Short breeds for duck

[willtim]

My vote is strongly for a lab if ducks is your priority. Hunted ducks with numerous breeds and while many will get the job done, none will do it to the level of a labrador (I own a wirehair too). Wouldn't limit yourself based of the counter issue just make sure to start training immediately.

It's obvious you have never duck hunted with a Chesapeake.

 

[wcasey755]

It's obvious you have never duck hunted with a Chesapeake.

I’ve read that chessies are not great for your first duck dog. As they can be stubborn. I’ve also read they can have some aggression issues and attach to only a few people?

 

[willtim]

I wrote that tongue in cheek. I love all of the retriever breeds.

 

[JMitchell121]

Get a lab. Lots of great breeders in Washington. Counter surfing comments are just stupid, train the dog. If you can't keep a dog off the counter, good luck training it to be civil in a duck blind. My 2 cents

 

[wcasey755]

Get a lab. Lots of great breeders in Washington. Counter surfing comments are just stupid, train the dog. If you can't keep a dog off the counter, good luck training it to be civil in a duck blind. My 2 cents

Lots of people are misunderstanding the counter surfing part of this. We took in a two year old stray that counter surfed. Wasn’t a duck dog, just a mut. My wife wants the dog to be smaller. That’s literally the only part of it. I totally understand to train the dog. Just have to appease the wife.