Thread: Lab Pup / Duck training pointers?

hey all,

Ive been getting into Duck shooting over the past couple of years and we have recently got a family dog which is a pure bred lab (bitch), which i want to take advantage of the breed for duck shooting season.
shes currently 6.5mths old and ive been taking her to the local beach / inlets etc and she absolutley loves the water which is a good start and
slowly working on her retrieving which is going okay with the likes of getting sticks and bringing then back (to the shore line) and sometimes if shes being good she'll
come back to me.
I wont be shooting this year, but I was thinking once the duck shooting period is on I would like to get my hands on some duck wings to attach to a peice of wood or something similar
for her to retreive to get used to it and the sent.?

any other early training pointers you can suggest or things i can assist to fast track her retrieval skills?

alway i was told the other day that its best to get her out with a trained duck dog to learn the ropes as its likely she'll copy, any use in this?

thanks in advance for any tips

cheers B