Hunting With Your Lab - Gun Dog Practice Hunt

[@tonylarkfly]

Ethan, I’ve been following your efforts with Sprig, specifically, following the flush and shot- not seeing the bird flight. I think Sprig is a natural pointing lab!!! He’s not hesitating, he pointing. I know you want him to flush, and see the bird escape. If that is what you want him to do, maybe, initially, leave him on point and you flush and shoot. This way his attention is on your action and the birds flight. I’m a 79 yr old lab lover and bird hunter. I wish I had Sprig. He works close, quarters nicely, stays within range, and he points. He would give me enough time , to get there (smile). Thanks for your training videos tony

[@StandingStoneKennels]

Thanks for watching! I also am a true pointing breed fan and sprig is not pointing... he lacks confidence in the flushing part of his job which will come shortly! I like your thought process with the marking portion! In just one more session he is already doing 99% better!

[@DrewCrabb1231]

Going through all this with a young Chessie currently. Always great to see them doing their thing!

[@dawsonjohnke1776]

How stubborn is your chessie

[@DrewCrabb1231]

@@dawsonjohnke1776 I'd say more "opinionated" than stubborn. Mostly it's just a matter of showing him what end result I want and he goes about it in his own particular way. But it's getting to the point where the second we hit the fields that switch flips and he just drops into business mode.

[@dawsonjohnke1776]

@@DrewCrabb1231 my chessie everything has to be his idea or he has to be in the mood like getting out of or in the truck it has to be when he wants to and training he has to be in the mood

[@dawsonjohnke1776]

@@DrewCrabb1231 he listens better in the field then at home

[@rodneyholthaus4622]

Very nice video so cool seeing a Lab pointing I have a 11 year Chocolate that will point not all the time of course but I would say about 50%. Working on a 8 month Chocolate female to do the same,

[@MrBhennessy]

How do you get your lab to work across, back and forth like that versus straight out? My five year old is a great hunter, but at times wants to work straight out instead of across. Would love to teach him how to work across the field. Thanks for any suggestions.

[@trevinoutdoors8956]

Labs are good at hunting everything. My lab hunts pheasants rabbits squirrels woodcock ducks geese. Hes definitely a flushing dog.

[@caseyjackson5173]

Nice work. What type of birds are you planting? Can they differentiate pheasants from chuckers?

[@brettschultz2757]

Do you have any videos on how to keep the dog closer? My lab does well but gets too far out from time to time. Great video!

[@bradholomek9493]

I like the pointing in sprig, I have a pointing lab. Is the breeder of the dog a kennel?

[@StandingStoneKennels]

River Stone Kennels! He is not a pointing lab, and isn’t pointing anymore. He just lacked a little confidence in his flushing to start with!

[@bradholomek9493]

Thanks, River stone kennel is about an 1 hour drive from where I live. Have you got dogs from them before?

[@StandingStoneKennels]

This is our first, but they are great people give them a call!

[@nagazinafireworks7594]

How do you place the birds in the field without them flying away

[@SACRIVERM0]

My duck dog is doing this exact thing. Never had to flush birds. He is having trouble understanding the flush. He is using his noise great just doesn’t understand what’s going one when the bird flushes. Just more birds in front of him?

[@spredmore8260]

is he 8 or 7 months? 0:32

[@StandingStoneKennels]

8 months old! Whoops 😬 didn’t update the lower third.

[@kevinjoubert7545]

I know this is an old video, but wondering what birds you are planting? Are they pigeons? Chukars? I can't tell from the film. They don't look like pheasants. They appear to be holding well, just curious.

[@CakewalkHootenanny]

I love your videos. I love dogs too and labs are my favorite. Do you have a lot of ticks? I wonder how you prevent/treat. Perhaps you could address this on a video in the future. Thanks for sharing

[@heldenkatze]

how heavy is sprig at 7 months old?

[@dominicmassaconi6160]

Nice

[@birddog83]

.12 or 20 gauge ?

[@StandingStoneKennels]

20!

[@oliverhotaling]

My lab doesn’t like to hunt for some reason 👁👄👁

[@iNCO42]

👁️👄👁️

[@zakattack467]

Kinda sad there are no natural birds out there

[@aponapon6327]

please dont kill birds

[@hunterdude7894]

❄️

[@danboone5672]

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