Lone Duck's Gun Dog Chronicles

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E. 43 Retriever Training: How to Teach Force Fetch (1) Nov 13, 2019

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Pull up a seat, we're going to talk a little force fetch tonight. We get questions every day about force fetch like when do I start? How long does it take? What if my dog is too old, young, soft, stubborn, small, big, etc. Well, tonight we're starting our two part series on every single inch of force fetch. Let us know what you think in our DMs @loneduck.

Thank you to everyone for all the kind words, feedback and reviews. You're awesome and please know you're greatly appreciated.

PS. Had a few technical difficulties with mics tonight, not sure why but please be patient. I'm on it.

E. 42 Master Stashional Recap Nov 06, 2019

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It feels good to be back in action. Apologies for the lull in shows but things were quite busy over the past few weeks, as we'll get into during the show.

Bob and Kevin sit down to review the past few weeks filled with Golden Retriever puppies and a trip to Master National with Memphis, Ember and Cruz. Bob describes the set up for each series and shares how each dog performed. We are proud and humbled with the outcome of this competition and are excited to share it with everyone who supported Lone Duck during The Stashional.

I think this show got a little more emotional than we expected. It's an incredible experience when long hours of hard work and grit pays off. As a bonus, we learn about Bob's bowels, too.

Happy hunting season and hey, cheers to you guys.

E. 41 The Grind: How to be a Dog Trainer Oct 16, 2019

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Tonight's show is a good one and certainly interesting. Bob is down at Blaine Tarnecki's house training and they're gearing up for Master National. We talk through the dogs that are running, how they're getting set for the competition and some solid Q&A. Now, the Q&A that we had come through this week was honestly tough. One of the most asked questions we receive is how to be a dog trainer or how awesome is it to "just play with dogs all day." Well, tonight we lift the hood and share with everyone what it's really like. It's unique and I hope you can appreciate the honesty and transparency we're trying to share.

PS. The audio was a bit funky but I'm working on it.

E. 40 Woodcock Opener and Retriever Q&A Oct 02, 2019

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Howdy folks. Bob and I sat down last night to talk through his morning walking the fields and dense woods alongside friends and some of our favorite dogs. To my surprise, he actually dropped a couple beautiful birds and he breaks down the whole trip for us, it's a pretty good story. Bob and I also discuss a few housekeeping items, including cool Gunner products and Birdie's pregnancy. If you're interested in a red Golden pup, DM us at @loneduck on Instagram.

We also jump into some fantastic Q&A from friends in our community (thanks for writing in and following along!) about all things retriever training and even a little follow up on Huey's Utility Test. We dig into whistle sits, things that can go awry at Junior tests, the best order to run at a test, running blinds and a whole lot more. Crack a cold one, sit down and enjoy-- I know I did.

E. 39 Huey's NAVHDA Test, Big News & First Hunt Feedback Sep 26, 2019

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This week Bob and Kevin review the weekend action over a cold, camo buschhhhh. Bob had an exciting and successful Utility Test with Huey, a gritty, blue collar GSP, so we learn a little about his time with that. We also get to hear about Thinkin' Lincoln's first goose hunt. He did well and it was a great training exercise for everyone involved; we talk about how people could apply this to their own dog's first hunt. Finally, we dig into some big news in the Lone Duck world.

Cheers.

E. 38 The Man, The Myth, Wes Chester. Sep 18, 2019

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Tonight's show features our good friend, Wes Chester. Wes is an incredibly knowledgeable dog trainer down in Georgia and we talk a wholeee lot about HRC tests and what it takes to pass a few of 'em. We also trade a few stories about hunting down south and learn that Wes knows his way around some flooded timber. Bob and I really enjoyed tonight's show and laughed the whole time.

Hey, cheers to hunting season.

E. 37 A Hunt Test Review & Retriever Training Advice Sep 12, 2019

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Wellllllllll it's another fun show of The Gun Dog Chronicles. Bob and Kevin talk through some of the highs and lows from our weekend hunt test with Junior and Senior dogs. Some dogs crushed it and unfortunately, other dogs had off days but hey, that's why training is a continuous, evolving effort. Next we flip on an Instagram live session to answer questions from friends in the training community and dig into a few good discussions.

Let us know how we're doing by DMing us or leaving reviews on iTunes. Cheers to you.

E. 36 Defending the Crown with Clark Kennington Sep 05, 2019

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This week we have our first two-timer with Clark Kennington. Bob and Clark get into a lengthy discussion about how he is gearing up for this year's Super Retriever Series (09/25). Listen carefully because there's a lot of awesome tips and tricks about teaching blinds properly, wagon wheel drill, prepping for the SRS and hunting season, Clark's expectations of the test and a whole lot more. This was a really interesting episode and I hope you enjoy. Cheers to you.

E. 35 The Super Retriever Series is Coming... Aug 28, 2019

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Tonight, Bob and Kevin chat with Shannon Nardi about the upcoming Super Retriever Series. We learn how things first got started almost 20 years ago and all the changes from then until now. Shannon tells throwback stories from shooting Water Dog and even sheds a little light on her 7 month old pup, Peach. We're really excited for the SRS and grateful that we had the chance to catch up with Shannon-- she's certainly a hard working and inspirational person in our industry.

E. 34 It's All Finesse Aug 23, 2019

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Welcome to another fun episode of Lone Duck's Gun Dog Chronicles. This week, Bob and I asked YOU for some questions and boy did we receive some goodies. We had questions range from tips on force fetch, ecollar suggestions, puppy training, verbal vs silent casting, chomping on birds and a lot more. We recorded this show while doing an Instagram Live and if you're ever on there during one, please say hello!

We also want to say thank you to everyone for all the generous compliments, reviews and support we've received for the Gun Dog Chronicles.

Cheers to you.

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