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Profiles Hoyle Eaton, a natural-smart dog professional trainer based in Booneville, Mississippi. Six Purina awards; National championships; Family; Training background and methods; Four basic commands; Attitude when disciplining dogs.

Interviews Hamilton, Mississippi-based dog trainer/handler Randy Patterson on his program to train puppies for hunting. Credentials; Ideal age for starting puppy on program; Throwing bird at puppy; Pointing and staying on birds; Petterson's direct contact with pointing pup; Field trial game; Loss of field trial grounds; Contact information.

The article focuses on the way Mike Stewart, owner of Wildrose Kennels in Oxford, Mississippi trained and gave commands to his retrievers Drake and Whiskey. It describes how Stewart interacts with the dogs and states that he developed a philosophy called Wildrose Way, a leadership obedience technique used by pop-culture dog gurus. Stewart's views regarding the behavior of the dog named Danger is also offered.