Ronnie Smith Kennels - Blog

New Website!

January 28, 2014 by Susanna Love

Thanks to the pros at 3plains, Ronnie Smith Kennels has a new website! It is a real workhorse of a site. Need information on our training classes? Ready to sign up for a seminar? Looking for your next bird dog? Want to sign up for our Canine Conversations? It is all right there on our new site! Check it out! Read More

At what age should formal training begin for a bird dog?

January 08, 2013 by Ronnie Smith

A general rule of thumb is that dogs are ready for training at around a year of age. However, there is no magic age. Whether or not a dog is ready for training has to be measured on an individual basis. We have been able to begin formal training with some dogs at about 6 months and we have also not been able to start training some dogs that were 3 and 4 years old. Read More

Prepping Gun Dogs for Hunting Season

July 23, 2012 by Ronnie Smith

When do you know that your gun dogs are ready for hunting season? In a nutshell, dogs have to be in strong mental and physical shape. By mental shape I mean focused on hunting game and proficient in skills and manners. Read More

Train Your Dog With Rick & Ronnie Smith!

January 10, 2012 by Susanna Love

What Turns A Piece of Birdwork Into Artwork? Your Training. Rick & Ronnie combine dog psychology with good ol’ commonsense help you teach your dog the disciplines of a fine bird dog. Read More

Billy Kinder Outdoors on RSK

September 19, 2011 by Susanna Love

“When we’re not in the Great Outdoors, we’re thinking about it!” Read More