DF Partridge Dummy - No Wings | Correct Pick-Up Training | £12.95

Wings can cause problems.

Not always. Not forever. But for a dog that's still working out where to grip a bird-shaped dummy, wings are a distraction it doesn't need yet. The dog goes for the wing instead of the body. The pick-up is off-centre. The carry is wrong. And you spend the session fixing a problem that was created by giving the dog too much to deal with too soon.

This is the fix for that.

The Dog & Field Original Clone Partridge Dummy has the body, the shape, the HD feather-print canvas, the realistic size and weight of a red-legged partridge - and no wings. The dog gets the full visual and physical experience of picking up something that looks and feels like a game bird, without the wing appendages that send less experienced dogs to the wrong grip point.

Pick it up in the middle. That's the habit. That's what this dummy teaches, cleanly, without interference.

It sits in the range as a progression tool. Come off the canvas dummy, start the dog on this - the shape is new, the feather print is new, the weight distribution is new, but the pick-up point is obvious. Once the dog is consistently finding the middle and carrying correctly, move up to the full bird dummy with head, wings and tail. The habit is already there. The wings are just the next challenge, not the first one.

HD photographic feather print canvas. Lifelike red-legged partridge size and shape. Throwing toggle included.

The details:

• Bird: Red-legged partridge - full body, no wings
• Print: HD photographic feather-pattern canvas
• Weight: Realistic partridge weight and size
• Throw: Toggle included
• Use: Land retrieves, canvas-to-game transition, correct pick-up and carry training
• Ideal for: Dogs moving off canvas dummies, building correct centre grip before introducing full bird dummies with wings, intermediate training

Stocked at Kirkbourne because the wings are part of the challenge - but they shouldn't be the first part. Get the pick-up right here, then add the wings when the dog is ready.