Pandemic Bird Dog Training: a review of basic skills

April 12, 2020 by Robb Moore

While we’re all a bit limited in what we’re able to do in the evenings and weekends, thought I’d put together a series of virtual walks with Lincoln and me as we review some of the things we’ve learned together over the past three years and some of the things we’re about to tackle for our 2020 spring training goals. I’m hoping this series might give first-timers coming after me a realistic gauge for their own goals in bird dog training, introduce curious family and friends to what Lincoln and I have been doing …

These are a few of my favorite things - intro: reviewing equipment, expertise, and services for the upland beginner

July 19, 2018 by Robb Moore

Let's be honest, there are precious few advantages to getting as late a start doing something I love as much as training Lincoln and entering a world I knew little if anything about before bringing him into our family. I admit to lately and occasionally fantasizing about how I'd rewrite my life narrative if I had to do it all over again. Some things I wouldn't reconfigure even a little. I got ridiculously lucky on the spouse and life partner front. I'd put the quality and depth of my family and friend relationships (and the quality and …

Training with Mo

April 23, 2018 by Robb Moore

For as long as I've been learning about bird dog training philosophies, I've heard about Maurice (affectionately known as "Mo") Lindley, a South Carolina kennel owner and dog trainer. Mo is one of the leading disciples/masters of what's referred to as the West/Gibbons training methodology. As a result of Ménière's disease, Mo is now almost completely deaf. Interestingly, though, the affliction seems only to have further developed his gift for understanding and communicating …