Thanks alot, that sounds like a really good idea, I'm gonna look into ordering/hatching some grouses, but for the immediate, I think I'll get some pigeons. Will the dog associate pigeons with wild game? Thats what confuses me. Does a pigeon and a gamebird smell the same? In other words, would she would be learn what wild birds smell like and be able to find them from learning with the pigeon, or is it just to get her used to holding birds? I'm also worried about my dog chomping on the bird. I found some pheasant feathers/grouse wing that i would drag around the house, but she starts chomping on it when she finds it (i have to help her out, she thinks I have it and comes to me), I figure she's still a puppy, but it worries me a bit in the long run (like if I started giving her lively pigeons). Any advice on the above is again, greatly appreciated. This is my first puppy, and I really want her to be a great dog. Thank you
-Larry