So, here I've got myself a rifle, a shotgun, a good-looking dog who receives training well and...I've never been hunting.
She is spayed, 1 year old Lab/GWP cross and loves retrieving and won't give up until she finds it or I drag her away.
We have some rules when we train- when I say "ready" she circles from my right behind me to my left- then the dummy is thrown. If it's in the air I say "fetch" if I let it land then she has to "search it up". But she cheats and watches where it lands.
She's also damn good at sniffing her dummies out. But I need to know how I'm supposed to work with her in the field.
The plan is waterfowl retrieval and upland hunting. From what I understand, the former involves a lot of sitting while the latter involves a bit more work.
Any pointers?! (pun intended, I have no shame)