ONLINE RESOURCES

Our family has been fortunate to be deeply involved in the bird dog world for multiple decades. We feel very honored that members of our family have been featured in the media over the years. We have begun to compile some links to various media below. We hope you enjoy the bird dog training philosophies, as well as the stories that come alive via these links.

Articles

• Garden & Gun: Five of the South's Best Gun Dog Trainers, by Irwin Greenstein

• Garden & Gun: Eight Elite Sporting Schools, by Nic Brown

• Quail Forever: Whoa! by Christine Cunningham

• Quail Forever: How to Choose Your Next Bird Dog Puppy

• Field & Stream: Delmar Smith: World's Coolest Man, by Chad Love

• Covey Rise: Delmar, by Tom Davis

• Covey Rise: In the Shadows of Giants, by Reid Bryant

• Oklahoman: The Last of the Dogmen , by Ed Godfrey

• Gun Dog Magazine: Puppy Development: Year One Checklist, by Susanna Love Smith & Reid Bryant

• Gun Dog Magazine: Developing a Dog's Positive Mindset During Formal Training, by Susanna Love Smith & Reid Bryant

• Gun Dog Magazine: How to Help Your Gun Dog Be Confident in New Environments, by Susanna Love Smith & Reid Bryant

• Gun Dog Magazine: When and How to Introduce Birds to Your Gun Dog, by Susanna Love Smith & Reid Bryant

• Gun Dog Magazine: Pre-Season Preparations, by Susanna Love & Reid Bryant

• Gun Dog Magazine: 4 Keys to Building a Balanced Bird Dog, by Susanna Love Smith & Reid Bryant

• Gun Dog Magazine: Calm Composure, by Susanna Love Smith & Reid Bryant

• Gun Dog Magazine: How to Train Your Dog Like a Pro, by Susanna Love Smith & Reid Bryant

• Gun Dog Magazine: Balancing Hunting and Handling with Your Dog, by Susanna Love Smith & Reid Bryant

• Gun Dog Magazine: How to Prepare Your Puppy for Formal Training, by Susanna Love Smith & Reid Bryant

• Gun Dog Magazine: Re-Evaluating Old Dog Training Adages, by Susanna Love Smith & Reid Bryant

• Gun Dog Magazine: How Everyday Obedience Influences Pointing Dogs in the Field, by Susanna Love Smith & Reid Bryant

• Gun Dog Magazine: The Three Degrees of Steadiness for Pointing Dogs and How to Maintain Them, by Susanna Love Smith & Reid Bryant

• Gun Dog Magazine: How to Whoa Train a Pointing Dog, by Susanna Love Smith & Reid Bryant

Video/Audio

• Americana Outdoors: Legendary Bird Dog Trainers Rick & Ronnie Smith

• NPR: Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me! Cowboy Delmar Smith Plays "Not My Job"

• On the Wing Podcast with Bob St. Pierre: EP. 272: Bird Dog Training and Falling in Love with Susanna & Ronnie Smith

• Orvis: Bird Dog Legends Ronnie Smith & Susanna Love (podcast)

• Orvis: Dog Training Series: Episode 1

• Orvis: Dog Training Series: Episode 2

• Orvis: Dog Training Series: Episode 3

• Orvis: Dog Training Series: Episode 4

• Rolling Plains Quail Research Foundation: Ronnie Smith on Bird Dog Training

• Sporting Dog Talk: Susanna Love - How Much Time It Really Takes to Develop a Bird Dog

• Sporting Dog Talk: Ronnie Smith - Your Dog is Probably More Honest Than You Think

• Sporting Dog Talk: Susanna Love - Three Things Your Dog Needs to Understand

• Upland Nation: Legendary Hunting Dog Trainers Ronnie Smith and Susanna Love Will Change Your Mind About Bird Dogs and Training

• Upland Nation: Pro bird dog training couple goes deep, shares wisdom: Ronnie & Susanna Smith

• Upland Nation: "First Couple" of bird dog training: Ronnie Smith & Susanna Love on development of domestic predators