Any other poodles here? A journey into training a poodle for waterfowl...

Clarinath Member Joined Oct 2010 Posts 13256 EE 100% (3) WI, USA	Posted: 10/10/2017 1:59:24 PM EDT [Last Edit: Clarinath] I decided on a poodle, so I will try to chronicle his training and evolution. Attached File Bringing him home. Attached File His first meal at his new house Attached File Glamour shot Attached File His first bath Attached File His first haircut to make him look like a poodle
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Clarinath Member Joined Oct 2010 Posts 13263 EE 100% (3) WI, USA	Posted: 10/10/2017 2:06:51 PM EDT [#1] Attached File His first bird retrieve at 9 weeks Attached File Meeting his first pheasant Attached File Meeting his first goose
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Clarinath Member Joined Oct 2010 Posts 13264 EE 100% (3) WI, USA	Posted: 10/10/2017 2:22:39 PM EDT [#2] So far it has been lots of fun working with a non lab or shorthair (my two previous gun dogs). Poodles are very smart, and it can be a challenge getting past his blockheadedness. His prey drive is amazing and he fetches whatever I want him to fetch. It has been a fun adventure.
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Smallbore_Freak RIP Cooper 11-4-16 Joined Nov 2002 Posts 3598 EE 100% (6) OH, USA	Posted: 10/10/2017 4:00:14 PM EDT [#3] Looks like you have a good dog on your hands . I've only ever had Labs but my neighbor (when I was a kid) had a Standard Poodle that was his duck hunting dog, he was a great retriever.
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greybear Abysmal Snowman Joined Feb 2008 Posts 1850 EE 100% (4) AK, USA	Posted: 10/10/2017 4:14:09 PM EDT [#4] They ran the Iditarod so why not. link
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Clarinath Member Joined Oct 2010 Posts 13270 EE 100% (3) WI, USA	Posted: 10/10/2017 5:04:48 PM EDT [#5] Probably one of the best known hunting poodles out there... Louter Creek Hunting Poodle "Cooper" Water Retrieves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StMENSFvuFY
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Wolf1952

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Posted: 10/29/2017 11:44:11 PM EDT

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I never hunted birds with my two miniatures. They wear the best Squirrel dogs I ever had. I used to carry then in the game pocket of my hunting jacket when they wear little. They’d tree a Squirrel right now.

You got to remember Poodles wear water fowl hunting dogs from Germany a long time ago, the French are the ones that Pussyfied them. You got to keep that matte hair trimmed or it will drown them.

Wolf

.308 Isn't an area code, but it can still make long distance calls.
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Any other poodles here? A journey into training a poodle for waterfowl...

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