Abstract: A simulated bird hunting dog-training device used for teaching a dog to run and retrieve. The dog-training device includes a soft, flexible, lightweight, plastic foam cylindrical body. The cylindrical body is dimensioned in length and diameter to be similar in size to the body of a bird being hunted. The body includes a bore therethrough for receiving weighted material therein. Using the weighted material, the weight of the device can be easily adjusted to be similar in weight to a game bird to be hunted. One end of the cylindrical body is attached to a female tube connector. The female tube connecter is used for receiving potting material, such as heated glue, formed into a cylindrical shape. The potting material is used to hold together quill ends of a plurality of bird feathers, which extend outwardly therefrom. The bird feathers add realizium and bird scent to the training device, when teaching the dog. The training device also includes a removable cover, which is received over the cylindrical body.