Duck season opened Sept. 1 for Reed Carlson in Alaska. His dog’s first retrieve, a mallard, came straight to hand that morning, followed by 11 more ducks. Carlson’s retriever, Harley, performed like ...

Who doesn’t love a retriever? They’re smart, athletic, obedient, and biddable dogs that love to work. They also love to please their owners. Plus, the best duck hunting dogs will also make you a more ...

DULUTH — The Duluth Retriever Club will once again offer its popular “Train the Trainer" program this summer for hunting dogs and their owners. The long-running program offers hands-on training for ...

Dane Johnson and Kevin Mansfield train dogs — such as Johnson’s six-time Grand Hunting Retriever Champion and Master Hunter Zale — to hunt and compete in hunt tests at Johnson’s business, Apex ...

A chance meeting on Johns Island last fall led to the formation of the Lowcountry Retriever Club, an organization dedicated to training hunting dogs to retrieve. David Lambert was shopping when he saw ...

The other day, raindrops dimpled already wet grass as I walked into a field with four Labradors. This was in the middle of summer, and there were months to spare before autumn, when ducks fly and ...

Once you have hunted with a good retriever, you will want one as your own hunting dog. A duck dog lets you hunt places you couldn’t otherwise hunt—and take shots you wouldn’t otherwise take, for fear ...