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Gun Dog Yoga

a search to find balance among dog, man, and wild.

To refer to Gun Dog Yoga as a developing philosophy would be a stretch, but I’m not sure how else to put a label on it, so I’ll tell you what it consists of and let you decide what to call it.

Gun Dog Yoga is a search for balance among man, dog, and wild. It’s training with intention, both self and dog, mind and matter, and hunting with respect for the cherished wild places and wild things. It’s a reminder that mastery of the craft begins with mastery of the self, and that every field, every point, every flush, and every shot is part of the same quiet pursuit: to live in rhythm with the world as God created it.

This is a personal project. There are no ads, no algorithms, no agendas here — only the work, the dogs, and the quiet gratitude of walking through His creation. Welcome to Gun Dog Yoga.

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A gun dog on the horizon, searching for Sage grouse, in Southeast Wyoming.
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Building the Perfect Duck Gun

Large Munsterlander poses with a 3-man limit of ducks in Northeast Kansas.
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A GDY Morning Routine

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A man and his dog, a Large Munsterlander, posing with two Sage grouse from Southeast Wyoming.

This is Aldo, a Large Munsterlander, my first true gun dog, and the one who started Gun Dog Yoga. Raising and training him taught me to find balance in a world that moves too fast, reshaping how I understand patience, presence, and purpose. With every season, he’s reminded me that growth takes time and that the real joy lies in the work itself, not just the birds in the bag.

An Equilibrium Afield.

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  • Never knew a man not to be improved by a dog.

    Robert Ruark, Something of Value

  • Upland bird and waterfowl hunters often hunt with dogs, and there is no greater asset in retrieving wounded game than a trained dog.

    Jim Posewitz, Beyond Fair Chase

  • Which at stated periods drives me out from sounding cities to forest and plain to kill things by chemically propelled lead pellets, the blood lust, the joy to kill-all, this was Buck's, only it was infinitely more intimate.

    Jack London, Call of the Wild

  • ...around twelve thousand years ago, wolves became domesticated. Not only that, but the bond between humans the the domesticated wolf - now a d0g - was so strong that the two were often burried togeher.

    Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods, The Genius of Dogs

  • When the curtain falls on Man and Dog, their loyalty, companioship, devotion leave the audience in silence.

    Richard A. Wolters, Gun Dog

  • Dogs clarify and intensify the urge in us to hunt.

    Charles Fergus, The Upland Equation

  • Hunting with these dogs is pure joy - one that links man with nature and transforms the hunt into a team sport.

    James A. Baker, III, Training Bird Dogs with Ronnie Smith Kennels

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