How to Hunt with Bird Dogs : How to Command a Labrador Retriever to Fetch in the Water

Learn how to hunt with retrievers for duck hunting in this free video.

Expert: Charlie Labarda
Bio: Charlie Labarda age 50, is an expert in hunting fishing, archery, kayaking and many outdoor sports. He is and expert in Trout fishing in Lakes and ponds in Northern Arizona.
Filmmaker: Caleb Labarda

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• training
• hunting
• dogs
• bird-dogs
• dove-hunting
• duck-hunting

[zer0dahero]

Whats wrong with all this vid saying "how to" but don't actually show the how to part. Instead they show an already trained dog doing it. you can tell an untrained dog "go fetch" all day and he will just ignore you. I wish they actually show the how do teach it to them part, as the title implies, instead of showing off their already trained dogs doing it.

[EchosFromaBlankMind]

@jellotree99 You're so right, sounds like your on the right track. My dogs will stay next to me, or even if I place them 5 to 10 yards from me, like if I am in a raised blind, they will be on the outside just watching the action. This allows them to mark better and to also wait until the shooting is done, as you said if there are is a group of birds flying & you knock down one, they may circle around thinking the other duck landed, and I can then take another shot. A running dog may flare them.

[jellotree99]

@EchosFromaBlankMind I used Evan Graham's methods. Worked great! I trained my Lab (she's just over a year old now) to stay put in her blind or beside me until I say go. Sometimes when hunting geese, you can call birds back after you've shot a couple. She'll wait through all of that. Great thing to teach so your dog isn't running/swimming around the decoys down range while birds are coming and possible shooting is going to start.

[wrestle140]

fetch fetch fetch SHUT UP DUDE. "come over here" your KIDDING ME!

[polimilas]

My dog does the same. I dont use gesture. Just say "hold" he holds until I say go !

[jaarpo]

have you tryd to wait a bit after the cast? .. I Have a untrained black lab Dixi soon 5 years. First time i tryd this it took like 3 catch until she understand what to do and she can waite until i say its ok.. and i must say i have notic she like it alot spec if its in water or in high gras so she cant se it

[EchosFromaBlankMind]

This guy is a backyard trainer at best. I laugh how he says "I don't mind him dropping the bird and shake" Does this guy even hunt birds, if you have a viable crippled bird and the dog drops it, it could take off or get back into the water, prolonging the retrieve or even losing the bird if it can get to water and start diving. There are so many things wrong with this. You need to view Pat Nolan or Evan Grahams videos to see what a real trainer and a good dog are supposed to be, not this guy!

[nikola911x]

First i have to say that it is NOT A PURE BREED LABRADOR. It is probably a GSP X LAB MIX. It was not an water retrieve because the dog wasnt swimming :D. All in all bad training with mediocrete dog equals BAD DOG.

[toby725717]

get the book , THE WATER DOG , cant go wrong

[Blizzard23434]

Whats a good way to starting training with my dog