Dog & Field Mallard Dummy Ball

Ball-format training dummy from Dog & Field's award-winning Original Clone® range — not the usual canvas bird shape
High-definition photographic canvas print reproduces real mallard feather markings
Buoyant construction — floats, so it handles land and water retrieves for duck flighting practice
Rolls and bounces unpredictably on landing, burying itself in long grass and cover to build hunting drive
Fitted with a rope and toggle for easy throwing and recovery
Compact enough to carry in a game bag or training vest, where it picks up real game scent between sessions
Bridges the gap between routine dummy training and a mallard's distinctive plumage on wildfowling days

Dog & Field's Original Clone® range brings genuine field realism to gundog training, and the Dummy Ball takes that idea into a ball-shaped format rather than the usual canvas bird shape. Wrapped in a high-definition photographic canvas print of real mallard feather patterns, it gives a dog the same visual and scent cues as the genuine duck while staying light, compact and easy to throw. It is buoyant, so it floats and handles land and water retrieves equally well — the most useful trait of all for a mallard dummy, since ducks are core quarry for wildfowlers and are commonly shot over or near water during flighting. Being a ball rather than a bird shape, it also bounces and rolls unpredictably on landing and buries itself in long grass or rough cover, so a dog has to hunt it out rather than simply mark and collect it, which helps build retrieving drive in young dogs and sharpens the nose of more experienced ones. It comes fitted with a rope and toggle for easy throwing and recovery, and can be carried in a game bag or training vest between sessions to pick up real game scent.