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Get your duck dog to ignore the decoys!

February 16, 2026 • Justin Goins • Season 1 • Episode 1

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In this episode, I explain the bulletproof way of training your retrieving dog to stop going from decoy to decoy looking for the actual dead duck. Your dog deserves a quick, safe retrieve, instead of searching all around, distracted by all the decoys and motion decoys getting extra cold in the water, possibly shot by a trigger finger friend.

I talk about the process starting on land first before you move to the water! Remember, you dog sees better on land than water because its standing higher on land, then its head just out of the water!

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