This week's episode is a conversation with long time rabbit hunter and beagler Drew Vanderford. Drew is a pleasure only rabbit hunter that has spent his life following dogs with friends and family, and is now looking forward to passing it on to his kids and grand kids. Music By: Shaw, Jason "Back to the Woods"…

We are trying something new this week! We hit on several topics in a "rapid fire" fashion. We hope you like it! Check us out on YoutUbe, Facebook and Instagram and tell us what you think! Music by: Jason Shaw - Back to the WoodOleh Kennel Confidential

Welcome back to the officially unofficial season 2 of the Kennel Confidential Podcast. This episode features Justin Mitchell of the United Mountain Feist Association. You may recognize the name from our earlier episode #7 with his son Ayden Mitchell. Chad and Davin will catch up on what Ayden's been up to as well as a couple up and coming Mitchell …

What to Expect When Expecting! Bring home a new squirrel dog can come along with lots of questions and may even be overwhelming for a new comer. On this episode Chad and Davin put their heads together and hope to offer some advice from their own experiences. Music by: Jason Shaw - Back to the WoodOleh Kennel Confidential

Landrum's Taz is another one of the Feist dogs that shows up on a lot of pedigrees. Taz is among the influential dogs of the Feist breed. On this episode listen as Davin and Chad discuss the legend of Landrum's Taz (L.T.) with Mr. Keith Landrum himself. Music by: Jason Shaw - Back to the WoodOleh Kennel Confidential

In this episode we are going to talk coyote dogs with _K9PWR_ from Instagram. Bill runs catch dogs and decoy dogs while doing his part of predator control. We were anxious to talk catch and decoy dogs with Bill and he does not disappoint. A child of a veterinarian, and cowboy, veteran to the armed services and most important a love of working dogs.…

Davin & Chad have a conversation with the UKC's Allen Gingerich about a mix of topics. Allen has been with the UKC for 20 years a and has spent a lifetime with working dogs. In this episode we will pick Allen's brain about dogs, breed standards and the UKC Squirrel Dogs Series. Music by: Jason Shaw - Back to the Wood…

Back to yester-year, Owen Brayson joins us to give us a history lesson on his Duke and Duchess dogs of the 90s. These 2 dogs have been mentioned by others so much we had to get Owen on to give us the run down. Owen has been raising, training and hunting River Run bred feist for 30 years and is a beneficial source on hunting squirrel with feist dogs…

Jamie McCarson and is 3 year old Treeing Feist named McCarson's Smokin Sage spend a lot of time in the squirrel woods! Jamie hunts multiple registries and is a good competitor when out on a cast. This week we talk to Jamie about his recent win at the 2024 Treeing Feist Days hunt in Hardin, KY. Jamie and Sage's 2024 win makes them a back to back win…

This week we are doing another kennel spotlight with our very own Chad Wagoner and Cedarwood Kennels. Chad has had 3 "once in a lifetime" dogs that have led him to World Championships, Dog of the Year, King of the Hunt and more. Chad has been successfully breeding Treeing Feist for nearly 20 years and will share his thoughts on the importance of li…

HyStyle Cadillac Jack, a Feist dog that continues to leave his mark on not just the Feist dogs we know today but on squirrel dogs all together. We sit put a call in to Mr. Ed Bates and talk Cadillac Jack and even get some nuggets on Mr. Bates coondog success with Hard Time Speck. Mr. Bates has been around tree dogs for decades and spreads some know…

This week Chad takes us through a brief history of a Feist named Poor Fork Bill. Poor Fork Bill is a highly influential dog that has left his mark on the Feist of today. Davin will try to dust off Chad's memory of conversations he had with Ed Wagler who owned Bill before selling him to a Ed Wilder. Music by: Jason Shaw - Back to the Wood…

Casey Sliman competes in multiple registries and is known for packin' a kid on his back while on the cast in the competition. More importantly hunting with dogs has become a family tradition in the Sliman house. We talk dogs and family with Casey and learn a little about the combo dogs that Casey is known to have. Music by: Jason Shaw - Back to the…

In honor of Veteran's Day we had a chat with Jesse Bacon. Jesse served in the US Army as a Special Forces bomb dog handler. In this episode with chat with Jesse about his journey through Army Ranger school and what led him to become a Special Forces handler. Music by: Jason Shaw - Back to the WoodOleh Kennel Confidential

We are joined by Ayden Mitchell this week. Ayden was the youngest handler in the sport to have won the KY State Hunt but he didn't stop there. Ayden has also placed 4th in the PKC Youth Nationals, 6th at Walker Days, Reserve in AKC Youth World Hunt, he has won the KY State Adult Hunt, and has won Mountain Feist Days all before he has his drivers pe…

We had a conversation with Melissa Nash and Donald Barnes. Melissa is the most recent UKC World Show winner and Donald has back-to-back UKC World Show wins with 2 different dogs. Melissa and Donald offer their advice and input on show tactics and experience.

This week we get a fresh perspective of the squirrel doggin world. We talk to Joni Moore of TX and Anna Plante of NY. Both of these ladies are avid dog handlers and are no stranger to the competition cast or show bench. Music by: Jason Shaw - Back to the Wood

On this episode Davin and Chad talk cur dogs with Donnie Goodman. Donnie has 2 of the top 3 Cur dogs on the UKC Dog of the Year list to kick off this competiton season. Tune in and listen a little to Donnie tell us about Slammer & Jax as well as a couple other dogs. Music by: Jason Shaw - Back to the Wood…

On this episode Davin & Chad talk about the days of yester-year with Mr. LeeRoy Gamble. Mr. Gamble has been aroud the sport of hunting dogs for 45+ years. Join us for Mr. Gamble's 1st interview, right here on The Kennel Confidential Podcast. Music by: Jason Shaw - Back to the WoodOleh Kennel Confidential

Davin and Chad talk "Booster" with Todd Coles. Todd is on his 4th consecutive year as ATFA Breeder of the Year and tells a little about the "Powered By Booster" Feist that he has been breeding for some years now. Music by: Jason Shaw - Back to the WoodOleh Kennel Confidential

Cody Barnes is hunting and raising his 3rd generation at Rough Hollow Treeing Feist and is an avid "Road Hunter". In this episode Davin and Chad dive into Road Hunting Treeing Feist with Cody and hear some stories along the way. Music by: Jason Shaw - Back to the WoodOleh Kennel Confidential

In this episode Davin & Chad sit down to interview each other as an introduction to the audience as well as talk bout the vision for Kennel Confidential Podcast. Music by: Jason Shaw - "Back to the Woods"Oleh Kennel Confidential