Welcoming the big man Hank to Maple Leaf for some training this winter. Such a sweetheart and well socialized 1yr old black lab. I can’t stress enough how important socialization is for dogs and while he has some things that we’re going to be working on, I was very impressed with how well socialized his owners have made him having zero training experience and this being their first gun dog…It makes things go so much smoother for the training process when a dog is socialized to people, places, other dogs and things. Hank will be entering our conditioning Boot Camp to get him in physical shape and start working on basic gun dog program skills. #blacklabrador #gundogtraining #Wisconsin
Goose work
Fun with hunt Chip today. Saw lots of birds start moving once the wind picked up. #gundogtraining #britishlabs #mapleleafkennels
Bird into with puppy.
Bird intro
Items needed-
Check Cord
Dead bird
Puppy
Lucy
“Is 2yrs old too old to start training?”
Simple answer is No, it just might look different during the process lol
Lucy is a 2yr old black lab and really coming along.
Chip
Addison running Chip today. Beautiful weather and great afternoon session. I’ve been demoted to “bumper boy” and I’m ok with that lol
Basic maintenance (Heel)
Quick drill that we can do that’s easy for us and simple for kids to jump in and help out with.
“Off season”
What can we do when the weather outside isn’t “ideal” to be out in for an extended time?
NY hunt morning 1
We rolled in right when the birds started flying. Fog helped keep them down a bit late. Chip getting his workout in on this muddy mess.