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I have a 18 month old BLM that I dont believe will ever be accused of being absolutly obsessed with retrieving bumpers but after we get done training and throwing him a couple of fun bumpers to end...

Very nice! Good looking pup you got there

Yes, I did and treated the whole hunt as if it was just another training session and he did better than I could ever have expected from him considering the training he has had. Everything I wanted to...

So what stage in a dogs training would you start taking your dog on actual hunts?

Thank you for yalls input. I had those same concerns but just wanted to get some second opinions from some more experienced handlers. The hunt I am going on is a big company hunt that my uncle puts...

What do you all think about taking my 11 month old BLM on his first hunt this weekend? My concern is that he has not learned the finished retrieve according to smart works and I'm just now starting...

Yes and no. I did not use a rope to help encourage my dog to come to me. So I take it that was my biggest and only mistake. I only used the one to hold him in place without having to give any other...

Evan Grahams smartworks

What happens when you collar condition your dog to the command "here" and he still wont come using continuous stimulation. What I am doing is, first wrapping my check cord around a stake to keep my...

That's pretty funny

Congratulations I can only imagine how proud you are

Prayers sent!

Great job!

Thanks thats what i figured

What size contact points do yall use or recomend for labs? I have a black lab with short to medium length hair that is pretty much the norm for all labs. Thanks

Great!! That's what I needed to hear. Thank you Evan, philbernardi, and everyone else who has chimed in.

I am mainly interested in having a solid dog to hunt waterfowl and dove with and possibly do some hunt test. I dont care to much about ever running him in field trials but that all could change once...

I have only trained one other lab before and with that being said, I wouldnt say i fully trained the dog to his fullest capabilities. I was young, like 14, at the time and took alot of shortcuts...

I know there are ton of topics just like this one and I have read them all. However, I am still in a dellima on which traing program I should stick with. So please bare with me. I have a 5 month BLM...