I hunted with lots of dogs some come from trainers and some from guys who trained them
By far 100% dogs trained by owners of dog were better dogs!!
I have hunted with D's dog and that mule is a machine!! Sucker picks up 2-3 ducks at a time...
I have been on 3 hunts of opening day in my life with dogs that came from trainers
Dog #1 ; Little Chenier about 20 years ago my cousin got his prize field breed lab (3k) back from training for opening of duck season!!
1st 3 shots this dog took off like lighting and we never saw him for 3 days
Dog #2 ; 2010 Rice field, buddy just got his prize 7k total with training dog back and never seen a dog get beat so much because it did not know what a duck was!! Would not pick up birds
Dog #3 2012 Rice Field, Dog was a trainers for 8months and buddy was bragging about how bad azz this dog was and showed me some trials he won that summer ( yada yada yada) This dog retrieved more decoys and tangled up more decoys than he got ducks!!
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