Education

Meet Jessica Braatz: 2022 recipient of the Misty Mondok Myers Memorial Academic Scholarship.
Mar 29 2023
2022 recipient of the Misty Mondok Myers Memorial Academic Scholarship. Nine years ago I grasped a leather lead in my hand for the first time.…

Three Dog Night
Feb 21 2023
It will be a co~o~o~ld night tonight. The lows will be in the “three to four dog range” with the windsreaching up to one or…

The National Bird Dog Museum
Mar 20 2018
As I write this, it is only a few days away from the opening of bird season in Wisconsin. If you want to see a tribute to our wonderful breed, then you must make a visit to The National Bird Dog Museum. It truly makes you proud to be owned by an English Setter.

Small Step
Mar 20 2018
In April, the U.S. House-Senate Committee looking at the current Animal Welfare Act agreed to drop the (PPA), Puppy Protection Act from the Farm Bill.

Harm’s Way
Mar 20 2018
Millions of years ago until today the ‘alpha dog’s’ role was as guide and guardian of their pack. The responsibility to keep the members of their pack safe was solely theirs.

Conditioning
Mar 20 2018
Just as George Carlin might say, ‘No dog uses a self-rinse shampoo, someone puts it on, rubs it in and rinses it out. Just like there are no self-rinse shampoos, there are NO self-conditioning dogs.

Good Grief
Mar 20 2018
Have you ever wondered why our loving companions are only with us a short time in comparison to our lives? Well, I have. We have all heard that ‘one year of a dog’s life is equivalent to seven years of a human’s life’.