Episode 080: Training With A Purpose w/ Tamara Champagne

Tamara Champagne has trained dogs for over 20 years for obedience, protection work, tracking, scent detection, IGP, conformation and service dogs.. and six months ago she got her first bird dog, a German Shorthaired Pointer. Her commitment to allowing her dogs to do what they were bred to do, has got her diving deep into the bird dog World! Tamara recently published ‘Training With A Purpose Journal’ to help dog trainers and owners outline and follow their goals. The Bird Dog Babe Podcast is Presented By: Purina Pro Plan Boss Shotshells 5:45 Meet Tamara 8:28 First bird dog and hunt testing experiences 9:23 GSP’s 12:08 NAVHDA experience 17:13 Adult-onset hunter 21:08 Training dogs to do it all 25:08 Tamara’s crew 26:58 Canine Development and Testing 29:03 Training with a Purpose Journal 33:48 Dream, Plan, Train, Succeed 43:08 Writing goals 45:23 SMART 45:08 Celebrating your success 52:08 Review Canine Development and Testing Instagram Facebook Buy ‘Training with a Purpose Journal’ --------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our Partners: OnX Hunt 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 -------------------------------------------------