Build From Here

About Build From Here

Welcome to the BuildFromHere Podcast. A podcast for the hunter and sporting dog enthusiast alike. Join your host, Joshua Parvin, as he interviews retriever owners and discusses the trials and triumphs that lead to a great gundog. BuildFromHere is presented by Cornerstone Gundog Academy- Online resources to help you train your retriever.Learn more at https://www.cornerstonegundogacademy.com/podcast

Publisher

Joshua Parvin

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Jul 2020

Latest episode

30 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

6 of 152 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   30 Jul 2026

   You Don’t Need a Puppy to Start Over | Tom Sallows

   Tom Sallows grew up hunting in northern Alberta and trained his first retriever at just 12 years old. Years later, he found himself struggling with an older dog that had lost interest in bumpers. In this episode, Tom shares how patience, shorter sessions, positive reinforcement, and learning to train the dog in front of him helped rebuild his dog's love for retrieving—and made Tom a better trainer along the way. Want to learn how to train your hunting dog with confidence? Visit: Cornerstone G...

2. 

   17 Jul 2026

   Why You Shouldn’t Train Your Retriever Alone | Ted Turner

   In this episode of Build From Here, Josh sits down with Ted Turner to hear more about his journey with retrievers and the work he is doing through the Augusta CGA Chapter. Ted shares what he has learned from training alongside other dogs and handlers, hosting their first chapter event, and creating opportunities for members to connect, share, and grow together. It is a great conversation about community, leadership, and why none of us have to build a retriever alone. Want to learn how to trai...

3. 

   3 Jul 2026

   When Water, Birds, and Gunfire Go Wrong | Brandon Balabus

   What happens when the three things every duck dog owner worries about most all seem to go wrong? In this episode, Josh sits down with CGA member Brandon to talk through Luna’s training journey—from a surprise fireworks scare, to a bad pool experience, to chicken chaos in the backyard. At several points, Brandon wondered if he had ruined his future duck dog before she ever made it to the blind. But instead of panicking, forcing the issue, or trying to fix everything overnight, Brandon kept fol...

Inside a recent episode

From ‘This Dog Won’t Make It’ to 1,000 Retrieves | Michael & Marley

Published 1 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And, uh, we pushed the dogs across several times. I came back and finally I thought, man, I'm just going to walk over there. Cause you know, we could do this all day. And so I took Marley with me and she's one of her skills, uh, is she has a knack for finding cripples. And so we went over there and, and I started sending her, you know, giving her the hunt dead command and she was in the grass and every, every single time would come back with a, with a duck or he'd come out chasing one down the bank. And I think when I walked back, I, I had probably 60 pounds worth of ducks and geese in my hands. […]

Who has been a guest on Build From Here

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Kevin Wright
• Blair Badham
• Wade Skeen
• Chris Rowland

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

58 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

25 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

62

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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Books guests

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