I heard a local shooter mention that using a retriever on dove is bad for their lungs. Something about the down being very fine or some such stuff. Any truth to this rumor? I was going to try my retriever on dove this Sept, but didn't want to do anything bad to her.
Chuck: What you will see the first time you give your dog a dove to smell, is the head will pull back and the lips will currell. They do not like the smell, but get used to it in a big hurry.
I believe in rather than getting a refusal, to give them a live bird with clipped wings, in the yard before you take them on that first outing for dove.
Funny when I think about how they will happily roll in the worst smelling crap on this earth and turn up there lips at the first smell of a dove.
