First of all, I guess I should introduce myself -
I've been hanging out in the flyfishing forms quite a bit, but have glanced over this way a couple times. So this is my first post here, and this is Baxter (he's the four legged one).

He's incredibly intelligent, affectionate, mellow, and eager to please, and LOVES his birds and retrieving. He's a family member first (a spoiled one at that), and a bird dog second.
My question is, around the house we practice retrieving with wings. When we are done with our session, he likes nothing more than to walk around the house with that wing in his mouth (same thing outside with dead birds) - He doesn't chew on it or damage it in any way, just likes to have it in his mouth.
My question is, should I let him do that? He shows very little possessiveness and will drop it on command without hesitation, but I don't want to encourage any bad behavior by making him think the wing/bird is his... What do you guys think/do?
Thanks for any input!
I've been hanging out in the flyfishing forms quite a bit, but have glanced over this way a couple times. So this is my first post here, and this is Baxter (he's the four legged one).
He's incredibly intelligent, affectionate, mellow, and eager to please, and LOVES his birds and retrieving. He's a family member first (a spoiled one at that), and a bird dog second.
My question is, around the house we practice retrieving with wings. When we are done with our session, he likes nothing more than to walk around the house with that wing in his mouth (same thing outside with dead birds) - He doesn't chew on it or damage it in any way, just likes to have it in his mouth.
My question is, should I let him do that? He shows very little possessiveness and will drop it on command without hesitation, but I don't want to encourage any bad behavior by making him think the wing/bird is his... What do you guys think/do?
Thanks for any input!
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