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Hit or miss a Higgins Gundog will be steady until released

The Higgins Method requires that the dogs must be on the same level of steadiness before putting them together. In this video you will see how easy it is for the sisters to work together once they get consistent being steady until released individually , although Olive has a little movement after the shot she never…[Read more]

The hunt dead is taught after the dog shows it will be steady until released , in this situation Ekahi is working a covey of valley quail, on the flush I harvest a bird and give her the hunt dead, but as she tries to go more birds flush and she does what she was trained to do, she does a stop to flush , after all…[Read more]

Higgins is brilliant. Kevin and I (Kevin is the dog) came all the way from Ohio for instruction and he is hunting like a pro. I’m so excited to continue. I hope you have hunt events at your training grounds. I would love to return.

This is Sophia. In this video, she is hunting chukar. We caught up with her as she was stalking and handling her birds.

Did a short video in the field today. This was our third session with this pup. Here he is learning that steadiness around birds, not chasing, increases his odds of success. My “alright” cue gives him permission to help me flush the bird if he likes. No chasing until my “hunt dead” (retrieve) cue . He’s coming along nicely.

One of the things I like about the Higgins method is that it gives the dog freedom to make choices without human influence or intimidation.

Took the old man out of retirement too do some short hunts while Ekahi is healing from her injuries she got on our last Chukar hunt. Kepa is good for about 60-90 minutes before he starts to limp and his front left wrist starts to swell, although the hunts are short he still gets it done. It was awesome hunting with…[Read more]

Took Ekahi 6 1/2 hrs. north for a couple of days of some Chukar hunting. This was her 1st solo Chukar hunt since Kepa,s retirement and she did well.