Key Strategies to Develop an Improved Duck Dog For Your Upcoming Duck Hunting Vacations

Key Strategies to Develop an Improved Duck Dog For Your Upcoming Duck Hunting Vacations

Do you know what makes a good retriever for the duck hunting vacations? Well, for starters, there is an evident belief that a dog will run away on its genetic tendency to rescue. Beyond that, duck hunters have the dog’s need to hunt while the object to be recovered is not eagerly seen or obtainable. The dog usually needs to have a good nose and eyesight, and high level of intellect.

Any well-bred duck dog breed must have these attributes. Always keep in mind that bad training can damage a potentially amazing dog and proper training can make a strong hunting dog from an ordinary puppy. This post will guide the hunters on what all it takes to get your duck dog in shape before the very first shot goes off this hunting season. So, let us get started with the foundation upon which each gun dog develops.

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Unveiling the Key Strategies to Develop an Improved Duck Dog For Your Upcoming Duck Hunting Vacations:

•Act Smartly: Having a good retriever on any duck hunting vacations is a joy to have in the blind; a badly trained dog can become more of a liability on the field. Whether you are inside the blind, on a boat incline or around the camp, basic training essentials are the keystones to any completed gun dog. Besides the basics comes along an important rule for the owner that is to keep your dog under control. If your duck dog is not properly trained to sit, come and heel on command then, you are not in full control of the situation. These commands are the basics and usually the easiest to train. However, you should strengthen them to maintain the control in the dog. If you do not use these basic commands and act smartly then, they are of no use in the hunting field. Always make sure to keep your dog under full control. Act smartly when you and your duck dog are around the other dogs, situation or hunters wherein your full focus may not be on the dog. Open the kennel and then keep your eye glued on the dog when it takes care of business. When they are done, keep the dog back into the kennel until it is the time to go afield.

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•Here Command: The “come” or “here” command are the ones that professional Texas duck hunting guides begin their hunting expedition with. This is possibly the first command that waterfowlers teach to a puppy and the most vital command every duck dog must know. Although this command is drilled quite early and frequently, it must not be released in the later training sessions. Experienced duck hunters reinforce these commands for a few minutes at the beginning of the training session. This becomes easy for the dog, as it requires zero pressure and the recurrence drills it deep into the dog’s mind so when the hunters make a three-whistle blast, the dog breaks back from whatever he is doing and beelines straight towards the hunters’ side.

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•Be Quiet: The agreement from most professional duck dog trainers is to stop vocalization behavior before it takes hold. Some hunters believe that certain dogs have a tendency to be more vocal compared to the other dogs and few trainers believe that the problem is an outcome of missed opportunities to improve the behavior through the dog’s early growth.

Bark collars work wonders for stopping vocalization, usually swallowing the problem speedily. If you are going to make use of a bark collar then, ensure that you leave it on the dog for some days so that he gets used to with the device. After some days, turn on the collar and allow the healing to start. Never take the collar off if you feel that the dog can vocalize if the collar is not around his neck. This will help you understand that what exactly sets your duck dog off for vocalization. As the problem gets solved and your dog companion is silent, but do not consider the job fully done. Find a collar which has barksuppression and training motivation features.

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•Keep the Dog Steady: Even the best-trained duck hunting dogs will break at some point because there is just too much for a dog to take in few minutes and before you actually know it, they are hard-charging after a cripple scooting through a rice field way before you commanded to “fetch.â€? Keeping your duck hunting dog steady is a very time-consuming process for the dog. Hunters can achieve this characteristic through drills, repetition and enforcement training during the dog training cycle. To keep your dog away from believing that every duck is his, you should show him the opposite. As you start the training session, throw some bumpers in front of you when you stand on the line. If your duck dog tries to chase one down then, make an instant rectification and bring it back to heel at the line. Once you have tossed a few dummies, place the dog on the line while you retrieve them. Shooting the popper blanks with a shotgun while you are throwing the dummies will amplify the enticement and enable for correction.

So, make sure to integrate these strategies in your dog to improve his duck retrieving skills on your upcoming duck hunting vacations in Texas.

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