Tape worm ducks yuk!! zach did you stud that dog out yet?
Leo's turning into quite the gray-beard! Great pics buddy.
Ya having a dog makes hunting a lot more fun, for me anyway. I honestly dont like duck hunting without my dog. Hes like my kid, and you are right.....they are a ton of work. THe thought of having to train another one makes me cringe....i think its more the idea of having to get another one because the other (Leo) is gone!
My other good buddy has a yellow lab that's about 7 or 8 I think... He's one hell of a dog. But damn he definitely shows his age more than other non-hunting labs. The dog's almost deaf, too... I think it's from having his head sticking out of the blind all those years with shotguns ringing out.
One thing about duck hunting and dogs... A good duck dog makes the hunt 100 times better... Whereas a shitty duck dog makes things miserable. I'd rather hunt without a dog at all vs. hunt with one that won't mind the way it should.