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This site is dedicated to my current Yellow Lab "HOMER"
Sunrise in the blind. Nothing is more enjoyable than sharing it with your friends and a well trained Retriever. This blog is a journal of how I trained my first gun dog "Homer". I am in no way a professional trainer, but in less than a year, using only 4 DVD's , I trained Homer. Homer will do blind retrieves well over 150 yards away and he's just over 1 year old. Training him has built an inseparable bond between us. Homer is strictly a hunting retriever we do not compete in field trials. Training your own dog is a ton of fun, you will save thousands of dollars, and the bond created is 100 times better than sending him to a "PRO". Below is a picture of me and Homer with his first Mallard. I hope this site will help you decide to train your own gun dog.
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Last night I kind of ran through all my posts. What I noticed is I’m not expressing the most important thing of all in training Homer, hunting dog training IS A LOT OF FUN!!!!!Training him is almost as much fun as hunting. It’s been a real joy to watch him grow from clumsy unsure pup […]
How can I make this blog better? My passion is helping you train a great hunting retriever. I really want some comments form you on what subjects you would like to see on this site. I’m having such a great time training Homer that I want you to enjoy training your dog as much as […]
This post is for those who like me, upland hunt in snake country. The Rattlesnake is a huge menace for upland game dog’s early in the season. They are active in the West well into November. Dogs are very curious about the sound the Rattlesnake makes. Very often they will stick […]
Our last limit for the year. The Mallard was a 100+ yard blind. I sent Homer along the river bank about 90 yards , over 20 yards of water to a sandbar, fetch and return. GREAT JOB HOMER. NO STICK CHASER WOULD HAVE MADE THAT RETRIEVE!!!!!