Just received the product, not sure how the plastic tail will hold up but everything else is typical Dokken quality.

We bought a rip off dummy at Fleet Farm and our pup pulled the head off in day one and we had to through it away as it became useless.

I used the pheasant sent injector to put sent into the dummy. It took Dinah a while to decide what it was but she now retrieves it with a vengeance.

Dense heavy dummy with large body girth, moving tail, and stiff feet assisting with realism during retrieval tng.

The dummy is so realistic that the feet were actually sticking through the packaging. I haven't had a chance to start real training with it but due to its firmness it seems larger than a real bird in the dog's mouth. It also seems like it will be durable. I was trying to decide between 3 stars and 4 and went with 3 because, while it's realistic, I probably wouldn't buy it again. Same thing with recommending to a friend. I might recommend it with an explanation.

I have a Nova Scotia Duck Toller, which is a smaller dog, smaller mouth. This dummy really taught him how to carry a real bird compared to a white training dummy. He loves this dummy and training has been much more fun.

Good way to teach the proper hold and my dog loves it

I got this to train my GSP as a versatile dog. She retrieves toys but she was not sure about this trainer tool at first. I taped two parts of a pheasant wing to it to transition her from retrieving wings only. After swinging it around to get her excited about it and playing around with it she is retrieving it properly. The pheasant is a realistic size and shape, and is very durable. I can swing it as hard as I can throw and it just bounces off the ground and does not show more sign of wear than grass smudges. Now she is has little interest in her old toys and just wants this one.

My dog is great a bringing back bumpers to hand all day. But when it comes to real birds she has a habit of dropping them a few feet short. I heard about this on a podcast and figured I’d give it a try. At first it was more of a challenge for my dog but after a few sessions she’s getting the hang of it. It teaches her to not pick the bird up by the tail and get a good grip on the body.

Good toy for training hide and retrieve.

Like always. Dokken has the best dummies available, in my opinion.

I bought this for a puppy that I do not yet have. However you can see and feel that this is constructed to last. The shipping from Mississippi to Wyoming was fast as well.

My dog loves training with it.

dont like

I run my dog around the neighborhood almost daily. This thing has bounced off streets, sidewalks and god only knows what else else and keeps working. Definitely worth the money!

used it and it does as advertised. my griffon picks up by the body. it will be helpful in reminding her where to grab.

Great training tool. As realistic as possible without having live birds. Helped bring out my 6 month old retrievers natural instincts! In which I was actually worried with this boy, lol! He actually picked up speed going after it and was pumped up. The pheasant scent helped as well. I had the Dokken Mallard years ago when they first came out, but I actually like this pheasant because the tail hit my pup in the face while attempting to shake. Once! Never did it again.

Great product. My dog loves it. He was hesitant to pick up birds in the field. After working with the Deadfowl Dummy he is awesome finding and retrieving birds.

They like the feel and weight.

Dog lives it. Is holding up very well

Second one of these training dummies I have owned. They are durable and easy to use. Holds up to hundreds if not a few thousand retrieves.

This is a high quality decoy which is the perfect size for my young golden to retrieve. I may end up removing the tail as it tends to scare the dog in certain circumstances but otherwise great product. Also received this decoy in record time and the ordering was seamless. Thanks

Training 1 yr old Vizsla, this thing is indestructible.

My Spinone puppy loves it.

No complaints! Good product and excellent service!

9 month old loves retrieving this. Excellent training tool.

Shortly after receiving it, the paint or topcoat started to come off in the tail area.

The size and weight of this dummy is a good resemblance of a live bird. The movement in the head and tail help to discourage the dog from shaking the bird on retrieve. Helps for a soft mouth. This dummy would have been a five star if they were to add a ball or handle to the rope to make it easier to throw.

Great product!!!! Highly recommend it for training your dog to retrieve.

So far it's holding up well, but the head and tail connection to the body seems weak. Only time will tell if it is. Hopefully I am wrong, but I am reluctant to use exclusively for fetching. I will use the bumpers for the majority of training, and then use the Dokken as hunting season gets near.

Very realistic in size and weight. Inject with scent and it makes a killer training combo.

My German Short Hair does not like the dummy but my Blood Hound does. This dummy has been very effective in teaching him to retrieve, especially when used with the Pheasant scent.

Great training tool. Very realistic and well made.

Excellent for illustrating size to a room full of judges at the AKC/DJAA Sporting Dog Institute that need to understand how critical correct under jaw and muzzle length are in my breed.

Works good. Helping me train a young hunting dog.

Puppy coming soon. My daughter amd son-in-law are getting back into pheasent hunting and wanted this for training.

My dog would not touch it until I injected it with the pheasant scent.

Works well for retrieving training.

Awesome. My dog loves it, and acts like it's the real thing!

Our pup loves this dummy!!! This is our third Dokken. We have a mallard for water work, Quail for upland and this pheasant for field. I would recommend the ball attachment and pheasant scent. I was concerned with the tail. It's thin, flexible and durable. Adds realism to training.

Haven't had opportunity to use it yet, but think it's well made and will work well with training my lab.

Great dummy and teaches the dog exactly were to pick up the bird

Works great. The soft body teaches my spaniel where to hold the bird while the hard feet and head keeps her from shaking the bird while retrieving it.

My 7 month old Lab absolutely loves this. Best buy I have made for her yet.

The best training tool ever used. My GSP LOVES this!

Work good for either field or water retrieves.

Great product!

This Dokken is great for a larger breed or a dog who naturally retrieves. It is not a good size to start your puppy with since the size may not fit in the mouth.

Haven't used it enough to form a solid opinion. Dogs do seem to want to pick it up by the plastic head or feet.

Works great.

What's to say. Dokken has the best trainers, and Gun Dog Supply has them at a great price. Thanks!

Forces her to hold it correctly. She loves it!!

Love the weight. Gus is 13 months old. One session with this, and I feel I will get my birds to me undamaged.

If you have never used a Dokken dummy, do yourself a favor and buy several!

This is the second Dead Fowl Dummy I've bought. The first being the dove when my Brittany was just a pup. He had a hard time with retrieving pheasants because of their size. After working with this for a while, he knows just what to do with the real ones. I can't go outside without him wanting me to throw this thing either!

Abby, my lab, loves her pheasent dummy!

Works great! GSP pup is having fun dragging it back to me. He is 12 weeks old. Very durable.

Lasts for years, thousands of throws and retrieves.

My pup absolutely loves it and has since it first arrived. The only issue is it's a little large for my pup, so he bites the head to pack it. I should have purchased the quail trainer to start him out with, then purchased the pheasant as he got older. I used again yesterday and was going after the body, but it is still a little large for him. I would recommend this, as he still goes crazy when I bring it out.

A little on the large side for a pup, but the quality is spot on like the rest of the dead fowl trainers I've owned.

So far, seems like a good training tool. Dog seems to really enjoy retrieving it and it throws easy.

Good, that's why I purchase them.

Both the dog and the owner love this.

This product is great for teaching proper retrieving of an upland game bird.

Being used with injected scent to prepare my dog for NAVHDA testing (following track and finding & pointing game).

My dog loves it. It's a very good training device.

My dog loves these. The hard plastic head really has helped stop her from thrashing the bird. I'm definitely a fan of these.

In all fairness I am rating this Dummy as average because my dog has no interest in it. I have injected pheasant scent into it and she will run over to it sniff it and leave it laying there. Now on live birds she is rock steady on point and will retrieve them once shot. I guess I am rating it more on how my dog likes it rather then me so much.

Cody carries the dummy each time we go out for our evening walks. Gypsie will retrieve the bird to the point Cody takes it from her so he can carry it the rest of the way. Great tool for my dogs and a great price that beat the local shops in my home town.

Worked great to finish up the pup before her first wild bird season. She's carrying the wild pheasants perfect! Mike, Colorado

Put a little pheasant stink on it, and it's a great training tool.

My pheasant trainer is three years old. It is used really hard about 3 months a year, both on land and in the water. I'm hoping for a new one for Christmas. It really helped in training Rosey to grab the body and hold it till I ask for it. Great product!!!

Great product. Very durable.

I like the size and durability of the product. My Female Lab was rough on the training aid. She would get it in her mouth and shake it vigorously like a real pheasant that is not quite dead. The training aid has stood up to the abuse of both my dogs. Because the pheasant floats, I used the same training aid to train my dogs for ducks! The best feature is the string that can be used for throwing the bird long distances. What I don't like about the product is so durable that it has outlasted my dogs hunting years, and is now taking up space in my hunting closet waiting for another hunting dog to train with.

Great training tool, however, if left unattended, my dog was able to chew it up pretty well.

Great service and really fast shipping.

I only hunt pheasants, so I decided in training to use only the dead fowl pheasants. I ended up with 20, and they have held together very well over the last 3 years. My dog loves them. Make sure to buy the throwing ball, as you will get more distance from your throws when working without a helper.

I wanted my dogs, especially my English Cockers to have the feel of handling a dummy the size of a rooster pheasant. It is very good for that. It holds scent very well for hunt dead practice when I don't have real birds. My dogs love it. I removed the tail. I wasn't fond of it. It is too rigid. The wee English Cockers have a tendancy to step on it on the return.

Good, durable training product.

Realistic and resiliant. Also purchased a wood duck. Keep up the good work. Your email ads and follow up are great. Ev

The weight and size is good for training. I would like to have the tail "feather" a little more flexible and add a couple more "feathers". Overall I like the dead fowl trainers and use them regularly.

One of the best all-around hunting buys I have ever made in my 35 years of bird hunting. My shorthair could play "Retrieve the dead pheasant" all day long if I had the energy. Using the dummy has helped with developing patience, discipline, attentiveness, and bonding. You have never seen a dog get so excited and happy until you walk outside with the dummy in your hand. It is hilarious. Get one, you won't be disappointed.

It is a great product, but I liked the working with the bumper with wings already attached though.

Sturdy, easy on the mouth, scentable, and throws well!

Good product

Maybe the tail is a bit wide at the top, but apart from that, very good tool for youngsters

Steve The Dokken Pheasant is a perfect tool to train the dogs how to pick them up and hold them softly. Only criticism is that the throwing knob should be included in all Dokkens sold. Thanks again for being a sponsor for the 2011 Canadian National Toller Specialty.

Cons: can't think of any Pros: - holds scent well - attached rope is great for long throws - good weight to it - very durable - teaches dog how to carry the bird I've used this all summer and have been extremely happy with it. To explain my last point, my pup always insisted picking up her regular canvas dummies (with or without wings attached) by the absolute smallest point of it. Seemed to make it more challenging for her or something. This dummy though, she figured out very quickly that the only manageable way to carry this dummy is over the body from the side, just how she's suppose to. In addition to this I also have the ruffed grouse (we hunt them in Northern, MN) and quail (it was her starter when she was too small to carry the others). All of them have held up great.

Size & weight are close to actual. I like the movement, it gives the pup a close experience to a down pheasant, since wings and legs flop around. The pup was hesitant at first to pick this dummy pheasant up but grew acustom to it

Trainer has a natural weight and balance. Specialized head and tail force the dog to retrieve by the body. Body allows for the injection of training scent. Also, Steve's price is very competitive with excellent customer service.

It works really well with the scent that you can purchase. I got the pheasant scent and has helped in retrieving, locating when hidden, and also on where and how to grab the birds. I would recommend this to anyone with a old or new dog. It is durable, and I have two pups that work with it.

These are the best dummies I have ever used. They are very realistic and gets my dogs more excited than regular dummies. These dummies are very durable and float really well.