Going to give it a go

[huntfishnv]

Also posted on DHC but figured this can use as much input as possible. Will also probably give some of those guys a heart attack. Anyways...

I got a pup yesterday that's half golden retriever half standard poodle (both registered with AKC and healthy), I've decided to try training it to retrieve waterfowl. I have never trained a duck dog before and it was a pretty spur of the moment decision so I haven't done any reading on training retrievers, I don't know if anyone's ever tried to do this with a dog like this before so it might be rough along the way but I'm optimistic.

Can anyone recommend books or videos they found helpful? She's nine weeks old and seems to be a quick learner, already picking up fetch and the whole bathroom outside ideas so I'm excited. Any tips would be great... and you guys are welcome to give me tons sh^t for this.

[jarbo03]

Goldens and poodles can both be excellent hunting dogs, I bet she does just fine. Pick a program and stick with it, starting yesterday. I hear great things about Fowl Dawgs.

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[Tomkat]

You see, this is the kind of thread that would get me in trouble on that other site.

I have grown as a person.

Good luck with your new dog.


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[Redbeard]

Goldendoodle!

[Redbeard]

It would be worth training a goldendoodle just to rub it in their faces. Of course you can't fail NV

[goodkarmarising]

Anyway you can get the dog retrieving its first bird on video and post it to DHC? Let me know when you will do, since I haven't signed into DHC in sometime...would be hilarious to see their comments.

[Rick]

Yeah, they're really raking him over the coals: http://www.duckhuntingchat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=229418

[huntfishnv]

Surprisingly, nobody flipped out....although if I would have said "goldendoodle" that might have got some bites.

Either way I'll post up a video of her getting a bird once it happens. Gonna get fowl dogs and start training as soon as it comes it, hopefully in a week-ish? I'll post pics soon, she's a cute pup- working on getting her used to her name right now, started training her to sit last night and she remembered the command this morning...still waiting for someone to freak on DHC

[goodkarmarising]

I guess I have the ability to draw out the good, the bad and the ugly in people...Oh well.

[Ducky192]

I have a lab pit mix more lab than pit but I wasn't sure how she would do as a duck dog. She's probably the best I have owned. Here's a trick I use for a gun shy dog which she was at first I download the sounds of shot guns on the computer and I start at a low volume till she got used to that and kept repeating as the volume came up until it was just about as loud as my real gun it broke her of it quickly

[jehler]

I have a lab pit mix more lab than pit but I wasn't sure how she would do as a duck dog. She's probably the best I have owned. Here's a trick I use for a gun shy dog which she was at first I download the sounds of shot guns on the computer and I start at a low volume till she got used to that and kept repeating as the volume came up until it was just about as loud as my real gun it broke her of it quickly

That mix would make for a great baby retriever! As long as you didn't need the baby alive of course

[Ducky192]

She is probably the sweetest dog I have ever owned, but if you need a baby retrieved give me call

[assateague]

I have a lab pit mix more lab than pit but I wasn't sure how she would do as a duck dog. She's probably the best I have owned. Here's a trick I use for a gun shy dog which she was at first I download the sounds of shot guns on the computer and I start at a low volume till she got used to that and kept repeating as the volume came up until it was just about as loud as my real gun it broke her of it quickly

That mix would make for a great baby retriever! As long as you didn't need the baby alive of course

I said deliver TO hand, not deliver THE hand.

[rebelp74]

[Ducky192]

Good one Assa! I would clap for that one but my right hand had a little errr incident so to speak.