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Dog & Field Original Clone® Hen Pheasant Bird Dummy | HD Feather Print | Gundog Training

£12.75
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The Dog & Field Original Clone® Hen Pheasant Bird Dummy brings award-winning photographic realism to gundog training. HD feather-print canvas replicates the visual appearance of a real hen pheasant — the most commonly retrieved game bird in the UK — giving your dog genuine species recognition training with the familiar handling of a quality training dummy.

Life-like body shape and size, eye-catching realistic design and a durable throwing toggle make this an essential tool for any handler preparing their dog for the pheasant season.

  • HD photographic feather print — accurate hen pheasant canvas for genuine visual recognition
  • Life-like body shape and size — realistic proportions for the most common UK game bird
  • Traditional dummy construction — familiar feel with added visual realism
  • Improves marking visibility — eye-catching design helps dogs locate the dummy
  • Durable canvas construction with throwing toggle
  • Designed and manufactured by Dog & Field
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The Dog & Field Original Clone® Hen Pheasant Bird Dummy is a realistic gundog training dummy featuring HD photographic feather-print canvas of a real hen pheasant. Life-like body shape and size with throwing toggle. Adds visual pheasant recognition to standard dummy training. Price: £12.75. Brand: Dog & Field. Single size. Suitable for all gundog breeds — particularly relevant for dogs working driven pheasant shoots.

Why We Recommend It

The hen pheasant is the bread and butter of the UK shooting season — if your dog is going to be working driven or walked-up pheasant shoots, there is no better visual preparation than training on a dummy that looks exactly like what they’ll be retrieving. The Clone® range addresses the visual gap between canvas training and real game without requiring shot birds, and the hen pheasant version is the most directly relevant for the majority of UK gundog handlers. The life-like body shape and size adds an extra layer of realism over the standard dummy ball, making it the ideal stepping stone before introducing the Dead Bird Dummy. At £12.75 it’s outstanding value for pre-season preparation.

Key Benefits

  • HD photographic feather print — accurate hen pheasant visual stimulus
  • Life-like body shape and size — realistic proportions of the UK’s most common game bird
  • Bridges the gap — visual pheasant recognition without the physical challenge of a Dead Bird Dummy
  • Improves marking — eye-catching design aids locate at distance
  • Familiar dummy handling — traditional construction dogs already know how to carry
  • Throwing toggle included — accurate throws at training distance

Bailey Says 🐾

The hen pheasant. My friends, this is the one. This is what the season is all about. Craig has been using this dummy to prepare me for driven days since I was a young dog, and I can tell you that when you first encounter a real hen pheasant in the field, being familiar with the shape and colour makes the whole thing significantly less surprising. I retrieve this dummy with great focus and seriousness. It is not a game. Well, it is game. You know what I mean. 🐾

Perfect For

  • Pre-season pheasant preparation — the most relevant game bird for UK driven shooting
  • Introducing visual pheasant recognition before the season opens
  • Stepping stone between plain canvas and the Dead Bird Dummy
  • Marking and blind retrieve exercises with realistic game bird stimulus
  • Working test and field trial preparation
  • All gundog breeds — retrievers, spaniels and HPR dogs working pheasant shoots

Specifications

  • Brand: Dog & Field
  • Design: Original Clone® — HD photographic feather print canvas
  • Game bird: Hen Pheasant
  • Shape: Life-like body shape and size
  • Weight: approx 500g
  • Throwing toggle: Included
  • Price: £12.75

How To Use

Introduce the Hen Pheasant Dummy into regular training sessions as a direct replacement for your plain canvas dummy. No adjustment period is needed — the familiar weight and handling means your dog can focus on the retrieve while absorbing the visual pheasant stimulus naturally. For pre-season preparation, increase the proportion of Clone® dummy retrieves in your sessions as the season approaches. Mix with plain canvas dummies so your dog retrieves reliably regardless of what the dummy looks like. Progress to the Dead Bird Dummy – Pheasant for the full physical game handling challenge once your dog is confidently retrieving the Clone®.

Care Guide

  • Brush off mud and debris after use
  • Wipe clean with a damp cloth — do not machine wash
  • Allow to dry naturally before storing
  • Check the throwing toggle periodically for wear
  • Store away from direct sunlight to preserve the canvas print

Professional Insight

The hen pheasant is the most important game bird for the majority of UK gundog handlers to prepare their dogs for, and yet it is among the most visually distinct from the plain canvas dummies used in training. The mottled brown and cream colouring, the compact body shape and the specific weight of a hen pheasant are all categorically different from what a dog has been trained on if canvas dummies have been the exclusive training tool. The Clone® Hen Pheasant Dummy addresses the visual element of this gap directly. What makes it particularly valuable is the timing of its use: introduced early in the training year and used consistently through the summer months, it ensures that by the time the season opens, the hen pheasant silhouette and colouring are deeply familiar stimuli rather than novel ones. Dogs that encounter unfamiliar visual stimuli at the point of retrieve — particularly on driven days with multiple birds down — are more likely to show hesitation, incorrect game handling or distraction. Consistent Clone® training is a straightforward and low-cost mitigation for all three.

Training Academy Tip 💡

In the eight weeks before the pheasant season opens, structure your training sessions to include at least two Clone® Hen Pheasant retrieves for every one plain canvas retrieve. This ratio shift gradually normalises the pheasant visual stimulus without removing the variety that keeps training sharp. In the final two weeks before the season, run one full session per week using only the Clone® dummy and the Dead Bird Dummy – Pheasant, with no plain canvas at all. By opening day, your dog will have retrieved a hen pheasant pattern hundreds of times — the real thing will feel like a familiar, well-practised retrieve rather than something new and unexpected.

Complete Your Setup

Complete your pheasant season preparation: add the Original Clone® Dead Bird Dummy – Pheasant for full physical game handling training with head, wings and tail, a plain canvas dummy for foundation retrieve work, a dummy launcher for distance marks, and a game bag for field use. Browse the full Dog & Field Clone® range for other game bird species.

FAQs

Why hen pheasant specifically?

Hen pheasants are the most commonly retrieved game bird on UK driven shoots. Their smaller size, mottled brown colouring and distinctive body shape are quite different from a cock pheasant — training on a hen pheasant dummy ensures your dog is visually prepared for the most frequent retrieve they will encounter.

Is there also a cock pheasant version?

The Original Clone® range focuses on hen pheasant, which is the more commonly retrieved bird. For a broader pheasant preparation programme, use this dummy alongside the Dead Bird Dummy range for full physical game handling training.

How is this different from the Dead Bird Dummy?

This dummy uses the traditional canvas body shape with HD feather print — it introduces visual realism in a familiar format. The Dead Bird Dummy adds a full body with head, wings and tail for physical game handling challenge. Use this first, then progress to the Dead Bird Dummy for complete pre-season preparation.

When should I start using this in training?

The sooner the better — there is no reason not to introduce the hen pheasant print from the earliest stages of retrieve training. The more familiar your dog is with the visual pattern before the season, the more confident and reliable their game handling will be.

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