{"product_id":"kb-small-pigeon-dummy-swinging-head-floats-100g","title":"KB Small Pigeon Dummy | Swinging Head | Floats | 100g","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost dummies teach a dog to retrieve. This one teaches a dog to carry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's a difference. And it matters more than most handlers realise until they're standing in a hedgerow watching their dog shake a freshly picked pigeon like it's trying to win a fight with it. By then, the habit's already in. The training window has been and gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe KB Small Pigeon Dummy. Lifelike small pigeon shape, soft durable body, hard free-swinging head on its own rope, throwing toggle. Floats. Stocked at Kirkbourne because nothing else in this size, at this price, does what this does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHere's the thing about the swinging head\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a dog picks up a real wood pigeon, the head moves. It swings independently. It throws the dog's balance off if it grabs wrong. An inexperienced dog's instinct is to shake it - get control of the movement by stopping it. That's how you end up with a hard-mouthed dog and a badly presented bird on the peg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe independent swinging head on this dummy replicates that. Every retrieve, the dog has to settle into a correct hold or the head keeps moving. It self-corrects. Not because you told it to. Because the dummy makes the wrong hold uncomfortable and the right hold steady. That's a training rep that happens automatically, every single time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy the small size matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA full-size bird dummy is too much for most young dogs and a lot of spaniels. Too heavy, too bulky, too discouraging for a dog that hasn't built confidence yet. The small pigeon size - light at 100g, compact, properly shaped - gets the realistic carry stimulus in early without asking too much. Do it right at this stage and the step up to cold game is straightforward. Skip this stage and you're unpicking habits later. It's much easier the right way round.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn the water\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt floats. Which means you can introduce pigeon work at the bank from early on, with a dummy that behaves like a bird, at a fraction of the price of a full-size dead fowl trainer. That's a proper training tool, not a compromise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it does\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFree-swinging head\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- disciplines head shaking, builds correct hold automatically\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLifelike pigeon shape\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- realistic size and profile for early bird and game introduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight weight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- right for puppies, small breeds and spaniels from the first session\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFloats\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- confirmed for land and water retrieves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThrowing toggle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- proper throw, proper mark, proper hunt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePuppies being introduced to game work. Spaniels that aren't big enough or confident enough for a full-size dead fowl dummy yet. Dogs being reintroduced to correct hold after picking up bad habits. Any handler who wants the swinging head training benefit on land and water - at a size and weight that works from session one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e100g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRealistic dead fowl style dummy - lifelike pigeon colouring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHead:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHard, free-swinging - independent rope, moves on land and in water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConstruction:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFloats - suitable for water retrieves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eToggle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThrowing toggle fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUse:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGame introduction, marked retrieves, water work, mouth discipline, transition training\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSuitable for:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAll breeds, puppy through to competition level\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eImportant:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNot a chew toy. Do not leave unattended with your dog.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrice:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e£9.50\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStocked at Kirkbourne because the carry is as important as the retrieve. Get the hold right early, on something the right size for the dog, and the rest follows. Get it wrong and you'll be fixing it for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":"Kirkbourne Gundog Supplies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54891084513623,"sku":null,"price":9.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1038\/4231\/6631\/files\/kirkbourne-spaniels-kb-small-pigeon-dummy-hanging-lifelike-gundog-training.png?v=1789829018","url":"https:\/\/kirkbournegundogs.co.uk\/products\/kb-small-pigeon-dummy-swinging-head-floats-100g","provider":"Kirkbourne Gundog Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}