DUK Dogs

Delayed gratification, or deferred gratification, is the ability to resist the temptation of an immediate reward in favor of a more valuable and long-lasting reward later.  Josh Miller, Eric Schutte and Zac Stinnett talk through Delayed Gratification when it comes to dog training and their personal lives.   www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com www.gundoggrind.com

Josh and Whitney Miller along with Eric Schutte and Zac Stinnett discuss why they have been absent from the podcast for the last couple of months.  They talk through ducks in Arkansas, pheasants in Missouri, dop training at River Stone, puppy season, and a special tribute to Josh's Grandpa, Harry, for being the reason Josh is where he is today.  Never forget the impact you can make on someones life!   www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com www.gundoggrind.com

Every year at this time the question is always asked, "When is too cold for my dog". Professional Dog trainer Josh Miller sits down with the crew from River Stone kennels and discuss their thoughts on the topic. Join Josh, his wife Whitney, Eric Schutte and Zac Stinnett as they cover several other hot items with dogs in the waterfowl and upland world.   www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com www.gundoggrind.com  

Professional dog trainer Josh Miller sits down with his wife Whitney and River Stone Kennels Operation manager Eric Schutte to discuss an array of topics. Josh and Whiteny had just returned home from a trip to Arkansas for their traditional duck opener. They share some advice on dog equipment used in the field, a good way to introduce your dog to a boat and keeping them safe in different locations and scenarios. They also have a big announcement that they hinted on their trip and a lot of listeners have been asking. www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com  

Lots of discussion in this episode. Pro Trainer Josh Miller, Eric Schutte and Zac Stinnett kick the episode off by discussing the state of the current weather and the effect on duck season. The discussion led to adding Cloud 9 Outfitters owner Ben Commodore to the Podcast to give his perspective on the migration from Canada. Pretty interesting topic. From there, the podcast swings back to dog training as one of Josh's long-time friends/dog trainer, chooses a different career path. This is a great episode, and you'll want to be sure to tune in. www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com www.gundoggrind.com  

This week's episode brings everyone from the kennel together for a discussion of training topics and home life. Dave Larson, Eric Schutte and Zac Stinnett share some stories about certain training scenarios and what they have been up to outside the kennel. Josh also hits on a few training scenarios and how he's worked through them. www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com  

It's the end of the week and some conversations were had at the kennel that Professional Dog Trainer Josh Miller wanted to sit down and provide his insight. From heat stroke, a dog popping, dogs blowing off whistles to a revisit of the Stop Light (Episode 87). It's early season and these are topics that are important to think about.   www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com  

In this episode of DUK Dogs, Professional Dog Trainer Josh Miller invites guest Eric Schutte on the show to talk about their seperate trips to North Dakota. Josh traveled out for the opener while Eric followed the next week at a different location. Eric shares some experiences with his young dog and seasoned vet. Josh has some good input on his trip with his young dogs as well. This episode is broadcast live for the Retriever Roadmap community. There are some great quesitons from the members that Josh and Eric discuss to provide some insight on training or hunting situations. Looks of good tidbits in this one! www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com  

It is that time of the year! Hunting season is upon us and professional dog trainer Josh Miller and his wife Whitney, travel to Kansas for their annual trip with clients chasing doves. This is a trip they always look forward to and are excited to give a recap. Whitney provides a little up date on her puppies and Josh discuss some hot topics brought up as early goose season is in full swing as well.    www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com www.gundoggrind.com  

Josh Miller and Eric Schutte sit down for a quick chat about several topics. Dogs in heat, Wisconsin Waterfowl Expo and red cars to get things started. Always some good tidbits to pick up on and apply to your training and everyday life. 

This week on DUK Dogs, professional trainer Josh Miller sits down with Zac Stinnett and Eric Schutte from the kennel to recap Game Fair and how training is going in the kennel. They discuss some advanced dogs and how their summer at the kennel are going.    www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com  

August is the busiest month of the year for us here at the kennel. Summer training is in full swing, show season is here and hunting season is right around the corner. In this espisode, Josh sits down and discusses how the team is pushing through the daily grind of training through the week and attending shows on the weekend. He also discusses some thoughts on the upcoming hunting season and some tidbits he's seen over the last couple weeks training.    www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com  

Professional dog trainer Josh Miller is joined by the entire River Stone team to discuss some topics around the dog community and a little recap of what has been going on around the kennel. It's fun having the entire River Stone team on the podcast giving their own perspective on all the topics and hearing each perspective on the everyday lifestyle at the kennel.   www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com www.gundoggrind.com  

In this episode, Professional Dog Trainer Josh Miller talks about some exciting changes that have been taking place at River Stone Kennels. With the addition of Zac Stinnett, whom Josh introduced in episode #135, they have also brought in Eric Schutte to run the day to day operations. Along with long-time employee, Dave Larson, the crew sits down as a formal introduction and chat about their time spent at the kennel thus far. There are some exciting things happening at River Stone and this probably won't be the last time you'll hear from this crew.

Retriever Roadmap's STRIKE Force event has come and gone with great success. Josh Miller sits down with good friends Pro Dog Trainer Lewis MacNeill and Retriever Roamap Community Manager Bret Ayers to reflect on the 2 days and discuss some takeaways that they each had. It's always great to get the community together and train dogs.    www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com  

In the latest episode of DUK Dogs, professional dog trainer Josh Miller reflects on his time spent with a professional horse trainer. As he continues his passion for calf roping and working with his horses Hurricane and Willy, Josh discusses the tidbits he's picked up and getting a client's perspective when it relates to training. His wife, Whitney and employee Zac Stinnett, add in a few thoughts as well. Josh and Zac also chat about Zac's first month, working at the kennel.      www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com  

Sometimes as a dog handler, we get caught up in blaming the dog when we run into struggles and we don't look at the bigger picture. Pro dog trainer Josh Miller sits down with his wife, Whitney Miller and discusses some observations he has made in recent training sessions. They also dive into the dog bowl to answer some questions sent in.    www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com    

In this episode, Josh shares some thoughts on how puppies progress differently. From the different enviroments they are in, to the energy that surround them, each puppy will progress differently. 

Episode #135 is a fun one! Josh has some exciting news to share from the kennel as he introduces the addtion of Zac Stinnett to the River Stone Kennels team. Zac has a had some interesting life experiences which include serving our country in Military (Special Operations), bull riding and more. This was a great conversation as Zac shares his journey through life and how he ended up at River Stone. www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com  

Going off the our series, "A Handlers Mindset", there was one nugget that was consistent with all three guest, "Control What You Can Control". Pro Trainer Josh Miller sits down with his wife Whitney to get put this into perspective from a dog trainer, welping litter and life in general. Sometimes, we can get stressed out over things that are out of our control. Great conversation! www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com  

In this episode, Josh sits down with good friend Greg Sagorski to continue the Handlers Mindset series. Greg shares his perspective being a owner and trainer of multiple dogs. With his dogs being in different stages of training, Greg discusses his mindset on how he approaches his training sessions along with other topics. www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com  

As we continues our series on the "Mental approach that we take into the training season," Josh connects with fellow Pro Trainer Carlos Flores to get his thoughts on this very topic. Carlos provides some excellent insight from his perspective from being around dogs and dog handlers on a daily basis. Such a great conversation and take aways as you head into the training season! www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com  

In this episode, Josh chats with Cloud 9 Outfitters owner Ben Commodore to get his perspective of being a guide and handling your dog.  Ben breaks down he's thoughts as he focuses on off season training and how he handles his down with clients in the field.  www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com  

In this episode, Josh Miller is back from the pheasant ranch and decompressing from the grind of hunting season. He is joined by Bret Ayers of Retriever Roadmap to reflect on the season and share some insight of watching other handlers in recent hunting and training scerionos. They wrap things up by digging into the dog bowl and answering a couple questions.    www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com  

This week, Josh sits down with Erin Leahy to discuss the importance of obedience before spring training, Erin's time at River Stone and what working in this industry entails.

Josh sits down with good friend and veterinarian, Dr.Joe Spoo who has a special passion in caring for sporting dog breeds- specifically gundog breeds. In this episode. Josh and Dr. Spoo discuss the importance of finding a sporting dog vet, safety when hunting and training in hot and cold temperatures and first aid in the field.

This week, Josh is joined by his wife Whitney Miller and Kristen Willett who is shadowing Whitney to kick off the 2024 puppy season with three litters due. During this episode they discuss Kristen's background in animals, growing up on a ranch and what happens behind the scenes when puppies are born.

In this episode, Professional Dog trainer Josh Miller recaps his first weekend guiding in Missouri his friends and his dogs. Josh answers questions from listeners and discusses his most memorial hunts and retrieves from this year and what duck calls he likes to use.   www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com  

A new year is here and new ideas are being tossed about. Josh wrapped up his waterfowl season a little early as mother nature froze things up in Arkansas but that doesn't mean the hunting is over. He is joined by his wife Whitney and River Stone Kennels office manager Erin Leahy to chat about new podcast ideas, the new pheasant ranch and a recap of the waterfowl season. This year will be full of adventure, fun and putting duck dogs in the upland field.  www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com  

In this episode, Professional dog trainer Josh Miller opens up the mail bag and discusses traveling to new places with your dog and how he handles his dogs while out hunting. He also gives some insight on getting your dog accilmated to new situations such as boat rides, side by sides to setting decoys. Some good food for thought for your next trip to the field with your pup!

In this latest episode of DUK Dogs, Professional Dog Trainer Josh Miller reviews an experience that he recently encountered. He explains his thoughts and how it relates to the relationship with your dog. Sometimes we just need to talk out loud to express our views.    www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com  

Every wonder if your dog can be accomplished in both waterfowl and upland hunting? Professional dog trainer Josh Miller sits down with his wife Whitney to discuss this very topic. Speaking of upland hunting, Josh has a big announcement he is excited to share. You won't want to miss that!   Arkansas duck season also recently opened up. Whitney expericned an incredible day in the duck woods and Josh talks about his boy "Tuckers" first hunt. If you have every heard him talk about Red Shirting a dog, Tucker did so last year. Lots of great things happening on their hunts.  Listen in as they go live with the Retriever Roadmap community and have several other hot topics of conversation. www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com  

Professional dog trainer Josh Miller sits down with his wife Whitney to reflect on a couple hunting adventures they both recently experienced. While Whiteny headed west for an upland hunt, Josh ventured north to try and stalk a big mule deer.  Whitney breaks down her hunt with her black lab Sally. They discuss the importance of introducing a dog into a new environment and how she helped Sally be successful.  Josh experienced a new style of hunting in stalking a giant mule deer in the Alberta terrain. He was met with a lot of challenges but came out on top as he connected on his first mule deer. www.eukanubasportingdog.com riverstonekennels.com retrieverroadmap.com

Professional Dog trainer Josh Miller and his wife Whitney Miller sit down to recap a very besy start to their hunting season. With their overlapping schedules, they head in different directions chasing bucks and ducks. Tune in as they share some stories they've had along the way.  www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com  

Being a breeder and trainer of British Labradors, Josh Miller understands the importance of spending quality time overseas with his friends. From training to assisting with field trails and spending time in the field chasing game, Josh shares his experiences from his recent trip. As season is getting kicked off here in the states, Josh provides some thoughts on taking your dog into the field. Let's make sure your dog is prepared to help make them successful and not set them up to fail and cause issues for the future.    www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com  

Before he leaves for his trip to Scotland, Professional Dog Trainer Josh Miller decides to try something a little different with this episode of DUK Dogs. Josh is joined by his wife Whitney Miller to recap their dove opener in Kansas among other topics. They try something a little different by going "live" on Facebook with the Retriever Roadmap Community. This is a unquie and very educational episode as Josh and Whitney yield dog specific and training questions from the community. We think you'll enjoy this one! eukanubasportingdog.com riverstonekennels.com retrieverroadmap.com 

In this episode, Professional Dog trainer Josh Miller breaks down the start to his hunting season. He recently returned home from a Kansas Dove hunt and offers a mental approach for the upcoming season.  This break down will set you and your dog up for more success this season!   eukanubasportingdog.com riverstonekennels.com retrieverroadmap.com

In this episode of DUK Dogs, Professional dog trainer Josh Miller talks about how to find a coach to bring your training skills to the next level. In turn, you can elevate not only your dog but your goals.  ​He also discusses a hot topic he has been hearing lately. "Hunting season is here, I don't need to train anymore". That couldn't be any further from the truth and Josh explains why.   Eukanubasportingdog.com Riverstonekennels.com Retrieverroadmap.com

In this episode of DUK Dogs, Professional dog trainer Josh Miller is joined by good friend and Retriever Roadmap Community Relations Manager Bret Ayers as they discuss many topics. Bret is visiting the River Stone Kennels this week to prep the newly wrapped trailer and man the booth at Game Fair. The Retriever Roadmap's Strike Teams is another hot topic of discussion as this has become a very popular perk of the program. Hear about a recent training day. Josh wraps the podcast up by providing a perspective on a dog he recently had at the kennel. This particular dog was cruising along with her training but ran into a road block days before her "go home" date.   Eukanubasportingdog.com riverstonekennels.com retrieverroadmap.com 

Professional dog trainer Josh Miller breaks down awareness to have while heading into the season with your dog. He gives his thought about how your approach in these situations can make or break the success your dog can have.   www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com  

In this episode, Professional Dog Trainer Josh Miller sits down with Brian McElrea from HUSH and good friend Eric Schutte to review a hunt test they all attended together over the weekend. Each of these guys ran different levels at the hunt test with their dogs. They all have a different perspective and break down the test they ran. Listen as they share their thoughts and the pros and cons of the tests. www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com  

Pro Dog Trainer Josh Miller, host of DUK Dogs and Retriever Roadmap Podcast sits down for a collaboration episode with an exciting announcement. Josh is happy to announce the addition of his good friend Lewis as the newest member of Retriever Roadmap. Lewis, who is from Scotland, will be adding his style, experience and expertise of training to the program. Tune in as Josh and Lewis sit down and talk about the different training styles and the Retriever Roadmap STRIKE Force event Lewis flew in for. 

Professional dog trainer Josh Miller sits down and discusses some topics that have been brought to his attention recently. He also presents a challenging thought as you push through these mid summer months training your dog. Eukanubasportingdog.com riverstonekennels.com retrieverroadmap.com

In this episode of DUK Dogs, Professional Dog Trainer Josh Miller sits down with his wife Whitney Miller, who runs the breeding side of their business, River Stone Kennels. They have a great discussion over many topics that were sent in from listeners and clients. Some of those topics include summer training, puppies and their own personal dogs. We appreciate everyone who took the time to send in questions. This was a fun episode!   Eukanubasportingdog.com Riverstonekennels.com Retrieverroadmap.com

In this episode, Professional Dog Trainer Josh Miller announces some exiting additions to his online training program Retriever Roadmap. He also has a big event planned the last weekend of June for the Retriever Roadmap community. It's sure to be a fun couple of days of dog training and fellowship!  Josh then digs into "Idenitying the right dog for you". He breaks down his thoughts on what you're expectations are for your dog and if that dog is the right fit for you.  

Josh breaks down some perspective and some training senarios that he has recently encountered.

Josh tells an eye opening story about a recent situation he encountered while on the road as well as speaks on finding what game is right for your dog.

Josh dives into a few dichotomies that you should be thinking about with your dog as you head into training season.   www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com  

In this Episode, Josh talks about a recent discussion he had with a client and answers some questions sent in by you, our listeners. 

Josh and Whitney sit down and discuss some takeaways from a recent conference they attended at the Eukanuba Headquarters. www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com  

In this episode, we dig back into the mailbag to answer some more questions but first a surprise for you from gundogsupply.com.   www.eukanubasportingdog.com www.riverstonekennels.com www.retrieverroadmap.com