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Can Your Dog Retrieve Fish?
Can Your Dog Retrieve Fish?
On the opening page of the "Campfire" section in the May 2009 issue of Field & Stream, you may have noticed a photo of Hunter, the trout-retrieving springer spaniel. Hunter's mom, Jennie Trull, captured the image last summer while fishing with her husband, David. As the Trulls don't eat lake trout, David tried to revive this fish that had been gut-hooked. Unfortunately, a few minutes after release, the trout floated back to the surface. Here's where the real story begins...
Photo by Jennie Trull
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I do appreciate the warning about Salmon poisoning. That is horrible and I never really considered anything like that could happen. Thankfully Hunter (my dog) does not eat the fish he just likes to get them. We never really taught him to retrieve them. He just likes to go fishing and he thinks he is helping out....lol
Love the pictures Jennie. Look forward to seeing more of that handsome dog.
Hunter is like Mr.Congeniality.Its a joy when he comes to work. Always ready to go chase a ball and never give it back. His mom says to have two that way he drops the other its like playing keep away.Take him for a walk and he is ready to chase the birds and squirels. Such a great dog.He is definitely a ham.The pictures are outstanding!!!When you bringing him to work so i can get a paw autograph photo .LOL.
Awesome photos!
To Jennie Trull:
JULIE, WHAT WONDERFUL SHOTS OF YOUR FISH RETRIEVER!! You are such a lucky person to have a fish-dog like Hunter, and to get the photos!
I had to laugh a lot, and shed a little tear. The pix reminded me of my own fish retriever. He was a German Wired-hair Pointer, named Mako. Two separate time we were fishing together and I threw a pan-sized brookie to the bank, and continued to fish. I happened to turn around to find Mako sitting near to me and wagging his tail, holding the fish in his mouth. I wish that I would have had a camera with me.
Hey to the Trull family,
Great photo of Hunter retrieving the trout. My good friend Phil Bourjaily ( shotgun guru for F & S ) sent me this as he was sure ( as I was ) that this was a Sringer Spaniel. My Springer Clem is a clone of Hunter ( from the photo posted )so I would challenge the breeding of Hunter.
Plus Brittanies are no longer Spaniels according to the AKC, they dropped them from the spaniel group several years ago.
Not trying to be a stick in the mud, just passing along my opinion and a fact.
Thanks for sharing your outdoor adventure !!
Rick
Rick,
He is a Springer Spaniel through & through. F&S got it incorrect. I love the breed. He is so smart & loving. He is two years old. Thank you for the comment. You are not a stick in the mud just very observant.
Thank you, Jennie
Jennie,
Thank goodness, I was really worried there for a moment !!! Clem is our 3rd springer ( he will be nine in December ) since we have been married ( my wife kathy picks the puppies from the litter )and is the best one to date. He has chased trout in the streams of NE Iowa but never caught one, I make him sit and stay when reeling one in as he REALLY wants to assist in retrieve.
Please keep us posted on other Hunter activities !!
THANKS !!
Rick
man that is awesome. by the way how did you train your dog to fetch fish?
What an awesome dog! One question though... why dont yall eat the lake trout?
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I do appreciate the warning about Salmon poisoning. That is horrible and I never really considered anything like that could happen. Thankfully Hunter (my dog) does not eat the fish he just likes to get them. We never really taught him to retrieve them. He just likes to go fishing and he thinks he is helping out....lol
Love the pictures Jennie. Look forward to seeing more of that handsome dog.
Hunter is like Mr.Congeniality.Its a joy when he comes to work. Always ready to go chase a ball and never give it back. His mom says to have two that way he drops the other its like playing keep away.Take him for a walk and he is ready to chase the birds and squirels. Such a great dog.He is definitely a ham.The pictures are outstanding!!!When you bringing him to work so i can get a paw autograph photo .LOL.
Awesome photos!
To Jennie Trull:
JULIE, WHAT WONDERFUL SHOTS OF YOUR FISH RETRIEVER!! You are such a lucky person to have a fish-dog like Hunter, and to get the photos!
I had to laugh a lot, and shed a little tear. The pix reminded me of my own fish retriever. He was a German Wired-hair Pointer, named Mako. Two separate time we were fishing together and I threw a pan-sized brookie to the bank, and continued to fish. I happened to turn around to find Mako sitting near to me and wagging his tail, holding the fish in his mouth. I wish that I would have had a camera with me.
Hey to the Trull family,
Great photo of Hunter retrieving the trout. My good friend Phil Bourjaily ( shotgun guru for F & S ) sent me this as he was sure ( as I was ) that this was a Sringer Spaniel. My Springer Clem is a clone of Hunter ( from the photo posted )so I would challenge the breeding of Hunter.
Plus Brittanies are no longer Spaniels according to the AKC, they dropped them from the spaniel group several years ago.
Not trying to be a stick in the mud, just passing along my opinion and a fact.
Thanks for sharing your outdoor adventure !!
Rick
Rick,
He is a Springer Spaniel through & through. F&S got it incorrect. I love the breed. He is so smart & loving. He is two years old. Thank you for the comment. You are not a stick in the mud just very observant.
Thank you, Jennie
Jennie,
Thank goodness, I was really worried there for a moment !!! Clem is our 3rd springer ( he will be nine in December ) since we have been married ( my wife kathy picks the puppies from the litter )and is the best one to date. He has chased trout in the streams of NE Iowa but never caught one, I make him sit and stay when reeling one in as he REALLY wants to assist in retrieve.
Please keep us posted on other Hunter activities !!
THANKS !!
Rick
man that is awesome. by the way how did you train your dog to fetch fish?
What an awesome dog! One question though... why dont yall eat the lake trout?
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