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The Ugly Dog Podcast
The Ugly Dog Podcast celebrates bird dog training, hunting wild places, habitat conservation, and the journeys that bring all three together. Brought to you by Ugly Dog Hunting Co.
Episodes
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35. Tony Henry - Emergency Response for Hunting Dogs From a K9 Tactical Medic, The Importance of Planning, and Growing Your Network To Be A Better Bird Hunter.
Tony Henry joins the show this week to share his knowledge gained serving as a tactical medic as applied to working canines. Tony has a wealth of experience…
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34. Roy Ames - A Journey of Decades in Bird Dogs, Picking Puppies Based On Parents and Attentiveness, and The Beauty of Watching a Dog Run
Roy Ames joins the podcast this week to share his decades long journey in bird dogs, including a host of events, clubs, and breeds. He dives into how he picks…
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33. Joe Perez - Building a Business with His Boys, Transitioning From Waterfowling to the Uplands, Navigating Season Ending Injuries, and Why You Should Have A Slip Lead In Your Vest
Joe Perez is the owner and operator of RPM Training Products with his two sons, Owen and Austin. In this episode Joe shares about how he got into hunting as a…
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32. Braxton Watts - A Young Man's View of Quail Camp, Gaining Confidence in the Field, and Giving Up All His Sick Days to Keep Hunting.
Braxton Watts joins the show this week to share his perspective on quail camp and learning to bird hunt. Braxton recently joined Mike and friends for his…
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31. Fred McAdams & Ben Eilert - Kansas Bird Hunting From 3 Perspectives, Keys to Chasing Prairie Chickens, A Farmer Asks About Conservation, and The Beauty of a Good Meat Dog
Fred McAdams and Ben Eilert join the show this week to discuss their perspectives on Kansas bird hunting. Fred moved to Kansas a number of years ago, in large…
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30. Marc Musselman - Taking Hearing Protection From The Concert Stage to The Uplands, Lucking Into a Good Dog, and Learning To Trust a Long-Range Dog.
Marc Musselman joins the show this week to share how he got his start upland hunting and how a passion for making professional grade audio equipment for…
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29. Autumn & Casey Koback - Going from One Dog to Six, Not Being Joiners to Leaders, and The Importance of Brutal Honesty Among Training Partners.
Autumn and Casey Koback join the show this week to detail how they went from a mandate for zero dogs to a house full. The husband and wife team dive into their…
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28. Ryan Sparks - Chasing Quail Out the Back Door, A Lifetime of Pointers, Celebrating 20 Years of Quail Forever, and Wild Game Cooking
Ryan Sparks is the Editor of the Quail Forever Journal and a life-long quail hunter. In this episode he shares about his upbringing bird hunting the family…
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27. Bob St. Pierre - Five Generations of German Shorthairs, The Magic of Opening Day, and Letting a Puppy Develop at Their Own Pace.
Bob St. Pierre joins the show this week to share about his journey with 5 German Shorthairs, including just recently adding a pup this summer. Bob is the Chief…
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26. Mindy Brown - Breeding Better Weimaraners, Her Journey With NAVHDA, And Navigating Risks Afield After Tragedy.
Mindy Brown joins the show to share how she grew up with bird dogs following her dad afield to getting her first Weim through an ad in the paper. She discusses…
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25. Q&A - Mike & Mack's Utility Run Recap, The Origins of Mr. July, The Meaning of Life, and The Best Memories of A Dog Now Passed.
This week's episode features Mike answering questions submitted on our Facebook and Instagram pages. He covers his run with Mack in the NAVHDA Utility Test…
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24. Mike Krantz - Getting a Slovakian Rough-Haired Pointer, Finding the Fun In Everything, The Importance of Including Family in Hunting, and Always Being Willing to Learn.
Mike Krantz lives and hunts in southern Minnesota. He is an avid member of the Southern Minnesota NAVHDA chapter, and spearheads a weekly training group in the…
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23. Tamara Champagne - From Working Dogs to Sporting Dogs, NAVHDA Invitational Volunteering, Becoming a Bird Hunter, and Out of the Box Training Techniques.
Tamara Champagne is a working dog trainer who has fallen in love with sporting dogs. She recently began the journey with a German Shorthair and now is…
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BONUS Episode: An Update on Jake & Brooke Bartells Invitational Run.
Check out this special bonus episode as a follow up from Episode 22 with Jake & Brooke about their road to the NAVHDA Invitational! This episode is brought to…
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22. Nick Adair - Gun Dogging It Yourself.
Nick Adair is the host of the Gun Dog It Yourself podcast where he discusses all aspects of gun dog training with his guests. Nick recently came through…
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21. Brooke & Jake Bartells - A Father-Daughter Duo Bound for the NAVHDA Invitational, Cookies for Conservation, and The Power of Tribe.
Brooke & Jake Bartells are bound for the NAVHDA Invitational with their Epagneul Bretons and this is their story. While Jake has been many times, this is…
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20. Rhys Haugen - Taking The Term 'Gear Nut' to a Whole New Level, Starting High Plains Gear, and Getting a German Dog in Germany
Rhys Haugen is the founder of High Plains Gear, a upland hunting vest company committed to American made materials and manufacturing for all their products…
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19. Amanda Ponti - How A Bird Dog Changed Her Life, The Power of Giving Back, and Why You Should Consider Going Lead Free.
Amanda Ponti dove head first into bird dogs and now there is no looking back. She currently works for Sporting Lead Free and serves on the board of HerUpland…
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18. Jerry Havel - Ruffed Grouse Projections, Developing A Grouse Dog, and A Love For Fine Shotguns
Jerry Havel runs Pineridge Grouse Camp and is a co-founder of Upland Gun Company. Jerry and Mike take a dive into how the ruffed grouse numbers are looking in…
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17. Tyler Webster - Where We Literally Discuss Birds, Booze, and Buds.
Tyler Webster is the host of the Birds, Booze, and Buds Podcast and we sat down to discuss those exact things. Join Mike and Tyler for a post dinner & drinks…
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16. Erin Kalpin - Growing Up With Pudelpointers, Raising Her Own Family With Birddogs, Writing, and More.
Erin Kalpin from Rockcreek Kennels joins the show this week. Erin's father, Scott, started Rockcreek almost 30 years ago and Erin has been along for the ride…
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15. Misty Klug - Breeding German Wirehairs, Focusing on Temperament, and Trusting Your Training When Testing
Misty Klug is the owner and operator of Muddy Paws Kennel. She has bred German wirehairs for over a decade focusing on temperament and wild bird hunting. We…
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14. Rich Wong - On His Love of Vizslas, Post Hunt Photography, and Learning Sharptail & Hun Patterns
Rich Wong is a photographer, vizsla lover, and wild bird hunting fanatic. Rich and I talk his best tips for tailgate photos, how he came into vizslas, and the…
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13. Tony Jones - On Writing His New Book - The God of Wild Places, Why He'll Need 2 Dogs to Replace His Lab, and Navigating Failure in Life & Hunting.
Tony Jones has a new book out - The God of Wild Places, and you should order a copy (The God of Wild Places). Tony is a former pastor, author, conservationist…
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12. William Bailey - A Conversation Between Brothers Including Empty Dog Collars, Intentionality, Faith, Becoming a Gentleman, and The Wildrose Way.
William Bailey is a Texan, a hunter, and a proud owner of a Labrador from Wild Rose Kennel. This conversation is a perfect example of how conversations between…
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11. Rob Seilheimer - Pollinators, A Brittany Pup, And The Power of Bird Camp.
Rob Seilheimer works in fundraising with the Monarch Joint Venture, a non-profit coalition rooted in getting more pollinators and more quality bird habitat on…
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10. Nick Larson - On Learning The Differences in His Bird Dogs, Leaning Into Curiosity, Podcasting, and Working with The Upland Gun Company.
Nick Larson is the host of the longstanding Birdshot Podcast and also works with Upland Gun Company. In this episode we cover an incredible range of topics…
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9. Emy Marier - On Reactivating Her Father Into Bird Hunting, NAHRA, and The Adventure of Exploring Public Land.
Emy Marier is an outdoorswoman who brings her both her nature for analytics and her sense of adventure to everything she does. We discussed her experience in…
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8. Angie Coenen - Following Her Dad Afield, The Keys to Training and Testing With Her Spouse, and a Decade of Breeding German Shorthairs.
Angie Coenen runs Hurricane Kennel with her husband, Paul in Southwestern Wisconsin. We discuss how she got her start following her dad through the pheasant…
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7. Travis Frank - Focusing on the Process of Building a Bird Dog, Storytelling Through Television, and the Importance of Mentorship in Training
Travis Frank is the host of The Flush TV Show and Podcast. We discuss his journey bringing home a fire breathing bird dog, Daisy, and learning to work…
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6. Logan Weiss - Developing Mindset for Dog Training, Having Patience for a Dog to Develop, and the Toughest of Decisions.
Logan Weiss is an adult on-set bird hunter whose first dog, Sage, helped him fall in love with dog training and chasing wild birds in wild places. Logan walks…
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5. Nina Hoekstra - On The Power of Solo Travel, Faith in the Outdoors, and Taking the Leap Into Outdoor Media
We sit down with Nina Hoekstra to discuss her transition from the deer stand to the uplands, strengthening her faith in the outdoors, the power of solo hunting…
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4. Christy Langston - On Authenticity, Nature vs. Nurture & Better Bird Dog Photography
Christy Langton operates Spring River Kennel from her farm in Southwestern Missouri. Expect to learn the importance of mentorship in training and breeding bird…
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2. Des Stormont - Paying Bird Dog Tuition
In our first interview style episode, Mike sits down with friend, fellow NAVHDA Judge, trainer, and mom-extraordinaire, Des Stormont, to learn about her…
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3. Jake Hanson - The Spirit of Generosity
Mike sits down with Jake Hanson, the Development Director for Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever to discuss conservation, philanthropy, long distance bird…
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Episode 1 - Introducing the Ugly Dog Podcast!
Episode one is finally here! Our host, Mike Neiduski, sits down to share who he is, how he came to run Ugly Dog Hunting Co., his origin story with bird dogs…