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Unread 08-02-2018, 08:57 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by Todd Poer View Post
Mills,


but training a gun dog is different than a retriever, water dog.
Good luck and have fun.
Not to be argumentative Todd but I've trained my last 4 retrievers (Labs) to be gun dogs. My male might not have the grace of a setter on point but he can, and often does, go from retrieving ducks in the morning then working upland birds in the afternoon and doing it with a purpose that produces birds in the bag. He's got great style and he is my meat dog.

Mills, Great looking pup. Do yourself a favor and train him to respond to a whistle. All those books mentioned are great resources but concentrate on obedience first then if he has good genetics put him on birds, plenty of birds. He'll figure it out in no time.
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