Let me start this post off by saying not ALL retrievers are natural retrievers or hunters...I decided to take the two youngsters (Arya and Nova) up to the field and work on a few things with them. My goal was to first, get Nova comfortable enough with with retrieving or even the concept of putting a wing in her mouth. Nova is NOT a natural...at ALL. Arya is. My other goals were to get them used to bringing it back once they had retrieved it, learning not to chew on it (gentle

This is by far one of my favorite pictures of my husband with two of our fur babies, Kaia and Mila. We were at the river and he was giving them a pep talk before they were released to find the shed that was hidden for them. Most hunting men want to train their dogs to retrieve waterfowl, or pheasant hunt, or shed hunt. It's probably one of the most rewarding things to see your dog find a shed or retrieve something you've shot. The only time I've ever gotten a taste of that w