By David DiBenedetto

Like many of you, I’m guessing, I always have a roll of duct tape nearby. I carry a roll in my vehicle, training bag, and on the boat. I’ve used it to do everything from secure a pheasant wing on a bumper to patch a leaky wader during a duck hunt to cover a blister on my big toe in the backcountry. But while on vacation recently my older brother, Christian, showed me a new use for duct tape.

By David DiBenedetto

Ever since Pritchard was a wee pup I’ve taken her to train on a nearby park that includes a golf course, a decent chunk of woods, a walking trail, and a playground for kids. I’ve never sent her into any of the ponds because here in the South Carolina Lowcountry there’s a constant threat of alligators during the warm months. But we’ve worked many marks on the fields and wood line. Today, however, I noticed the below sign posted near our training area. In fact, when I looked closely these signs were just about everywhere.

By David DiBenedetto

Team Pritchard is on a short family vacation this week at the beach. And as you can tell from the attached image, the dog is enjoying it immensely. (Obviously the rest of us are, too.) No marks today, but we’ll still enforce obedience.

By David DiBenedetto

This week we’re headed north to Saskatchewan to check out a GSP owned by Rodney Zoerb. The dog, a male named Willow (It’s a long story. You’ll have to ask Rodney.), is apparently a bird-finding fiend.

Rodney lives by a good gun dog philosophy. In his words, “Owning one of these animals (GSP or likewise) is like owning a Ferrari—it is no fun if you don't get out and use it.”