Hunt Test Hobo Podcast

In this episode of the Hunt Test Hobo Podcast, Chris Rud sits down with Tyler Brenner to talk about one of the most important parts of running the HRC Grand: how you actually prepare a dog for it.

Instead of simply throwing harder and harder setups, Chris and Tyler break down the skills that can make the difference when things don't go according to plan. They tal...

Water work can make—or break—a retriever.

In this episode, Chris Rud sits down with Dan Ihrke to walk through the complete progression they use to develop confident, reliable water dogs before advancing to Seasoned and Finished level work.

They discuss building water attitude, introducing force-to-pile in water, teaching water T, avoiding common mistakes that dest...

Most retriever handlers know what drills to run... but very few understand why they run them or when to introduce each one.

In this episode, Chris Rud sits down with Dan Ihrke to break down the complete land progression they use before ever running a Hunt Test. From force fetch and the T to modified T, four-pole drill, buzzer blinds, cold blinds, ...

Most people only see the ribbon. They don't see the decisions, mistakes, and lessons that happen on every bird.

In this solo episode, Chris breaks down actual qualifier and finished hunt test setups from the past month—including Autumn's first Qualifier JAM, Winter's performances, and a couple of failures that turned into valuable training opportunities.

Using rea...

National Champion Marcy Wright joins the Hunt Test Hobo Podcast alongside Kenny Trott to share decades of experience training retrievers from eight-week-old puppies all the way to the highest levels of competition.

Marcy reflects on her National Championship journey with TAVI, while Kenny shares the training philosophy that has helped produce countl...