Duck Band Retrievers

09/22/2026

09/10/2026

You know they are athletic when you tell them to load up and the jump over the hole and into the breeze way. For reference the bottom of the breezeway is neck high.

09/07/2026

HRC International Grand is just around the corner. No days off.

08/08/2026

I want to give a big shout out to John 3:16 Ministries. We hire them to work our FireWater Master test here at the kennel. What a great group of guys. They worked very hard, very respectful and just made our test flow very smoothly. In 30yrs of running test and trials I’ve never seen a better group. From start to completely cleaning up they were there with a great attitude even with the hot weather.

06/26/2026

So question of the day. Please be respectful as there are more that one way to skin a cat. And if you’re wrong it’s ok cats have 9 lives. What is something you see allot of other Trainers/kennels do that you don’t do or even maybe think is wrong? I have several.

06/25/2026

Scrolling through fb this morning while drinking my coffee and it brought up one question. How do all these trainers get so many fb post done. I spend my time trying to focus on improving the dog and I can’t video and train at same time. I can’t afford to hire someone to video because all my extra money goes to improvements. I seriously don’t understand. It takes allot of time to video, edit and post.

05/14/2026

Last day before Tucker Vines leaves for the HRC Grand. Lots of decoys and lots of cover. Dogs are looking ready. Just hope the rain in forecast doesn’t cause issues for anyone this week.

05/02/2026

Still have a few available.

04/28/2026

Nothing like training in the rain. But you can’t expect to pass the grand if you’re not training.🤷‍♂️