The Gun Dog Blog | Lone Duck Outfitters

The love of the water is essential to your young gun dog's success! Introducing your new puppy to water is simple, but if the proper precautions aren't taken, you can be setting yourself up for failure. With these easy to...

In this month's article, Joe Overby of Candler Creek Retrievers, delivers some helpful tips and reminders for when you're handling your gun dog in the field. Joe has many years of experience in the retriever game and has handled countless dogs...

Bugging is the act in which a gun dog refuses to look straight ahead when they're being lined up for a blind retrieve. Their head will swing from left to right or up and down. The dog avoids looking straight...

 Your research has been done, a well-bred puppy has been purchased, you have spent countless hours with the puppy socializing, playing, and introducing him to sights sounds and the wonderful world of retriever training. Now that he has reached 6...

Buying your first gun dog is an exciting experience. You're bringing a new responsibility into your life, and it's important that you are ready. You will be sharing the blind with your new hunting partner for many years, so it's...

Pups in Progress...  What does your new puppy and a penny have in common? They both have a head and a tail! This article strives to keep your new pup's tail wagging and his head in the game! Whether you...

Crate training is one of the first imortant things your new puppy will learn. It's also one of the most important! Here is how we do it!

Our simple four phase method to Heel will get your unruly beast rigth by your side!