Looking at the top three ways in which duck dogs fall apart and leave compliance by the wayside. (Photo By: Tony J. Peterson)
While I have a deep passion for retrievers and waterfowl hunting, I divide my time up between ducks and deer each fall. I love bowhunting whitetails, and there is something that happens each season that reminds me of our dogs.
It involves the frequency of target practice sessions. Throughout the summer, the motivation to try to shoot a few tight groups is easy to come by. But once the hunting season kicks off, it’s much easier to head to my stand than to the target range. I have to remind myself to practice when I can just as easily go hunting.
What does this have to do with dogs? Well, we do the same thing with training. Throughout the summer and the pre-season, we put...