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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: Duckgtr on June 02, 2016, 06:24:59 AM

Title: Finally after 5 years
Post by: Duckgtr on June 02, 2016, 06:24:59 AM

I haven't been able to hunt over my own dog since I joined the military because I haven't had the time with op tempos. After searching for the last year or so I was finally able to add a new addition to my duck huntin arsenal and family. I drove to California to pick up a chessie pup shes, not the first but will be the first I trained. I previously hunted with the chessies my dad trained. Shes 10 months old and full of spunk. The original owners didn't hunt or take her out much so good thing she didn't learn any bad habits. I took her to a lake while down there where she swam for the first time which took all of 20 minutes before she wasn't hesitant to retrieve the dummy. Got back up to my house here and threw the dummy at the river where she effortlessly swam across even with the current to retrieve the dummy. Now for the obedience training

Title: Re: Finally after 5 years
Post by: YoungFowler on June 02, 2016, 02:25:46 PM

Congrats on the new dog! Hope training goes well!!

Title: Re: Finally after 5 years
Post by: CoryTDF on June 02, 2016, 02:28:36 PM

 :IBCOOL: :tup:

Title: Re: Finally after 5 years
Post by: johnsc6 on June 03, 2016, 02:09:03 PM

good luck, it's rewarding and once your done you'll never hunt without one   :tup:

Title: Re: Finally after 5 years
Post by: BD1 on June 03, 2016, 02:22:26 PM

Congrats...you will be like many of us saying "If there isn't room for dog...there isn't room for me"  :tup:

Title: Re: Finally after 5 years
Post by: Curly on June 03, 2016, 02:26:25 PM

Congrats.  Sounds like a great dog. :tup:

Title: Re: Finally after 5 years
Post by: Duckgtr on June 03, 2016, 04:47:47 PM

Thanks shes a stubborn one but that's chessie's

Quote from: johnsc6 on June 03, 2016, 02:09:03 PM

good luck, it's rewarding and once your done you'll never hunt without one   :tup:

I hear ya I used to have a dog when I lived in Ca and hunted the sac valley refuges all the time. My last season with her was my best totaling over 300 birds for her and me harvesting 189.

Quote from: BD1 on June 03, 2016, 02:22:26 PM

Congrats...you will be like many of us saying "If there isn't room for dog...there isn't room for me"  :tup:

Its funny because only one of my buddy's I hunt with own a dog so it all works out.

Title: Re: Finally after 5 years
Post by: Mark251 on June 04, 2016, 03:15:19 PM

Great looking dog  :tup:

Title: Re: Finally after 5 years
Post by: JJD on June 07, 2016, 09:42:10 AM

Duckgtr
Hope you both have a ball and enjoy some great hunts together.

A casual observation; Smart move keeping your pup on a long lead during early training.  Just a suggestion, make a long lead of floating line for water work.  Less chance of your pups paws and legs getting tangled in it if it's on top of the water.

Title: Re: Finally after 5 years
Post by: Duckgtr on June 07, 2016, 11:44:46 AM

Thanks. Yeah when I send her out across the river I hold the lead until the very end for that reason but a floating lead would definitely be better. luckily this one doesn't sink too fast and the current helps keep it away from her. I do look forward to taking her out this season I hope if she's ready. So far with the primer shells it doesn't bother her. Even when my neighbor was shooting his pistol didn't she doesn't seem to care.

Title: Re: Finally after 5 years
Post by: BigGoonTuna on June 08, 2016, 06:00:08 AM

nice looking dog!  sounds like you're probably just down the road from me.  i've got a boat but my dog's a lousy hunter(probably more of a reflection of her owner...).

Title: Re: Finally after 5 years
Post by: Duckgtr on June 08, 2016, 08:33:26 AM

Thank you. I live off vail loop. Ive got a 14 foot flat bottom ive been using