EP 49: The First Wirehair to Pass the Grand – Landon’s Incredible Journey

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Chris interviews Landon about training the first German Wirehaired Pointer to pass the HRC Grand.

In this episode of The Hunt Test Hobo Podcast, Chris sits down with Landon—a trainer who’s breaking boundaries in the retriever world. Landon’s dog, Harker, isn’t your typical Labrador—he’s a German Wirehaired Pointer and the first of his breed to ever run and pass the HRC Grand. They talk about what it takes to train a versatile hunting dog for retriever tests, how to build teamwork with an independent breed, and the lessons learned from upland and waterfowl hunting across the country. From ...

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Host: Chris Rud

Guest: Landon

Topics covered

• retriever training
• hunting dogs
• teamwork
• upland hunting
• waterfowl hunting

Keywords

• retriever tests
• hunting dog training
• German Wirehaired Pointer
• HRC Grand
• upland hunting
• waterfowl hunting

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Products: German Wirehaired Pointer

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