Do you train every day?

[Ricky Spanish]

Most of the time I go out for 10 minutes at a time.
Twice a day. Morning then evening. When it's cool or not a storm.
My pooch is spoiled on it and has a timer built in where he sort of just shows up and nags me until I cave and grab his duck. It's not training so much as getting him outside to run. Comes in. Lays on cold floor and pants.
It takes about 20 minutes a day to keep Millet where he's always happy and wagging his tail.
Maybe some berries or a little honey. (That really perks him up)
He's spoiled big time.
Yesterday he got his first ice cream.
Oops


Mama says he's bonified.

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[Ricky Spanish]

Bona fide.
Here's a Lil something to remind you all where that comes from.
"I didn't get hit by no train".

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[Ricky Spanish]

There's a lot of "what not to do" here.
You all can sort it out and discuss it among yourselves.

[Duck Engr]

I try to do the same Mike, but mine is usually a very brief outdoor or an indoor session at lunch working on “line manners” since it’s so hot then a session late in the evening. Mornings are best temp-wise, but are just too chaotic with 3 kids under 5 years old at my house. 10 minutes a day beats the pants off of longer sessions once or twice a week.

[Rick]

Heat has us down to about zip here, as even the deep water is hot. If it ever rains again, we'll do a little out in it, but mostly we're on hold until nearly teal time. Hopefully going into our dead period fit enough to come out of it in pretty good shape. But Marsh is now eight, and "we'll see..."

[Duck Engr]

Damn Marsh is 8? Feels like just yesterday he was replacing the coyote.

[Ricky Spanish]

I figured you guys have to keep your dogs minds straight.
If I don't tire him out he's underfoot all day.
Sure is fun having such an animal.
Got lucky. Yankeegray has fine dogs. Millet's sister is a firecracker.
yellow lab .

[Ricky Spanish]

I figured you guys have to keep your dogs minds straight.
If I don't tire him out he's underfoot all day.
Sure is fun having such an animal.
Got lucky. Yankeegray has fine dogs. Millet's sister is a firecracker.
yellow lab .
That's her clearing up some storm damage.

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Might go get some peaches and let the pups visit.
He lives by the peach n apple groves.

[Ricky Spanish]

Careful...where we are at in life it's easy to say "last dog".
It's a bad idea and if you even think it just talk to yankeegray about it. It's in the blood now.

[Ricky Spanish]

Side-tracked by a truck.
I WANT THAT SO BAD!
if you heard it go by you would too it's smooth and you can hear the power. Has headers.

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It's sick they have a red and white one too.
Sigh...I want em both.

[Ricky Spanish]

Had a little moment this morning where I had to "place the dog " and it dawned on me how important the "here" command is.
In the dark out in the woods with a boat packed with decoys being able to place the dog so the boat don't lean is important.
I want you "here" and I point.
We fight for space in the morning and I have to move him around. If he don't want to move you can't move him.
"Here" works.
If you haven't done that ...work on "here".

Another obstacle is when the pooch immediately jumps into the water when you toss the first decoy. Icy water ends it usually.
We worked thru that way back a couple years ago.

[Ricky Spanish]

And here we are again.
He's trying to mind meld and put an idea in my head.
Throw
The
Duck.

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