



2012 Foundation Seminars
$400/person| Date | Address | Location | Contact | Phone |
February 24-26 Rick Smith Instructor | 774 N. Wheeler Rd. Coolidge, AZ 85228 | Desert Pheasant Recreation-Coolidge, AZ | Arlette Hennessey | (520) 705-2584 |
February 24-26 Ronnie Smith Instructor | 15478 Markar Rd Poway, CA 92064 | Poway, CA | Rick Ellis | 858-486-4600 |
March 2-4 Ronnie Smith Instructor | 5195 County Rd. 415 McCoy, TX 78113-3357 | McCoy, TX | Londa Warren | (405) 348-0071 |
March 16-18 Ronnie Smith Instructor | 400 Industrial Park Rd. Suite G Starkville, MS 39759 | Gun Dog Supply-Louisville, MS | Steve Snell | (800) 624-6378 |
March 23-25 Rick Smith Instructor | 200 Knudtsen Lane Petaluma, CA 94952 | Quail Point Hunt Club-Zamora, CA | Wendy Czarnecki | (707) 763-5735 |
March 23-25 Ronnie Smith Instructor | 2200 Channel Rd. Pylesville, MD 21132 | Mason-Dixon Outfitters-Pylesville, MD www.masondixonoutfitters.com | Jim/Kim Lewis | (410) 836-1800 (410) 452-8472 |
March 30-April 1 Rick Smith Instructor | 141 Frank Brogan Rd Clay, KY 32404 | Wild Wing Lodge & Kennel-Sturgis, KY | Ronnie Rich | (810) 813-1608 |
April 6-7 Ronnie Smith Instructor | 33777 S 4370 Rd Big Cabin, OK 74332 | Ronnie Smith Kennels-Big Cabin, OK | Londa Warren | 918-783-5400 405-348-0071 |
May 4-6 Rick Smith Instructor | Rt. 220S. - P.O. Box 480 Port Matilda, PA 16870 | Lion Country Supply-Port Matilda, PA | Randy Carlson | (800) 662-5202 |
June 1-3 Rick Smith Instructor | 5690 E. 230th. St Elko, MN 55020-9550 | High Fly'n Kennels-Elko, MN | Tim Horan | (763) 559-7257 612-310-6101 |
June 8-10 Rick Smith Instructor | 24329 Weld County Rd Hudson, CO 80642 | Dogs Unlimited-Hudson, CO | Alan Davison | 303-536-4373 800-338-3647 |
June 22-24 Rick Smith Instructor | N2783 McVey Rd. Gilman, WI 54433 | Hay Creek Kennels-Gilman, WI | Sonny/Shannon Piekarz | (715) 828-2418 |
June 29-July 1 Rick Smith Instructor | 11127 W 500 S New Ross, IN 47968 | Conservation Bird Dog Club-Amo, IN | Bev McAdams | 765-376-7679 |
July 13-15 Rick Smith Instructor | 5023 S. 48th Ave. New Era, MI 49446 | Modaka Kennels-New Era, MI | Vance Butler | (231) 861-7365 |
July 21-22 Rick Smith Instructor | 2616 State Rt. 162 Esperance, NY 12066 | Stonewall Game Reserve | Michelle Linnane | (518) 488-8489 |
August 3-5 Rick Smith Instructor | 334 River Rd Richmond, ME 04357 | William Bishop-Richmond, ME | William Bishop | (207) 319-5779 |
September 7-9 Rick Smith Instructor | P.O. Box 774 Grand Junction, TN 38039 | The Bird Dog Museum-Grand Junction, TN | David Smith | 731-764-2058 |
September 28-30 Rick Smith Instructor | 2326 Cherrybend Rd Wilmington, OH 45177 | Cherry Bend Pheasant Farm-Wilmington, OH | Matt Ellis | 937-584-4269 |
2012 Intermediate Seminars
$800/person| Date | Address | Location | Contact | Phone |
March 19-21 Ronnie Smith Instructor | 400 Industrial Park Rd, Suite G P.O.Box 80133 Starkville, MS 39759 | Gun Dog Supply-Louisville, MS | Steve Snell | 800-624-6378 |
March 26-28 Ronnie Smith Instructor | 200 Channel Rd. Pylesville, MD 21132 | Mason-Dixon Outfitters-Pylesville, MD | Jim/Kim Lewis | (410) 836-1800 (410) 452-8472 |
April 12-15 Rick Smith Instructor | 8870 Old Franklin Turnpike Union Hall, VA 24176 | Shade Tree Kennels-Union Hall, VA | Jeff Holland | 540-793-1721 |
April 13-15 Ronnie Smith Instructor | 33777 S. 4370 Rd. Big Cabin, OK 74332 | Ronnie Smith Kennels-Big Cabin, OK | Londa Warren | (918) 783-5400 (405) 348-0071 |
April 26-29 Rick Smith Instructor | N2783 McVey Rd. Gilman, WI 54433 | Hay Creek Kennels-Gilman, WI | Sonny/Shannon Piekarz | (715) 828-2418 |
August 16-19 Rick Smith Instructor | 9221 Olde Dr RR#2 Mount Brydges, Ont. Canada N0L 1W0 | Gold Creek Farms Limited | Ed Bolton | 519-878-9588 |
October 1-3 Rick Smith Instructor | 2326 Cherrybend Rd Wilmington, OH 45177 | Cherry Bend Pheasant Farm | Beth Ellis | 937-584-4269 |
2012 Advance Academy Seminars
$1300/person| Date | Address | Location | Contact | Phone |
April 19-22 Ronnie Smith Instructor | 33777 S. 4370 Rd. Big Cabin, OK 74332 | Ronnie Smith Kennels | Londa Warren | (918) 783-5400 (405) 348-0071 |
May 17-20 Rick Smith Instructor | 5150 Stoney Brook Rd. Ruldoph, WI 54475 | Stoney Brook Outfitters-Rudolph, WI | Ruthie Martin | (715) 421-3583 |


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09.09.2011The Command Lead (also known as the Wonder Lead)
Our past several columns have dealt with some of the psychological aspects of dog training. In contrast, our next columns will cover the steps in training from start to finish. Step...
09.09.2011The Check Cord
In every dog's training, there comes a time to ask the dog to work out away from us at a distance. This is best accomplished gradually and in small steps using...
09.09.2011Gunshy
Gunshy,The mere mention of the word makes hunters cringe. The big question on the minds of many new puppy owners is whether or not their puppy will be afraid of...
09.09.2011The Dangers of Anger
Anger? What on earth does anger have to do with training a bird dog? Good question! And here is the answer: Absolutely nothing. Anger has no...
05.17.2009Is Your Dog Desensitized to Your Commands?
Over the years, we’ve covered several training topics related to desensitizing your dog, such as gunfire or fixing the gun-shy dog. In these cases, we want the dog to consider...
05.05.2009Puppyhood and Puppy Development: Immaturity vs. Capability
You’ve waited for weeks for this day, maybe even months. At last, your new puppy is old enough to take its place in your home, your family, and your heart. In...
04.29.2009Stopping On Scent
Scent is one of the truly fascinating things about dogs: Their whole world revolves around their noses. If there were some way we could put ourselves in a dog’s...
04.11.2009Making the Switch From Pigeons to Gamebirds
It takes birds to make a bird dog. We don't think anyone reading this article will argue that point. And as we've said before, in a perfect world, each of us...
11.20.2008The Whoa Post Redux - Part 2
In part 1 of this article, we gave you the foundation for teaching “whoa” using the whoa-post, and now it’s time to move to the finishing steps that take it to...
11.18.2008The Whoa Post Redux - Part 1
One thing we’ve always said about the Silent Command System of training is that it’s always evolving. We’re always looking for a way to build a better mousetrap, and we...
08.10.2008Pigeons and Scent
In a perfect world, each and every one of us would own a thousand acres, and every bit of it would be filled with lots of cover and loads of wild...
06.15.2008What is a Figure 8?
Before we tell you what a figure eight is, we're going to tell you what it is not. It is not a substitute for good training, and it's not a miracle...