I am curious to know what other people do during the heat of summer to prepare their dogs for the upcoming hunting season. I know with my Springer I have increased the length and intensity of her exercise sessions recently. I do a lot of swimming work as well to keep her cool during the hot days and it seems 30-40 minutes in the water tires her out about as much as an hour and 1/2 in the field. I usually don' t have her work live birds till end of August though, and I usually start with pidgeons because they are easy to catch where I live and cheaper than buying birds or heading to a preserve.

I am no expert though and would love some ideas on how I can get my dog " more" ready for the fall.