took my pup out for his very first hunt ever (7 months old)... he did awesome!!! didn't do too bad at all!! Retrieved all 3 birds! shoulda killed a few more but having a group of 15+ buzz the dekes while my pup was in the middle of a retrieve so had to pass em up...other than that! One proud daddy!!! lol Made me feel awesome when I sent him after his first bird....heres a pic of him and his 3 blue wings

boat ride

completely wore out....haha

Congrats, I bet you were a proud daddy. Nice to see your time and effort payoff isn't it ?

did he meet your expectations?

o yea no doubt!!! and now i kno what i really need to focus on

o yea!! for only being 7 months old and full of pup i really figured that he would of been a major pain in the butt...but he actually did really good! he deff got excited once he saw the teal and then the gun shots following!

Congrats!! Great seeing the hard work paying off.

I hope you have many successful years ahead hunting with him.  he is a good looking dog.

 Thank you sir! And yea it is!! Felt real nice!

I hope so! This is my first pup...so im looking forward to having a new hunting buddy! Their deff alot of fun to have!

Your dog has GIANT paws for 7 months.  Holy crap.  My pup is 9, just about 10 months old so we'll see how she does, but I think she's about grown out for height.  Can't remember her weight right now, but I think it's a tad under 60lbs.  I'd rather her be a smaller lab though because I live in a townhouse. 

 yea he's deffiently going to be a big boy lol That why i named him Diesel cause he'll be a hoss one day! haha

Good lookin' dog! And he does look like he's gonna be a beast. lol.  Sounds like you had a great hunt with him. 

Congratulations! He's a good looking pup and if you're happy with his performance this early just keep working with him and you should have many great hunts to come.

 i hope so! Gunna work him everyday till the big opener (11/19/11).....hopefully ill have him rdy to go! I kno he'll still be young so i dont expect perfection. He'll be right around 9-10 months or so..

That's my little guy on the left! He's 3.5 months old! The one on the right is my Dad's dog and she's 1! Had her out this Spring retrieving Snows, hopefully have him out doing the same!

^ Thats awesome!!! Beautiful Pups!!

couple great looking labs you and your dad have there.

Thanks ya'll! Love the pics of your pup, he's looking good. Happy that your glad with his progression! Training never ends!

I can't wait for the season to get here...im rdy to get him out there everyday! still have till Nov 19th for us arkansans tho...

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 im rdy tinker! I dont kno how much longer i can wait... lol