{"product_id":"kb-marker-duck-dummy-floating-gundog-training","title":"KB Marker Duck Dummy - Floating Lifelike Gundog Duck Training Dummy | Swinging Head","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe moment a young dog picks up something that actually feels like a bird - something that moves, something that isn't just a cylinder - everything changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat's what this dummy does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe KB Marker Duck is a lifelike duck training dummy with a head that swings freely. When the dog picks it up and runs, the head flops. Not violently - just enough to move like real game does. Enough to feel different to everything else in the bag. Enough to start bridging the gap between a canvas dummy and the real thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat transition matters more than most people think. A dog that's only ever carried a standard dummy has to make a big mental leap the first time it picks up cold game. Shape, weight distribution, the way it moves - it's all unfamiliar. The more you can close that gap in training, the cleaner that moment in the field becomes. This is one of the tools that does that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt floats. So if you're working on water confidence - getting a young dog to enter water willingly, mark confidently, and come back clean - this gives them something they can actually see on the surface. Lifelike enough to be engaging. Light enough not to be intimidating. Small enough to suit all dogs, puppies included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse it as a marker on land too. Throw it into cover and the shape stands out differently to a standard dummy - which keeps marking sessions fresh and the dog thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt £12.50 it sits well below the premium lifelike dummies on the market, and for most training purposes it does exactly the same job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHead: Freely swinging - moves naturally on the retrieve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuoyancy: Floats - suitable for water work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: Small - suited to all dogs including puppies and young dogs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 200g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThrowing toggle: Included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal for: Young dog water confidence, marking work, transitioning from canvas dummies to cold game, land and water retrieves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStocked at Kirkbourne.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA flopping head sounds like a gimmick until you watch a young dog pick one up for the first time. It isn't a gimmick. It's the closest thing to game that most dogs will carry before the real thing arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkbourne Gundog Supplies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54782044471639,"sku":null,"price":12.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1038\/4231\/6631\/files\/kirkbourne-spaniels-kb-marker-duck-dummy-black-white-side-profile-gundog-training.png?v=1789659463","url":"https:\/\/kirkbournegundogs.co.uk\/products\/kb-marker-duck-dummy-floating-gundog-training","provider":"Kirkbourne Gundog Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}