Featured Retriever Training Articles

Featured Article: Deke, the new DU puppy makes first waterfowl retrieve

Deke, the newest Ducks Unlimited family member, is six months into his lifelong training regiment.  At heel, he patiently waited for his trainer and Wildrose Kennel owner, Mike Stewart to send him on the most-significant retrieve of his or any waterfowl dog's life – his first real duck. [read more]

The Right Stuff

• Retriever Training Videos as Seen On DU TV Join Drake, the DU dog, and Trainer Mike Stewart for all new training tips that will have your lab ready for the upcoming hunting season. Watch them online for free!

  Puppy Selection I
• Puppy Selection II

Back to Basics

• Balance in Training

• The Training Plan I
• The Training Plan II

• 10 Pitfalls in Retriever Training I
• 10 Pitfalls in Retriever Training II

• Retriever Training: What Not To Do

Advanced Retriever Training

• Delivery to Hand I
• Delivery to Hand II
• Delivery to Hand III

• Marking Enhancement I
• Marking Enhancement II
• Marking Enhancement III: Memories
• Marking Enhancement IV:
  Distance Extensions
• Marking Enhancement V: Lining

"The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this Earth will ever be."                                                 -Konrad Lorenz

• Puttin' on the Polish

• Steadying the Retriever I
• Steadying the Retriever II

On the Hunt

• Marking off the Gun
• Preparing a Retriever for Duck Hunting
• The Fundamentals of Blind Retrieves
• Five Key Points for Training Retrievers
• Common Problems, Practical Solutions for Serious Hunting Mistakes
• Canine Encounters of the Wrong Kind
• Adding Polish and Style
• Better Blind Retrieves
• The Essential Golden
• The Unholy Time Schedule

Summer Training

• Summer Dog Training Tips
• Heat Stroke Prevention & Treatment

A Retriever's Prayer "Dear Lord: Please watch over our humans, they are so weak. They have no claws or teeth, they can't run fast or fly away, neither can they burrow or build a nest in which to be safe. They smell bad, do strange things that aren't altogether intelligent, have no real ability to communicate with us, although we are able to figure out what they want." -Author Unknown

Special thanks to:

Mike Stewart
Wildrose Kennels
The Gentleman's Gundog™
Trainer of Drake, the DU Dog
www.uklabs.com