Recent content by Stephen Rafe

Bird dog training and behavior Hi All -- Thanks for the warm welcome. If you're in the Southern Maryland or Northern Virginia area, you might want to come say hello on Saturday morning, March 21 at the FREE program I'll be doing for the Potomac Valley Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society. It...

Thank you, all. I should add that my methods are positive -- not punishment based -- and they work. I specialize in training owners and professional trainers, rather than training dogs. I know the field as a long-time hunter and as a former competitor (NJ's Amateur Bird Dog of the Year a long...

I'll be happy to answer all questions through the Forum. Stephen

I'm the author of Training Your Dog for Birdwork, developer of the Starfire gunshy cure system, and About Dogs editor for Quail Unlimited. My website is: http:/www.starfire-rapport.com . I have over 25 years' experience in hunting dogs (GSPs and Jack Russell terriers) and have hunted and...