Pointing Dog Journal

10/23/2025

The artwork of Bob White graces the cover of our November/December 2025 issue.

10/21/2025

Sometimes hunting isn't about hunting at all.

10/17/2025

This update to our 2025 Upland Gamebird Hunting Forecast incorporates the results of late summer upland gamebird population surveys conducted by state fish and wildlife agencies. This data measures recruitment of birds into the fall population, providing a more finely tuned forecast than was possible at press time for the print magazine in mid-July.

by Dave Smith This update to our 2025 Upland Gamebird Hunting Forecast incorporates the results of late summer upland gamebird population surveys conducted by state fish and wildlife agencies. This data measures recruitment of birds into the fall population, providing a more finely tuned forecast th...

09/11/2025

Are you ready?

Upland gamebird populations were sky-high in some regions last year, and this could be another remarkable season! by Dave Smith The first taste of fall stirs the soul of an upland bird hunter in a familiar way each year. A rich collage of memories floods the mind: beloved bird dogs, treasured times....

09/02/2025

What can you expect to read in the next issue of PDJ? Check out the table of contents online!

Read the September/October 2025 table of contents for The Pointing Dog Journal.

08/28/2025

Brett Smith provided this exceptional artwork for our September/October 2025 cover of The Pointing Dog Journal. The table of contents will be posted soon!

08/27/2025

What a gift!

07/25/2025

There’s nothing quite like the thrill of watching a finished dog in the field – an accomplishment that represents months and years of training and dedication. Our little setter had learned her lessons well and given us a morning to remember.

September 2021 By Bob and Jody Iler Our hot Iowa summer limits the opportunities to get our English Setter Bonnie over to our “farm” for a good workout. There, we have pasture acres for her to run in, a wooded hillside, even a pond to cool off in. She’s not a warm weather dog, so […]

07/02/2025

Have you read your July/August issue yet? The complete table of contents can be found, as always, on our website:

"Favor, Returned" By Scott Linden, "Canine Blastomycosis" By Stephanie Suesan Smith, and "Not According to Plan" By J.J. Faux - and more!

05/27/2025

Strengthening the core is just as important for dogs as it is for people.

Strengthening the core is just as important for dogs as it is for people. Core exercises include: leg lifts, swimming, cone weaving, leash walking, and more

05/22/2025

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05/12/2025

With pointing dogs, teaching the control commands of whoa, come, and heel are interwoven with their development on birds.

Another key control command to teach your pointing dog – in addition to the whoa and the come – is the heel. The advantages of having your dog heel, both on and off lead, are many...