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Video: Can Your Dog Retrieve Fish?
Most of you who follow this blog know that Pritchard is as much of a fish dog as she is a gun dog. From her very early puppy days I’ve brought her fishing on the boat, and she now has a better pair of sea legs than most people I know. For the most part, she sits forward of the center console and watches the action. But she’s also a bit of a camera hog when a nice fish comes aboard—as you can see from the photo below. And she’s been known to loose her cool—barking like mad—whenever we have a shark in or near the boat. Otherwise, she’s a rock-solid fishing partner.
But I fear Pritch is no match for the dog in the below video. The dog, which appears to be a boxer, is a fish catching machine. Granted these look to be farm-raised catfish, but it’s still pretty impressive. Not sure how the dog avoids the dorsal spines but it seems to have figured it out.
I surely don’t want Pritch jumping off the boat to retrieve a school of mullet, so I won’t be running any fish-retrieving drills this summer. I’m just content to have another place to spend time with my pup while in the outdoors.
Wondering if your dogs join will be joining you on the water this Memorial Day weekend? Or if you have one that’s a true fish retriever?
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Comments (15)
great video. nothing better than a good dog to keep your company while you slay red fish.
Good dogs - cool video. I need to take my Setter Zip out to see if he will point some bedding bass!
wow sounds like you have a nice dog i hope i can get a dog as nice as yours.
Great picture and video David.
My dogs will be in the care of friends this weekend as the family goes to Hilton Head for the long weekend.
Any body have suggestions on kayaking there?
Dave, cool video and always good to see Pritch. I sure wish we were heading your way for the family vacation this year but we're doing N. Myrtle again. The kids like the action up there better but I much prefer the low country.
My dog fell off the boat as a pup and now seems hesitant to stay in the boat, she's not comfortable. She loves to go fishing, but only from the bank. She tries to retrieve the fish when I throw them back, but if I have some on the stringer she mostly stays away from them. She's never actually retrieved one, maybe if it were injured, but she won't bite down on a flopping one enough to hold it.
looks to me that the dog as some pitbull in it which i think is great because i love pitbulls they are great
Buckhunter-- Not that familiar with HH waters, but if you poke around some of the tidal creeks with a kayak and a light spinning rod and some live shrimp or mud minnows you should find some trout and redfish. Look for the oyster banks and fish them as the tide moves in. Good luck.
Sharkfin-- I hear ya. Hard to beat the Lowcountry. But you're not too far if you need to escape from the Myrtle scene.
gman3186-- Could easily be some pit in that dog in the video.
Incredible! I think those catfish were a little surprised. By the way, nice redfish.
funny video, our terrier can't go to petco anymore (for lots of reasons really) because she tries to attack the fish tanks. maybe there is something to a "fish" dog just like a "bird" dog or "cow" dog
Old Rude my late yellow lab was a fishin dog. A bass licker and a humpy fetcher. Glock, my soon to be four yr old is a humpy fetching machine. If you have ever seen a film of bears chasing salmon in Ak, rest assured that labs can do it too! I keep him under control and only let him chase as I release. He stays away from the silvers on the stringer. My labs are my partners, and hell yes they fish!!
Well, sometimes your dog retrieves the fish and sometimes the fish retrieves your dog.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvL1_74lTrI
I've seen labs dive to the bottom to retrieve toys thrown in. I need a pointer for trout!
Dave me,my wife and cooper my boykin pup will be on the Ashley River this Memorial Day (which is in the morning). Think were gonna put in at the Oakbrook Landing.
sadly I haven't had to opporutinity to bring my lab on a boat with me, but with her obseesion with water I only see her ending up taking a jump in.
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Good dogs - cool video. I need to take my Setter Zip out to see if he will point some bedding bass!
Old Rude my late yellow lab was a fishin dog. A bass licker and a humpy fetcher. Glock, my soon to be four yr old is a humpy fetching machine. If you have ever seen a film of bears chasing salmon in Ak, rest assured that labs can do it too! I keep him under control and only let him chase as I release. He stays away from the silvers on the stringer. My labs are my partners, and hell yes they fish!!
great video. nothing better than a good dog to keep your company while you slay red fish.
wow sounds like you have a nice dog i hope i can get a dog as nice as yours.
Great picture and video David.
My dogs will be in the care of friends this weekend as the family goes to Hilton Head for the long weekend.
Any body have suggestions on kayaking there?
Dave, cool video and always good to see Pritch. I sure wish we were heading your way for the family vacation this year but we're doing N. Myrtle again. The kids like the action up there better but I much prefer the low country.
My dog fell off the boat as a pup and now seems hesitant to stay in the boat, she's not comfortable. She loves to go fishing, but only from the bank. She tries to retrieve the fish when I throw them back, but if I have some on the stringer she mostly stays away from them. She's never actually retrieved one, maybe if it were injured, but she won't bite down on a flopping one enough to hold it.
looks to me that the dog as some pitbull in it which i think is great because i love pitbulls they are great
Buckhunter-- Not that familiar with HH waters, but if you poke around some of the tidal creeks with a kayak and a light spinning rod and some live shrimp or mud minnows you should find some trout and redfish. Look for the oyster banks and fish them as the tide moves in. Good luck.
Sharkfin-- I hear ya. Hard to beat the Lowcountry. But you're not too far if you need to escape from the Myrtle scene.
gman3186-- Could easily be some pit in that dog in the video.
Incredible! I think those catfish were a little surprised. By the way, nice redfish.
funny video, our terrier can't go to petco anymore (for lots of reasons really) because she tries to attack the fish tanks. maybe there is something to a "fish" dog just like a "bird" dog or "cow" dog
Well, sometimes your dog retrieves the fish and sometimes the fish retrieves your dog.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvL1_74lTrI
I've seen labs dive to the bottom to retrieve toys thrown in. I need a pointer for trout!
Dave me,my wife and cooper my boykin pup will be on the Ashley River this Memorial Day (which is in the morning). Think were gonna put in at the Oakbrook Landing.
sadly I haven't had to opporutinity to bring my lab on a boat with me, but with her obseesion with water I only see her ending up taking a jump in.
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