Any suggestions on how break a dog from chewing up birds during the retrieve? My Drathaar likes to make my woodcock look like they were run over. out of my birds. Not so bad on grouse but still likes to give them a crunch. I work with him constantly with the Dokken dead fowl trainers and you can see him working them over on the way back. Hate to try and tone or use stimulation as i dont want him associating that with retrieving in general.
Had one very good trainer suggest taking freshly killed birds and inserting a zip lock full of vinegar in the body cavity. Haven't tried it but might give it a shot. I have seen training dummies that have rods in them that I imagine wouldn't be to pleasant to chew on.
