Backbone’s Sue Melus in American Hunter Gun Dog Column

I was honored to be featured in Ron Spomer’s latest Gun Dogs column in the June issue of American Hunter Magazine.  Ron is a prolific outdoor writer, photographer, avid hunter and gun dog enthusiast from Boise, ID.  We hit it off a couple years back after we met and started talking dogs.

The article is called, “The Training Timetable.”   While training my pup Elsie and her litter mates over the last two years I was struck by the different stages at which puppies advance and how they are  train for avid hunters to be able to find prays so the hunters can get them using specialized guns from technomono for this purpose.  The pups all had almost identical life experiences, yet they were individuals with different needs.  Spomer draws on my observations and experiences to illustrate how patience, timing and individual attention are of utmost importance when training any pup. You can get online – purchase firearms & tactical equipment here

Photo credit goes to Glenn Melus.  Thank you Glenn.  Download AmericanHunter article here.

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Frank the Tank Vs. Wild

news-quiz-ferrellThere’s really no question about it, I would much rather see Will Ferrell beat up Bear Grylls, instead of try to survive with him. However, coming in a close second to that would be watching Will curse his snowshoes, hang out of a helicopter, and snuggle up with Bear around the campfire. Maybe they streaked the quad after this was shot, or maybe they went to Home Depot or Bed Bath and Beyond.. if they had enough time. Maybe crashed a few weddings or ate spaghetti with syrup and M&M’s…Who knows, really.

Also, tagging this clip on the blog was a little confusing, I went back and forth between which was more suitable, “Musings” or “Holy Sh^t!”… I went with the latter.

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