equipped with Mason kennels and...

Chris Scott

Chris Scott owns L&D Retrieving in Henderson, Tennessee. He's been training and running AKC and UKC Hunt tests for over 20 years. He's trained thousands and titled hundreds of retrievers. In 2014 he built a new 3000 square foot kennel. The kennel is equipped with Mason kennels and...

Brice Morris is a keen upland bird hunter and trainer of gun dogs known for top scores in walking field trials due to a well-planned and positive training programme. Brice provides training and guiding services for a premier hunting lodge in the upper Midwest and mentors youth as well as...Brice Morris is a keen upland bird hunter and trainer of gun dogs known for top scores in walking field trials due to a well-planned and positive training programme. Brice provides training and guiding services for a premier hunting lodge in the upper Midwest and mentors youth as well as...

Brice Morris

Brice Morris is a keen upland bird hunter and trainer of gun dogs known for top scores in walking field trials due to a well-planned and positive training programme. Brice provides training and guiding services for a premier hunting lodge in the upper Midwest and mentors youth as well as...


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