Dibs has trained his whole life for days like these. Nick has put him through the paces countless times—because it’s repetition, consistency, and reinforcement that turns a good hunting dog into the best dog you’ve ever known. So it’s with a single-minded purpose that man and dog load into the truck on the first day of duck season.
The best dogs—dogs like Dibs—can shift effortlessly between gentle family friend and the super-charged athlete that a true retriever needs to be. And when the hammer drops and the duck plummets, Dibs launches like an Olympic swimmer toward the one moment he’s been waiting for. The duck becomes everything. And Dibs performs the job flawlessly. And he does it again. And again. And again. Good dog.