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2 yr old chesapeake for waterfowl this fall

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shorthair15:
here is my new hunting buddy maggie. this will be here first yr waterfowl hunting. had her trained at waterdog university. unfortunately the trainer retired so no refresher training. she seems to remember her training. i know it will be a learning curve for not only her but me as well. this is ny first waterfowl dog. but ive hunted mainly upland with my shorthair but he passed on a few yrs ago but ive done alot of waterfowl hunting so im not new to this. tried to post a pic of her? not sure why it wont add it.

2MANY:
Probably will wind up being your most memorable bird dog.

Great choice.

Hvalkjott:
Maggie is a beautiful color!  I am a Chesapeake lover.  Mine is about the same age, she will be two in November. I have had a few labs over my years and they're good dogs but the loyalty you get from a Chesapeake is hard to beat.  I have trained all of my duck dogs from start to finish.  They can be a frustrating breed but they are hands down some of the best waterdogs out there.  My best hunter I ever had was back in the 90s it was my first Chesapeake and she was an east of a dog. No fear and relentless in finding a bird. My new pup is much more calm and timid and cautious. You never know what the personality will be until you get there. She is birdy and loves when we work live birds like pigeon.  My best advice for keeping her up to speed on a working relationship is to work her a minimum 15 min a day. I like to switch it up from just walking at heal like we are jumping ducks to 5 to 6 blind retrieves.  I have found the more I use hand commands the better and faster she is to trust my direction. This will be my dogs first season in the blind as well.  We have spent quite a lot of time just sitting in a blind blowing a call to a dry field.  Toss a bumper or two but mainly I am getting her ready to sit tight and wait.   I am no expert but have learned how to train from a friend that was a field trial trainer.  If you have a question feel free to PM me.

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Nice looking dog.

Special T:
My first 2 hunting dogs were chessies love the breed and loved the fact that they were great gaurd dogs in the off season.. my last one could snifff out and trap a crackhead in a car like a blue tick with a cat in a tree. Great open water and cold weather dog. Have fun, enjoy yhier idiosyncratic traits.

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