Episode 062: Bonding With Your Bird Dog w/Aleah Marcoe

Aleah Marcoe of Backwater Hunting Dogs in Southeast Nebraska trains and personally hunts and guides with pointing breeds, flushing breeds, and even a Chiweenie. She believes each dog is different and trains as such. Aleah focuses on bonding with each individual dog to get the best out of them. She shares some hunt test strategy, tips for avoiding trainer burnout, and why she prefers to complete Master Hunter titles on dogs before 2 years old. Oh, And she loves GWP’s, Cockers and Bracco’s, so you know she’s just gotta be a pretty cool gal! The Bird Dog Babe Podcast is Presented By: Purina Pro Plan Boss Shotshell 5:35 Getting started in bird dogs 6:10 Getting started in bird hunting 8:30 First bird dog 12:25 Pointing dogs in retriever clubs 17:00 Trying all the venues 14:10 Horses 18:45 Aleah’s string 23:30 Pointers and Flushers 28:00 Hunt test manners vs hunting 29:00 Hunt test strategy 30:20 Training techniques 32:30 Teaching dogs patience 34:10 Avoiding trainer burnout 37:10 Training different breeds 42:10 Preferred breeds 43:00 Wirehairs are hardcore 46:00 Spousal approval 46:40 Dog breeding 47:45 Training regimen 51:50 Upland Guiding 53:45 Focusing on each dog individually 56:30 Importance of bonding with your dog 1:00:00 Importance of crate/kennel training 1:02:30 Recall and Patience 1:04:05 Place training 1:05:45 Bucket list hunt 1:06:25 Fajita wild game cooking 1:07:15 Waterfowl recipe tip Connect with Backwater Hunting Dogs Instagram Email --------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our Partners: Dakota283 Kennels (promo code birddogbabe for 10% discount) Syren: Shotguns for Women Support this podcast on Patreon Connect with Courtney Follow Bird Dog Babe: Instagram Facebook YouTube -------------------------------------------------