# Reprise: Pro bird dog trainer "re-shapes" our thinking on how dogs think, use of e-collars

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Podcast: [Upland Nation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/upland-nation-87181)
Published: 2026-03-27T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.uplandnation.com/e/pro-bird-dog-trainer-re-shapes-our-thinking-on-how-dogs-think-use-of-e-collars/
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## Resource

Friday Faves: This guy will re-shape your thinking, period Talmage Smedly joins me for an in-depth conversation on why dogs do what they do and how we can guide them. He calls on his horse training experience as well as a different perspective on how e-collars and commands in general can be used. If you're looking for a new way of working with your dog, he's got it. We'll cover his views on how to use an e-collar, what instincts shape a young dog, using a leash and checkcord, and the advantages of "positive punishment," among other things. He'll help us fix some of our steadiness and retrieving problems too. Listener Keith Friel offers another reason to run two dogs together in the field, and "Handle It" is a plea for more leashes, tie-out stakes and crates. And it's all brought to you by: Sage & Braker Mercantile, Pointer shotguns, @midwayusa, Mid Valley Clays and Shooting School, TrulockChokes, Purina Pro Plan Sport and FindBirdHuntingSpots.com.

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