Well I bit the bullet this year and finally got a trained duck dog. I am getting to fat and old to be chasing all these dang ducks in the field, and in an out of skid and pit blinds. I run hunts in Texas and Arkansas and pretty much require a dog.
It was a long road to find a dog as the wife has a Chihauhua and we have small kids so this new dog had to be good around kids and small dogs.
I had a dog lined up for about 8 month in training and 6 weeks before teal season I called the guy and was like I need the dog why is training taking so long. Long story short dog was not taking to training well and the trainer did not tell me this until 6 weeks before teal season!!!!
Now the search begins again. I found Drake from a local trainer and he looked like an awesome dog and the price was right. I went and looked at him a week after other dog fell through and I brought him home.
Wife and kids love him. Chihauhua not so much but she is coming around. Drake pretty much just ignores her barking and craziness.
He came house broken so that was also a huge plus!
I am not crazy about the name drake but I think it is to late to change it as he is a 2 year old dog and part of the hunting commands refer to his name.....oh well..
Pictures are of his first real retrieve during teal season and our first hunt together.
Bonus picture is of the banded dove I shot last weekend that he retrieved as well. I am supper pumped to finally have a good dog.
It was a long road to find a dog as the wife has a Chihauhua and we have small kids so this new dog had to be good around kids and small dogs.
I had a dog lined up for about 8 month in training and 6 weeks before teal season I called the guy and was like I need the dog why is training taking so long. Long story short dog was not taking to training well and the trainer did not tell me this until 6 weeks before teal season!!!!
Now the search begins again. I found Drake from a local trainer and he looked like an awesome dog and the price was right. I went and looked at him a week after other dog fell through and I brought him home.
Wife and kids love him. Chihauhua not so much but she is coming around. Drake pretty much just ignores her barking and craziness.
He came house broken so that was also a huge plus!
I am not crazy about the name drake but I think it is to late to change it as he is a 2 year old dog and part of the hunting commands refer to his name.....oh well..
Pictures are of his first real retrieve during teal season and our first hunt together.
Bonus picture is of the banded dove I shot last weekend that he retrieved as well. I am supper pumped to finally have a good dog.
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