The following articles on dog training and care are provided by SportDOG™ pro staff team members Rhett Kermicle, Charlie Jurney, and Martin Coffman. Regardless of your experience level or breed of dog, you’ll find plenty of information in these articles to help you get the most from your training time, learn proper methods for using an electronic collar and develop a top-notch hunting companion.

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About the Authors:

Rhett Kermicle has more than 20 years’ experience training hunting dogs, specializing in the pointing breeds. He is a co-owner, guide and dog handler at Wild Wing Kennel in Sturgis, Kentucky. For more information about Wild Wing, go to http://www.wildwingkennel.com/.

Charlie Jurney, of Terrell, North Carolina, is a professional retriever trainer and owner of Beaverdam Kennels, producer of more Grand Master Hunting Retrievers and Master Hunting Retrievers than any other facility. Most recently, Charlie authored the FINISHED DOG training manual and CD-Rom. For more information, visit http://www.finisheddog.com/.

Martin Coffman, DVM, is the past President of the American Canine Sports Medicine Association, a group of veterinarians and other professionals with a special interest in athletic dogs. After 30 years in private practice, he is now the Sporting Dog Veterinarian for the Iams Company and Eukanuba. He owns a bunch of beagles and Aggie, a German Drahthaar, his personal hunting dog.