My lab is great when retrieving dead birds, but refuses to pick up a wounded bird. What is the best way to get her to retrieve live birds?

Force Fetch

Yep, but you can keep trying. The pup might come around.

What kind of wounded bird?

Chain gang will fix him.

Dove so far

Kill shot.

You can use a clipped pigeon, get his motor runnin and excited about live birds. That might fix it or bandaid it

Google chain gang training for your situation.

Sounds like I may need to wait until after work to google that one!

No need to google. Just tie the pup out with other dogs on a chain. Let it watch them do their stuff. It's more for the pros than for a guy with one pup.

Will the dog fetch dead doves? If the only bird you've shot is a dove, then I'd tell you that some dogs hate doves. Their feathers come out easily and some dogs hate it.

Beyond that, yep, force fetch OR tie a pigeons wings together, get the pup frothing/excited, then toss the pigeon. May just need to make it fun.

^^^ i agree ..My britt gat a mouth full of Fethers and choked for a few min he would not retreve any dove for the next few hours. The afternoon he started again. Dove to me just are not that great to judge a dog on.