This is Thief’s first hunt for both geese and hunting out of a pit. Normally a very steady pup, Thief hard a hard time of staying in the box as we shot a lot. We made sure of him each and every time before we shot and he was receiving corrections most of the...
When our pups hit the advanced level, we find that we can now hunt them with other retrievers. They might honor for started pups and even other finished pups. But, when things are hot and heavy while hunting you’ll find that multiple well trained retrievers will...
Just a couple really long retrieves thru the decoys for Thief and Boss. These two have hunted a lot together and understand completely when and what duck the other is picking up. Thru several hunting sessions together and even training they’ve learned to fight...
If you do not have a way of correcting your pup for correcting then your only teaching your pup that they can get away with breaking. Such as this young pup that breaks on one of the last shots. Boss is being very noisy because another pup gets to go and gets collar...
Here we are working a group of ducks and a few land while the others flew off. Soooo, the boys water swatted a couple. With a fast river current, two dogs are almost always a necessity. I try to get Lexi on the second bird but the started puppy in her just equaled a...
When two working dogs are on their best behavior, paying attention and we have the tools for correction on and in place during the hunt the team can really put on an impressive display. It’s what makes a duck hunt so much more rewarding in the opinion of most...
