This site is designed by hunters and gundog owners for hunters and gundog owners to provide practical resources and answers to your most common gundog questions. The goal of gundogdoc.com is to promote overall gundog health. In addition, we provide information and links to resources on health, training and gundog breeds. We also provide you unique opportunities to ask questions and talk with other gundog owners--sharing your photos and stories with others who are passionate about hunting and hunting dogs.

Dr. Joe Spoo with Maggie and Emma pheasant hunting the bluffs of the Missouri River.

Dr. Joe Spoo is a veterinarian of small animal medicine with a special passion for sporting dogs and, more specifically, the gundog breeds. A graduate of the distinguished Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Spoo currently holds licenses to practice in Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota.  He practices at the Tea Veterinary Clinic, manages his website www.gundogdoc.com, and is a full-time consultant for sporting dog owners and the sporting dog industry.

Joe's two passions in life are hunting and hunting dogs, including his three gundogs, Emma, Maggie and Belle. Emma is an eight-year-old Chesapeake Bay Retriever,  Maggie and Belle are field-bred English setters and are five and nine months old respectively.

In addition to professional memberships in the AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association), the Iowa VMA, the SDVMA, and the ACSMA (American Canine Sports Medicine Association), Joe is a member of the American Chesapeake Club (chair of the health committee), numerous conservation organizations and a member of the Outdoor Writers' Association of America.