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I’ll finally add the .02.

Avoidance of a hard mouth starts with the first puppy retrieve of a dead bird. If it’s an issue you correct it then. Address it like one does when you want a Dog to gently take a treat from your hand. Along with making it a game of give and take. Waiting to when they are older is when issues usually show up.

As far as the testing issue, No need to FF unless you have the issue. I know, you are going to lose that championship. Most here are talking hunt tests and not field trail championships. And the real world is not always the same as the testing.

Merlot has a soft mouth....but this was a Bird that put up a fight, and the way it ended was with a bite.



Had a Springer that a Rooster clawed him when he was a pup.....After that I never had to kill a Bird with my hands. Those that needed it came back with one clean bite and a soft retrieve to hand. I wish the ones in the future did the same.