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EPISODE · Oct 10, 2025 · 20 MIN

Stud Dogs, Picking Up 120 Days A Year & Are Dog Training Courses Worth It? - Katie Smith

from The DogFather · host Charlie Thorburn

In this episode Charlie is joined by Katie Smith from Fosterwold Gundogs. Filmed back in May, Charlie and Katie discuss a wide range of topics from Katie's background and how she got into training dogs, whether courses are worth it, how they retire their dogs, and why neither have ever kept a son off a stud dog. Fosterwold Gundogs - https://www.fosterwoldgundogs.com/0:00 - Introduction 1:33 - Starting To Train Dogs 3:30 - Are Courses Worth It? 5:26 - She Doesn’t Train Other People’s Dogs? 10:55 - “Retiring” Dogs?14:33 - Keeping Sons From Stud Dogs16:28 - Typical Year Working

In this episode Charlie is joined by Katie Smith from Fosterwold Gundogs. Filmed back in May, Charlie and Katie discuss a wide range of topics from Katie's background and how she got into training dogs, whether courses are worth it, how they retire their dogs, and why neither have ever kept a son off a stud dog. Fosterwold Gundogs - https://www.fosterwoldgundogs.com/0:00 - Introduction 1:33 - Starting To Train Dogs 3:30 - Are Courses Worth It? 5:26 - She Doesn’t Train Other People’s Dogs? 10:55 - “Retiring” Dogs?14:33 - Keeping Sons From Stud Dogs16:28 - Typical Year Working

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