Hunting dog owners, this DeadFowl Greenwing Teal training dummy from Dokken is absolutely brilliant for teaching your retriever proper bird handling!

The design is so smart - it's made from this soft, natural-feeling foam that mimics the real thing, with free-swinging hard plastic head and feet that teach your dog the right way to pick up and carry.
Even better, this thing floats in water even if it gets punctured (which happens eventually with enthusiastic dogs).

The weight feels just like a real teal duck, giving your dog that authentic retrieving experience.

You can even inject training scents directly into the foam body to make it even more realistic for your pup.

What's really cool is how it encourages proper pick-up and discourages that annoying shaking behavior that can damage real birds later.
Dokken has been making these since 1995, and they've really perfected the design through years of actual field testing.

Whether you're training a young puppy or keeping your experienced hunter sharp during off-season, this dummy is perfect.

It works great for both water retrieves and land work.

They even make a pheasant version if you're training upland dogs.

Seriously, if you want to develop a soft-mouthed, reliable retriever, this training tool is worth every penny!