Paul Taylor
Active member
Lost my 14 year old yellow lab "Jake" in April and my brokenhearted 23 year old son picked up a new pup 2 weeks afterwards. I questioned his hasty decision to get a pup so soon.
I only had 3 months to train him and this past week was the big reveal to see how this little fella would do over 60 decoys and 3 guns. He has a soft mouth, a hard head, an incredible drive to retrieve and is steady in a pirogue. We hunt the South Louisiana Gulf marsh which is not for the faint of heart. He endured high winds, cold rain and harsh conditions for his first hunt which wasn't what I wanted..... at 8 1/2 months the little pup really shined! "Cooper", named after the Cooper River down here in SC, aka "Coop", has a lot to learn but I have no doubt he's going to be a good duck and upland bird dog! I'm anxious to get him back on the water this week over the holiday!
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I only had 3 months to train him and this past week was the big reveal to see how this little fella would do over 60 decoys and 3 guns. He has a soft mouth, a hard head, an incredible drive to retrieve and is steady in a pirogue. We hunt the South Louisiana Gulf marsh which is not for the faint of heart. He endured high winds, cold rain and harsh conditions for his first hunt which wasn't what I wanted..... at 8 1/2 months the little pup really shined! "Cooper", named after the Cooper River down here in SC, aka "Coop", has a lot to learn but I have no doubt he's going to be a good duck and upland bird dog! I'm anxious to get him back on the water this week over the holiday!
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