{"product_id":"df-original-clone-dead-bird-cock-pheasant-dummy-with-wings","title":"DF Cock Pheasant Bird Dummy | Head, Wings \u0026 Tail | 600g | The Full Retrieve","description":"\u003cp\u003eA cock pheasant is not a straightforward retrieve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tail alone can run to 50cm. The neck is long and floppy. The wings spread wide. The iridescent plumage - greens, coppers, reds - catches the light differently to every other bird in the game bag. Pick one up wrong and it's shifting in the mouth before the dog has taken three steps. Put it down too early on the delivery and the whole retrieve has fallen apart at the last moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost driven days are built around the pheasant. It is the retrieve a dog will do more than any other. And it is, dummy for dummy, the most demanding shape in the dead bird range to carry cleanly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Cock Pheasant Bird Dummy. Full body, 600g, with head, wings and tail. Ultra-HD cock pheasant feather-print canvas on real-feel, scent-retaining fabric. The long neck. The full tail. The wingspan. Everything a dog needs to have dealt with in training before it deals with it in front of the Guns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy the cock is harder than the hen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe stock both at Kirkbourne. The\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/go.decodefy.app\/project\/6a73148c9a515b079a856d18\/chat#\"\u003ehen pheasant dead bird dummy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the right introduction - same species, same idea, a little lighter, a slightly more manageable shape. The cock pheasant adds length at both ends. More tail. More neck. 600g distributed across a longer body that wants to tip and shift mid-carry. A dog that can pick, carry and deliver the cock pheasant cleanly has solved every problem the driven day is going to throw at it - on the retrieve, at least.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the dog hasn't worked bird-shaped dummies at all yet, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/go.decodefy.app\/project\/6a73148c9a515b079a856d18\/chat#\"\u003ehen pheasant no-wings body dummy at 500g\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the right starting point. Build the grip and the carry there first. Move to the hen dead bird with wings. Then this. That's the order - and every step makes the next one easier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe tail is the test\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn product testing, Dog \u0026amp; Field found that dogs had to genuinely think about mouth placement when introduced to the full dead bird range - the floppy head, the shifting wings, the tail feathers. On the cock pheasant, the tail is the part that catches most dogs out. It drags. It flicks. It makes the bird feel longer than expected. Work through that in training - on this dummy - and the dog stops thinking about the tail and starts thinking about the retrieve. Which is exactly where its attention should be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe scent layer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scent-retaining fabric picks up what it's near. After a day in the field - clipped to a game bag, carried where the birds have been - this dummy carries real pheasant scent into every subsequent training session. By the time the season is in full swing, the dog has retrieved this shape and this smell hundreds of times. The real bird is familiar territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e600g and the full range\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 600g, the cock pheasant is the heaviest of the upland dead bird dummies - heavier than the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/go.decodefy.app\/project\/6a73148c9a515b079a856d18\/chat#\"\u003ehen pheasant\u003c\/a\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/go.decodefy.app\/project\/6a73148c9a515b079a856d18\/chat#\"\u003egrouse at 550g\u003c\/a\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/go.decodefy.app\/project\/6a73148c9a515b079a856d18\/chat#\"\u003epartridge at 550g\u003c\/a\u003e, and the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/go.decodefy.app\/project\/6a73148c9a515b079a856d18\/chat#\"\u003eteal at 250g\u003c\/a\u003e. The only thing heavier in the range is the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/go.decodefy.app\/project\/6a73148c9a515b079a856d18\/chat#\"\u003egoose at 1.5kg\u003c\/a\u003e, which is a different discipline entirely. For driven and walked-up pheasant work, this is the top of the preparation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCock pheasant - full body with head, wings, long tail and neck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e600g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrint:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eUltra-HD photographic cock pheasant feather-pattern canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eReal-feel, scent-retaining fabric\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eToggle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLong throw toggle and ball grip included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUse:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDriven pheasant preparation, full dead bird carry training, tail and wing distraction work, scent association, marking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSuitable for:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAll breeds working driven or walked-up pheasant - Spaniels, Labradors, HPR breeds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrice:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e£25.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStocked at Kirkbourne\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebecause the cock pheasant is the retrieve most gundogs will do more than any other - and the one that exposes every gap in a dog's training if those gaps haven't been closed first. Long neck. Long tail. Full wingspan. Sort it here, on this, in training. Then let the dog get on with it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkbourne Gundog Supplies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54859329667415,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1038\/4231\/6631\/files\/dog-field-original-clone-dead-bird-dummy-cock-pheasant-back-view-gundog-training-kirkbourne-spaniels.jpg?v=1789734536","url":"https:\/\/kirkbournegundogs.co.uk\/products\/df-original-clone-dead-bird-cock-pheasant-dummy-with-wings","provider":"Kirkbourne Gundog Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}