breaking when hunting

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Originally Posted by Ray Kirkpatrick

Consider a leash or tie out stake. This will prevent him getting his reward unless you release him.

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I use this every year at the beginning and with young dogs. I don't understand why no one usually wants to do this. Tie them with just enough slack that they give themselves a correction when they bolt! Its amazing how good this works!

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Originally Posted by Duckquilizer

I use this every year at the beginning and with young dogs. I don't understand why no one usually wants to do this. Tie them with just enough slack that they give themselves a correction when they bolt! Its amazing how good this works!

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That hasn't worked for me,they just learn to come out to right before they get choked but they come out every time.

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Originally Posted by Duckquilizer

I use this every year at the beginning and with young dogs. I don't understand why no one usually wants to do this. Tie them with just enough slack that they give themselves a correction when they bolt! Its amazing how good this works!

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I did this and my two year old ended up making a very nice retrieve with the tie out stake and 6' of chain around his neck. Now all my best ducks spots are in close proximity to a large tree. :)

With regard to people saying put your gun down and train while hunting, my dog would only break when I shot, never when anyone else shot. Just something to keep in mind, you'll eventually have to teach steadiness in both scenarios. I think this came about because of the solo pheasant hunting we did.

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Originally Posted by Meleagris1

I did this and my two year old ended up making a very nice retrieve with the tie out stake and 6' of chain around his neck. Now all my best ducks spots are in close proximity to a large tree. :)

With regard to people saying put your gun down and train while hunting, my dog would only break when I shot, never when anyone else shot. Just something to keep in mind, you'll eventually have to teach steadiness in both scenarios. I think this came about because of the solo pheasant hunting we did.

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Goodness, your lucky he didnt drowned in the water dragging all that stuff

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Originally Posted by tejohns3

Goodness, your lucky he didnt drowned in the water dragging all that stuff

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That is partly why I brought this up, just to let others know to be careful with stakes when hunting. I was hunting in a shallow, slow moving creek so it was OK, but now I put him in a remote sit and use some paracord and a hitch knot tied to tree.

Thats a pretty good idea i never thought of using paracord

I told myself not to post on any more breaking threads. Maybe I need to be on a four foot stakeout rope five feet from my computer. ;)

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