The SportDOG Staff
Our company was built on a love of dogs. We take great pride in providing gear to help you forge a stronger relationship with your dog - the same gear we trust with our own. We are committed to help you at every step of your training journey, providing endless training content, from our expert staff and the pros, to help you and your dog reach your fullest potential.
Founded in 2003 and still based in Knoxville, TN, SportDOG® Brand is built on over two decades of field-proven performance. Today, our rugged Tennessee roots remain strong as we've become one of the most trusted brands for hunting dog training across the country and the world.
Articles by The SportDOG Staff
Dealing with Hunting Dog Injuries
Cuts are common in hunting dogs. Briars, barbed-wire, broken glass, or even sharp broken saplings can slice a dog’s skin as it hunts. Appropriate field care of wounds can decrease healing time and make the vet’s job much easier. Remember the watchwords: flush, fill and wrap. Flushing Fresh cuts may look quite...
10 Mistakes in Gun Dog Training and How Not to Make Them - Part 1
The best thing about the years that ourselves and our ProStaffers have spent training dogs is that we've made the mistakes. We preach the value of mistakes because you'll learn from them even more than your successes, but there's no reason you can't learn from ours. We constantly hammer...
5 Mistakes to Steer Clear of When Training Your Gun Dog
The best thing about the years that SportDOG® employees and our ProStaffers have spent training dogs is that we've made mistakes. We go on about the value of mistakes because you’ll learn from them even more than your successes, but there's no reason you can't learn from ours, too. These are 5...
Other Senior Prostaff
Ben Garcia
Ben Garcia reckons there's one secret to dog training: "Know where you're headed and where you want your dog to end up." Ben reckons that goal is crucial to developing your best mate in the field. With this in mind, Ben treats every dog as an individual,...
Fred Hassen
Fred Hassen is the founder and creator of the Sit Means Sit dog training system – a well-researched, tested, and proven specialised method that delivers immediate results in the dog's ability to stay focused on the task at hand, even amidst distractions, in a non-confrontational manner. Fred has conducted seminars for pet...
Eric Bartlett
Living in rural Maine alongside the Saco River, waterfowling became a passion that started Eric on a road of working retrievers. Surrounding towns offered ample training grounds on which he began to build his understanding of how to teach a retriever to be a champion. Being a bit more than an...
