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My new Lab puppy is scared of gunshots - how do I introduce him?
Just got my first bird dog, an 8-week-old black Lab. I took him out while I was patterning my Beretta A300 with some Federal Top Gun 7/8oz #8 loads at 30 yards, and he totally freaked out and hid. ...
My new Lab puppy won't bring the dummy back consistently
Just got my first hunting dog, an 8-week-old black Lab. I'm trying to introduce him to retrieving with a canvas dummy in the backyard. He'll chase it when I throw it, but half the time he just snif...
Just got my first bird dog - a 6 month old Lab. Where do I even start with training?
I'm brand new to both hunting and bird dogs. Picked up a yellow Lab pup from a good breeder, and I want to do right by him. So far we've just done basic obedience like sit and come. I've got a Brow...
Just got my first bird dog - a 6 month old Lab. Where do I even start with training?
I'm brand new to both hunting and bird dogs. Picked up a yellow Lab puppy from a good breeder, and I want to do right by him. I've been working on basic obedience (sit, stay, come) in the yard, but...
My new Lab puppy won't bring back the dummy - just runs off with it!
Just got my first bird dog, an 8-week-old black Lab. I've been trying to introduce him to retrieving with a canvas dummy in the backyard. He'll chase it when I toss it, but then he grabs it and run...
My GSP is breaking at flush on pheasants - tried everything!
My 4-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer has been steady to wing and shot on quail and chukar, but when we switched to wild pheasants this season, he's breaking hard at the flush. I've tried check ...
My new lab puppy won't bring back the dummy - just runs around with it
Just got my first bird dog, an 8-week-old black Lab. I've been trying to introduce retrieving with a canvas dummy in the backyard. He'll chase it when I toss it, but then he just prances around wit...
My GSP is breaking point too early on pheasants - any tips?
Been hunting with my 2-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer for two seasons now. He's solid on quail and holds point well, but on wild pheasants he tends to creep in and flush them at about 15-20 ya...
Force fetch timing for my 2-year-old GSP - too late?
My German Shorthaired Pointer is coming up on 2 years old and I'm wondering if I've missed the window for force fetch. He's steady to wing and shot, retrieves to hand in the yard, but gets sloppy w...
My new Lab puppy won't bring the dummy back all the way, just drops it halfway
Just got my first bird dog, an 8-week-old black Lab. I'm trying to introduce retrieving with a canvas dummy in the yard. He'll chase it and pick it up, but then he trots back about halfway and drop...