RELOADED EP553 - Exploring the World of Sporting Dogs Training & Nutrition
Ducks Unlimited Podcast
Ducks Unlimited Inc.
4.9 • 599 Ratings
🗓️ 7 February 2026
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the Ducks Unlimited podcast, host John Gordon sits down with Ray Voigt, former professional retriever trainer and current Purina senior specialist, and Karl Gunzer, Purina Sporting Dog Group Director, discussing all things dogs. They talk about their love for sporting breeds, canine nutrition, training tips, and the Bird Dog Hall of Fame. If you're a dog lover, this episode is a must-listen as they dive into the history and importance of sporting dogs.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Ducks Unlimited podcast, Reloaded, but we bring you the best of our past episodes. |
| 0:09.4 | Whether you're a seasoned waterfowler or curious about conservation, this series is for you. |
| 0:14.5 | Over the years, we've had incredible guests and discussions about everything from wetland |
| 0:18.6 | conservation to the latest waterfowl research and |
| 0:21.7 | hunting strategies. And reloaded, we're revisiting those conversations to keep the passion alive |
| 0:27.3 | and the mission strong. So sit back, relax, and enjoy this reload. |
| 0:35.6 | Hello everybody. Welcome back to the Ducks Unlimited podcast. |
| 0:39.0 | I'm your host, John Gordon, and this is a episode that when I first heard that I was going to be able to host it. |
| 0:46.6 | I got really excited about it because anybody who's listened to a lot of my podcasts in the past knows that I'm a dog guy, right? |
| 0:53.6 | Specifically sporting dogs, sporting breeze, |
| 0:56.7 | spaniels, retrievers, I love them all. |
| 0:59.3 | So to have an opportunity to sit down with these two gentlemen and talk about dogs |
| 1:03.9 | was very intriguing to being exciting because my guest today are Ray Voigt. |
| 1:09.5 | He's a senior specialist. |
| 1:11.2 | He covers retrievers, spanials, and the herding breeze. And Carl Gunzer, who's director of the sporting dog group for Purina. Guys, welcome to the D.U podcast. Thanks, John. Good to be here. Thanks for having us. And, well, folks, the reason these guys are in town is what we're going to talk about first is that they're here for the national |
| 1:29.5 | bird dog championship which is i mean really what 45 minutes from here at ames plantation maybe 30 |
| 1:35.4 | minutes from here at national headquarters of d u and they're here to participate in a lot of this |
| 1:42.0 | stuff and and really have an influence from the Purina side. |
| 1:46.1 | And y'all sponsored quite a bit of it, right? |
| 1:48.3 | Yeah, this is a big weekend in Grand Junction. |
| 1:50.7 | So the Hall of Fame, the Bird Dog Hall of Fame, is in Grand Junction. |
| 1:54.8 | There's a museum there. |
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