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Offline AspenBud

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Dunfur Kennel
« on: May 09, 2014, 03:38:25 PM »
Does/has anyone have/had a dog out of this kennel? If so, how did/do you like the dog and do you use it for any kind of light duty duck hunting in addition to upland?

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Re: Dunfur Kennel
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2014, 03:53:36 PM »
Dan Hoke is a highly respected pointer trainer and field trialer. A trained pointer should be capable of light duty early/warm season duck hunting. Most of the training for ducks is simple exposure and most pointer trainers don't do much duck hunting related training exposure. Doesn't mean they can't or won't, simply means they go out and train pointers all day which typically doesn't include setting up duck hunting scenarios and training drills. Far too time consuming.

Going to someone who knows how to train and FF a pointer that trains retrievers as a primary focus would make a better all around trained dog in my opinion. Ryan Fortier who started with a pointing lab kennel trainer, Conway Kennels would probably be my first two calls unless Hoke had a good breeding/pedigree pup you like and want to start it pointing and do ducks later.
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Re: Dunfur Kennel
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2014, 04:00:05 PM »
Dan Hoke is a highly respected pointer trainer and field trialer. A trained pointer should be capable of light duty early/warm season duck hunting. Most of the training for ducks is simple exposure and most pointer trainers don't do much duck hunting related training exposure. Doesn't mean they can't or won't, simply means they go out and train pointers all day which typically doesn't include setting up duck hunting scenarios and training drills. Far too time consuming.

Going to someone who knows how to train and FF a pointer that trains retrievers as a primary focus would make a better all around trained dog in my opinion. Ryan Fortier who started with a pointing lab kennel trainer, Conway Kennels would probably be my first two calls unless Hoke had a good breeding/pedigree pup you like and want to start it pointing and do ducks later.

Since I only hunt upland at the moment duck hunting would be a minor requirement for me. But some days the puddles are closer to home, you know?

Found out one of my dogs is dying from cancer the other day and while I'm not going to be in the market for a while I figured I may as well start researching breeders.

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Re: Dunfur Kennel
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2014, 06:48:56 AM »
Although I am a retriever guy, I don't live that far from Dan at Dunfur and have seen his dogs at work on numerous occasions.
Dog and or training from Dan would be $$ well spent.
Spent most of my $$ on huntin, fishin & retrievin dogs, the rest I just pretty much wasted.

 


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