Performance factors typically tip the scale when it comes to choosing the best food to feed an individual dog. Does the food in your dog’s bowl provide the nutrition and energy needed to power a top retriever?
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Sporting
Pro Club is dedicated to helping members develop and recognize outstanding sporting performance. Explore our tips and resources for developing your sporting dogs’ talents, keeping them conditioned year-round, and showcasing them in the field.
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![Performance Nutrition for Retrievers]()
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![Nate the pointer]()
The 2021 National Open Shooting Dog Champion is a 4-year-old white-and-orange Pointer named “Nate,” who took top honors only three years after his sire won the prestigious event.
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![Lewey German Shorthaired Pointer]()
A 7-year-old male named “Lewey” kept his cool under hot, humid conditions to win the 2021 National German Shorthaired Pointer Association (NGSPA) National Championship.
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![Gavin sporting dog]()
A spirited achiever with natural charisma, “Gavin,” a 6 ½-year-old male, has worked his way up the rankings to be the No. 2 Sporting dog despite limited showing over six weekends in 2021. The No.
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Driven by enthusiasm, natural ability and an exceptionally close bond with their amateur breeder-owner-handlers, “Badger,” a 5-year-old black-and-white male, and “Dots,” a 3-year-old liver-and-white male, delivered powerful, consistent field tri
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![Debbie the beagle]()
Gundog Beagles “Debbie,” “Misled,” “Fat Head,” and “Moe” led the pack to win their classes at the 2021 AKC National Small Pack Option (SPO) Championship.
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![black puppy training to be a bird dog]()
Choosing a hunting dog can be tough. Learn which dog breeds make the best bird hunting dogs based on your location, personality preference and bird of choice from Purina experts and pro trainers Ronnie Smith and Rick Smith. -
![Dan Murray]()
Meet Purina Pro Club Pro Dan Murray, dog handler, dog breeder and dog groomer to learn why he feeds his dogs Purina Pro Plan dog food. -
![Wendy, a Treeing Walker Coonhound Shines in UKC]()
“Wendy,” a 5-year-old Treeing Walker Coonhound, delivered peak performances to capture impressive back-to-back Overall Bench Show Champion wins at the Grand American and weeks later at the UKC Winter Classic.
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Rody Best receives inaugural award from Master National Retriever Club for lending a hand to Hurricane Harvey victims and helping fellow retriever enthusiasts -
![English Springer Spaniel]()
With natural ability and heartfelt desire, ‘Ellie’ outperforms the competition at the coveted National Amateur for English Springer Spaniels -
![Treeing Walker named Emmy]()
"Emmy," an 8-year-old female Treeing Walker Coonhound, owned and handled by Lane Denny of Jay, Oklahoma, is the first PKC Platinum Champion to win the prestigious UKC World Championship.
