soreshoulder Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 first duck shoot today and we took the 1 and 1/2 yr old spaniel to a duck shoot. On the first drives a duck was downed very close and i let him off the lead to retrieve. He picked it and came back. Later he seemed to be showing alot of interest in a male dog (trying to hump it ) and after would not retrieve anything and kept rolling on the ducks and mouthing them . ME and my gramp have shot pigeons and crow before and he has retrieved them. Could this non retrieving bis be to do with the interest in the male dog or because he got too excited (1st time)?? help cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 To me it sounds like a dominance issue, with your Springer accerting dominance over the Lab. The humping is apparent, but the rolling on the ducks is a scent marking dominance aswell. Personnally I would bring a couple of ducks home in full feather and do some retrieving work out back. NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soreshoulder Posted October 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 i will try next time (if i can hit the bleeding things ) thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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