So you would like to have your retriever !
Well, very good idea. It is much fun to hunt with your own retriever dog and the dog is always ready and anxious to go hunting with you.
What dog should I get ?
Well my personal choice is a Labrador. I like those dogs because they are friendly with you and your family and friends, but don’t be mistaken they will protect the whole family against intruders, they can get mean at times.
They are easy to train. They are sturdy. They generally have good health. They won’t shy from cold water.
If you want to train one I suggest that you get him when he is young, as soon as he can leave the litter. I had 2 dogs that I got at that age and they where both very good retriever, I used to take them grouse and pheasant. hunting also and they did a great job at flushing and retrieving. I had a couple more that I got at about 9 month and I could never train them properly !
So It is much easier if you get the dog young.
The Labrador is the most popular dog in North America, according to the American Kennel Club,
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Beside the Labrador, you could also consider a Chesapeake Bay. This dog is even sturdier than the Labrador but maybe a little more stubborn and a little more difficult to train.
What is needed to train your dog?
If you are to be serious about it, I suggest first thing a book on dog training and the top book on retriever training is.
: water dog By Richard Wolters
This book is very well illustrated and very easy to read and follow.
The same author as also written gun dog, specialy dedicated to pointer dog training
and also
family dog
You will also need, leash, whistle, dummies and maybe you would like to have the dummy launcher trainer, Retrieve-R-Trainer Dummy Launcher combines the sound of the shot with the flight of the dummy. Varying distances from 100' to 250' can be attained accurately and easily by using different power loads and dummies that is a great tool for training your retriever find it hereA leash, a whistle and maybe a remote training collar. Latest news on HUNTING DOG.These news are provided by These news updated every 15 minutes when available.


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