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2015
January - Rody Best, “An Alternative to Pattern Blinds"
2014
January - Jack Morris, "Puppy to Master Hunter"
February/March - Kenny Trott and Marcy Wright, "Tips for Long Bird Success"
April - Ray Voigt, "Maintenance of Older Dogs"
May - Danny Farmer, "Short Bird Success"
June - Tera Lanczak, "Utilizing Pressure in Retriever Training"
July - Wayne Curtis, "Swim-by Drill"
September - Cyndi Gunzer, “All Work and No Play"
October - Sandie Bond, “Ten Tips To Help You Win"
November - Dave and Ty Rorem, “Marking Questions"
December - Clint Avant, “Developing Marking in the Young Dog"
2013
February/March - Bobby George, "Wool Gathering in Texas"
April - Tim Milligan, "When do we Step in?"
May - Mark Madore, "Going to the Bird"
June - Bart Peterson, "Puppy Prep"
July - Dave Wolcott, "Double-T Drill"
August - Rob Erhardt, "Poison Bird Drill"
September - Luann Pleasant, "Communication Between Dog and Handler"
October - Jerry and Jane Patopea, "Behavior on the Line"
November - Paul Sletten, "Poison Bird Training"
December - Amy Dahl, "Positive Reinforcement"
2012
January - John and Beth Ann Amico, "Place Training for Hunting Situations"
February - Andy Attar, "Trust, Respect, Duty, and Conflict"
April - Patti Kiernan, "It's Your Journey"
May - Bruce Halverson, "Training Retrievers for Field Trials and Hunting Tests"
June - Kristen Hoffman, "Decheating; Be Fair, Be Patient and Teach"
July - Matt Johnson, "Building Confidence"
August - Evan Graham, "Dirt Clod Drill (aka. Cow Chip Drill, etc.) One Application
September - Paul Knutson, "Philosophical Approaches"
October - Don Remien, "Marking vs. Lining"
December - Angie Becker, "Preparing for the Master National"
2011
January - Danny Farmer, "Starting Cold Blinds"
February - Paul Sletten, "Managing Dog Behavior for Competition"
April - Scott Dewey, "Training the Trainer"
May - Kenny Trott, "Is Your Dog Truly Conditioned?"
June - Cindy Huff, "Working Together to Achieve Success..."
July - Dave Davis, "Being Task Specific in Your Training"
August - Mark Edwards, "Characters of the Game"
September - Brian Hartfield, "Getting More Out of the Double-T"
October - Rick Stawski, "Proper Basics"
November, Mark Mosher, "Lining Paths for Confidence and Style"
December, Trey Lawrence, "Steadying Your Retriever"
January - Rody Best, “An Alternative to Pattern Blinds"
2014
January - Jack Morris, "Puppy to Master Hunter"
February/March - Kenny Trott and Marcy Wright, "Tips for Long Bird Success"
April - Ray Voigt, "Maintenance of Older Dogs"
May - Danny Farmer, "Short Bird Success"
June - Tera Lanczak, "Utilizing Pressure in Retriever Training"
July - Wayne Curtis, "Swim-by Drill"
September - Cyndi Gunzer, “All Work and No Play"
October - Sandie Bond, “Ten Tips To Help You Win"
November - Dave and Ty Rorem, “Marking Questions"
December - Clint Avant, “Developing Marking in the Young Dog"
2013
February/March - Bobby George, "Wool Gathering in Texas"
April - Tim Milligan, "When do we Step in?"
May - Mark Madore, "Going to the Bird"
June - Bart Peterson, "Puppy Prep"
July - Dave Wolcott, "Double-T Drill"
August - Rob Erhardt, "Poison Bird Drill"
September - Luann Pleasant, "Communication Between Dog and Handler"
October - Jerry and Jane Patopea, "Behavior on the Line"
November - Paul Sletten, "Poison Bird Training"
December - Amy Dahl, "Positive Reinforcement"
2012
January - John and Beth Ann Amico, "Place Training for Hunting Situations"
February - Andy Attar, "Trust, Respect, Duty, and Conflict"
April - Patti Kiernan, "It's Your Journey"
May - Bruce Halverson, "Training Retrievers for Field Trials and Hunting Tests"
June - Kristen Hoffman, "Decheating; Be Fair, Be Patient and Teach"
July - Matt Johnson, "Building Confidence"
August - Evan Graham, "Dirt Clod Drill (aka. Cow Chip Drill, etc.) One Application
September - Paul Knutson, "Philosophical Approaches"
October - Don Remien, "Marking vs. Lining"
December - Angie Becker, "Preparing for the Master National"
2011
January - Danny Farmer, "Starting Cold Blinds"
February - Paul Sletten, "Managing Dog Behavior for Competition"
April - Scott Dewey, "Training the Trainer"
May - Kenny Trott, "Is Your Dog Truly Conditioned?"
June - Cindy Huff, "Working Together to Achieve Success..."
July - Dave Davis, "Being Task Specific in Your Training"
August - Mark Edwards, "Characters of the Game"
September - Brian Hartfield, "Getting More Out of the Double-T"
October - Rick Stawski, "Proper Basics"
November, Mark Mosher, "Lining Paths for Confidence and Style"
December, Trey Lawrence, "Steadying Your Retriever"
2010
January - Drew Neubauer, "Teaching Multiples"
February - Ed Thibodeux, "How to Prevent and Cure Head Swinging"
April - Bill Totten, "The Poison Bird Drill"
April - Bill and Becky Eckett, "Developing Marking Part 1"
June - Bill and Becky Eckett, "Developing Marking Part 2"
July - Bill and Becky Eckett, "Developing Marking Part 3"
August - Bill and Becky Eckett, "Developing Marking Part 4"
September - Dave Rorem, "Selection"
October - Mark Smith, "Teaching Solid Basics"
November - Paul Bothelho, "Building Great Foundations"
December - Tera Lanczak, "Walking Baseball"
2009
September - Mike Lardy, "Correct Flaring During Force to Pile"
October - Chris Ledford, "Retired Guns Do's and Don't's"
November - Pat Nolan, "The Purpose of a Fun Bumper"
December - Jerry Patopea, "Correcting 'Flaring' on a Double T Pattern"
January - Drew Neubauer, "Teaching Multiples"
February - Ed Thibodeux, "How to Prevent and Cure Head Swinging"
April - Bill Totten, "The Poison Bird Drill"
April - Bill and Becky Eckett, "Developing Marking Part 1"
June - Bill and Becky Eckett, "Developing Marking Part 2"
July - Bill and Becky Eckett, "Developing Marking Part 3"
August - Bill and Becky Eckett, "Developing Marking Part 4"
September - Dave Rorem, "Selection"
October - Mark Smith, "Teaching Solid Basics"
November - Paul Bothelho, "Building Great Foundations"
December - Tera Lanczak, "Walking Baseball"
2009
September - Mike Lardy, "Correct Flaring During Force to Pile"
October - Chris Ledford, "Retired Guns Do's and Don't's"
November - Pat Nolan, "The Purpose of a Fun Bumper"
December - Jerry Patopea, "Correcting 'Flaring' on a Double T Pattern"