Has anyone trained or witnessed a black mouth cur being used as a waterfowl or other game bird retriever?I really like the breed. However,retrieving would be a needed skill. I've trained a couple labs and would like something different.Thanks for any

[NashNomad]

Has anyone trained or witnessed a black mouth cur being used as a waterfowl or other game bird retriever? I really like the breed. However,retrieving would be a needed skill. I've trained a couple labs and would like something different. Thanks for any information you can offer.

[NashNomad]

I also like the black mouth cur. However, I've never seen one used for bird hunting. Perhaps you can get some information from the Southern Black Mouth Cur Breeders Ass'n. (870) 367 6329
John Wayne Ross, 1260 Highway 277 North, Monticello, AR 71655
http://sbmcba.com/

PigHunter, thanks for the information. I'll be sure to look into that!

[Dustin Chadwick]

I have worked with several Curs I have had good luck with training them to retrieve upland birds and Small game, even training late in life. They are extremely stubborn when it comes to training and require a lot of patience. They are much more motavated to get animals that are still moving as opposed to dead still. Working on training a 7 year old black mouth cur to retrieve ducks this season and is doing well but refuses to do decoy training only real life experience. If you started as a puppy I’m sure you could make a great duck dog! Hope this helps.