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First pass towards his junior title!
Hope he passes tomorrow!

And a quick pic when we got home.

He got his second pass today! !

Congrats, that takes some time, work and a good dog.

Thank you.
Well, back to hunting this morning before work.
My helper on my truck is getting into duck hunting and he shot 3, and I got 4. All mallards.
Trap retrieved 2 doubles.
He is up to 37 ducks now counting the 8 at the hunt test.

Trophy shot from this morning.

Goose 4!

What's the deal guys?
So many views, and so few comments.

Am i doing okay with training and loving my first hunting dog or am i screwing up?
I was hoping to show trap's new life with me and what i am doing with him, having thoughts of some input on what were doing, right or wrong.
Too much family dog, not enough focus on training?
Don't wanna screw him up.

If you were screwing up, I'm pretty sure someone would let you know.

Point taken.
It just seemed one sided with me posting progress/life pics and no comments. Was hoping taking a shower with him didn't give him a gay complex! !!

Too much information.

He's doing great as are you clearly. Lee got him started and your continuing that to good result. Junior passes don't come to chit dogs. You have every right to be proud.

My new dog should be back in another week or so.

+1, there's not much to say. I've owned some Labs and still got a couple. I don't see how you could expect much more. Some Labs, a lot from what I've seen, will never be as good as he looks to be right now.

Thanks guys, I'm trying to be a good dad! Just got home from sonic. I got a chocolate malt milkshake, and trap had a small cup of vanilla ice cream.
And we will be in the duck blind in the morning.

Oh, where's your dog? a trainer?

Yes my new lab is out of Rocking M labs in Eatonville Wa. He's getting a little tune up as he had a few months off. Awesome black lab with super bloodlines and good skills just a little rusty due to down time. My work schedule has been crazy and waterfowl season is in full swing so I'm having Bryant do the clean up work so we can get out hunting sooner.

Bryant and Cindy produce some awesome dogs. He was going to be Bryant's meat dog but Bryant ended up with a killer female yellow that he is going to try to get a master national title on as well as the dogs he trains for others so I got a good deal.

Mostly a meat dog for me but I plan to run some junior trials with him and if he progresses well then hopefully seniors and maybe masters in time. His sister had a clean sweep of her junior passes and will start seniors next year but is showing capability to do master level passes.

Going out to see him and do a little training Saturday so I will try to get some pictures.

Would love to see him. How old?
Im not going to travel to get trap his titles, so we will run only when the hunt tests are here.
If he does his part, we should do a clean 2 passes to finish his junior in the spring, then senior next fall.
I feel pretty confident he could pass senior now, if they don't ding me for handles.
Trap has a block on how far to run on a blind retrieve. He goes out about as far as i can throw a bumper and turns around like he's thinking "okay, this is as far as you can throw, where is it?"
We will work on distance alto this year.

Trap is up to 40 ducks and 4 geese so far. We got just 1 this morning before work called.
We are doing all the training with no e collar too.
He learns very fast and seems like he wants to do what i tell him.
He's just too smart.

Where's the pics?
Supposed to be down to around 12 degrees tonight.
Hope traps avery vest keeps him warm.

Saturday was literally raining sideways so no pics were taken. Onyx may be home Wednesday if I get a chance to get up there, otherwise Thursday for sure.

He hates the vest. He won't run physco after a duck, and walks like there is a stick up his butt.
Duck 46. Live action baby. !

Pic later. Photobucket problems.
It was cold enough that after some jerky, he had a droolcicle.

This new photobucket is driving me nuts.
Lets see if i got it right yet..

YES!