Introducing your dog to water and duck hunting is a simple, but critical feat. A duck dog has a life built around the idea of water, and how you go about training a duck dog puppy to love the game of retrieving makes all the difference in waterfowl hunting.
Many duck hunters make critical errors when introducing a duck dog to the water. Every duck hunter who trains a duck dog comes to the time when they must introduce a duck dog to water for the first time.
This training video features Clark Kennington, a nationally renowned hunting retriever trainer who owns Kennington Retrievers. Many of his hunting retrievers have reached national acclaim. The segment is part of Mossberg’s Rugged American Hunter series produced by Jason Cruise.
What you’ll see in this video is how to introduce a duck dog hunting retriever puppy to water. This puppy has never seen water before, and you’ll be amazed at the progress.