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Ok.

Thanks for the tip! I actually did this while we were practicing with the live birds and you are right, it worked. I agree that sometimes dogs get a bit confused when people are always barking commands.

Thanks all for your ideas and input. I really appreciate it. I don't pretend to know much about training bird dogs so I appreciate hearing everyone's inputs. Just to give an update: Today we went and bought some pheasants, chukars, and quail at a nearby bird place since I had the afternoon off...

I drove by on highway 34, didn't go up to 212, but they still had checkpoints about 2 weeks ago so you couldn't get onto tribal land.

You don't sound like an ass at all, I appreciate the advice and feedback, that's why I posted. Thank you!

Thanks for your advice! I totally understand what you are saying and I have been looking around trying to find some pigeons or chukars to buy. I will keep looking. We have taught the command to retrieve and we use it every day so I know she understands it, but you are right that we did not use...

Thank you! I really appreciate the help. I will reach out.

This was her first time ever experiencing grouse. She has absolutely no issues with shotgun fire. We introduced gunfire slowly and she has done great with that. I think you are right that she just needs more experience to get more comfortable. I agree, I did not praise her if she did not...

She has not been force fetched or collar conditioned. She's never picked up a duck because I don't hunt them. She's had no problem with the pheasant she retrieved last year and the pheasant wings she has been trained with. I'm considering purchasing some pigeons or chukars locally and trying...

Thanks! hopefully it is just temporary.

I have an 18 month old golden retriever female who has run into an issue. She hunted last year (we are in SD) and she retrieved her first pheasant fine. Due to scheduling conflicts and school, we didn't get to shoot another one last year. This year, we hunted grouse in MT a week ago and she had...

Sounds like a great time!

Thanks for sharing. I am also in Sioux Falls and try to hunt relatively close to home. It has been interesting trying to find dry and accessible land. Great looking dog!

She's about 10 months old, and comes from DeWayne Peterson near Bristol, SD. Her parents were not hunters, just family dogs. Although obviously she is of the "field line" type of golden. We saw a local ad for Golden puppies and the timeline and cost worked out so we got her, even though she...

Thanks! She has been a ton of fun to work with. And now that we have found some birds closer to home (and some drier fields) we can get out a bit more.