home a duck from the hunt and breast it out. keep the meat to eat but don’t discard the duck. after removing the breast, wrap the center of the duck in duck tape. this duck is now legal to use for training. take the duck and throw it in heavy cover. allow the dog to hunt in cover to make the retrieve. gradually make the retrieve harder until your dog is obviously using his nose to sniff out the bird. you can also begin to feed your dog in cover. simply hide his food bowl in high grass and tell him to go search. if you do this for several 