Dokken Dead Fowl Trainer - Spruce Grouse
The Dokken Dead Fowl Trainer Spruce Grouse is an exceptional training tool designed to help you teach your hunting dog realistic and effective retrieval techniques. With its lifelike design and attention to detail, this trainer is ideal for reinforcing proper bird-handling skills, whether on land or in water. Created by renowned hound dog trainer Tom Dokken, this trainer has been rigorously tested over five years with hundreds of hunting dogs, showing remarkable success in developing ideal retrieval habits. Whether you’re training for hunting or perfecting general bird retrieval techniques, this trainer is built to ensure a successful outcome.
Key Features:
Realistic Design:
The Dokken Dead Fowl Trainer Spruce Grouse features a soft, natural-feel foam body that closely mimics the texture of a real bird. This realistic design provides an authentic training experience, helping your dog learn how to properly pick up, carry, and deliver a bird. The foam body is designed to feel similar to a real bird, ensuring your dog gets the proper feedback during training.
Scent-Injectable Foam Body:
To enhance realism, the foam body of the Spruce Grouse trainer is scent-injectable. This allows you to simulate the natural scent of a real spruce grouse, making the training even more realistic and beneficial. By introducing the bird's natural scent, you help your dog develop scent recognition, which is essential for successful hunting and retrieval.
Durable Construction:
The Spruce Grouse trainer is built from durable polyurethane foam, designed to withstand the rigors of frequent training sessions. The foam is soft on your dog's mouth while also durable enough to last through regular use. The hard plastic head and feet are free-swinging, encouraging your dog to hold the bird properly and preventing unwanted shaking, which reinforces correct retrieval behavior.
Floats on Water:
Perfect for water-based training, the Spruce Grouse trainer floats, even when punctured. This feature makes it ideal for training your dog to retrieve birds from water, whether you're training in lakes, ponds, or rivers. Its buoyancy ensures your dog will get the full waterfowl training experience, helping to refine both land and water retrieval skills.
Hard, Free-Swinging Head Prevents Shaking:
One of the standout features of the Spruce Grouse trainer is its free-swinging hard plastic head and feet, which mimic the natural movements of a real bird. This design discourages your dog from shaking the bird, reinforcing the correct behavior of picking up and holding the bird properly. This helps prevent bad habits and promotes the ideal carry technique, ensuring your dog retrieves the bird safely and efficiently.
Realistic Weight:
The Spruce Grouse trainer is designed to replicate the weight of a real bird, weighing approximately 10 oz. This realistic weight helps your dog develop proper muscle memory and strengthens the correct carrying technique. With the trainer's weight closely matching a real bird's, your dog learns to handle the bird in the most natural way possible.
Specifications:
Size:
Approximately 4" in diameter (11" girth)
13" long from tip of the bill to tip of the tail
Weight:
Approximately 10 oz
Material:
Durable polyurethane foam with hard plastic head and feet
Floatability:
Floats even when punctured, perfect for waterfowl training
Scent Injection:
Foam body is scent-injectable to simulate a real spruce grouse scent
What’s Included:
1 x Dokken Dead Fowl Trainer Spruce Grouse
The Dokken Dead Fowl Trainer Spruce Grouse is an essential tool for any serious hunting dog trainer. Its realistic design, durability, and floating ability make it perfect for both land and water training. Whether you're working on land-based retrieval skills or refining your dog’s waterfowl training, this trainer provides everything you need to develop proper bird-handling and retrieval techniques. With a focus on realistic experience and proven success, the Spruce Grouse trainer is a must-have for anyone looking to take their dog’s training to the next level.