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How A Busy Dad Built A Calm, Confident Hunting Dog People Ask To Hunt With | Shawn Dyre's Story
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What does it take to build a duck dog that other hunters respect?
CGA member Shawn Dry joins Josh to share the real journey of training his own retriever—from first obedience reps to calm, steady work in the blind. They talk about “place,” early hunts done the right way, handling and casting, managing breaking around other dogs, and why consistency outside of training matters just as much as the sessions themselves.
It’s a story about earning trust, building a true partnership, and reaching the moment every handler hopes for—when someone in the blind says, “Bring that dog back.”
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Chapters
1. Meet Sean And His Hunting Roots (00:00:00)
2. Daughter’s Taxidermy And Outdoor Legacy (00:01:30)
3. First Hunts And Getting Hooked (00:03:45)
4. Crossing Into Canada: What It Takes (00:06:40)
5. Why Train Your Own Retriever (00:08:40)
6. Choosing A Pup And Starting Cornerstone (00:10:20)
7. Defining Goals: Calm, Obedient, Talked-About Dog (00:14:00)
8. Early Training Wins: Place And Obedience (00:16:30)
9. Real Challenges: Heat Cycles And Patience (00:19:20)
10. Life Between Sessions: Socialization And Structure (00:22:00)
11. Fetch Drive, Handling, And The First Casts (00:25:00)
12. First Field Reps: Dove To Ducks (00:27:00)
13. Big Stage: Snow Goose Conservation Hunt (00:29:20)
14. Guiding Invite And Professional Standards (00:31:10)
15. The Breaking Problem And Safety First (00:33:10)
16. Tools, Tabs, And Reinforcement Timing (00:36:20)
17. Training With Other Dogs And Chaos (00:39:00)
18. Most Epic Retrieve And Team Trust (00:41:00)
19. Advice: Ten Minutes A Day And Consistency (00:43:10)
20. Closing And Where To Learn More (00:50:32)
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