Gundog people - any recs for a small dummy bag?

[YorkshireFelix]

Looking to buy a small crossbody bag which will hold a couple of 1/2lb dummies and have some compartments for food, poo bags, phone and keys etc.

Does anyone have any recommendations? I’ve looked online and have seen a couple of different ones but not sure what is good and what isn’t! Also they are all so ugly but I know it comes with the territory 😂 The only one I like is a Firedog branded one which is pink and green but it’s a kids size one! I’d be happy with a plain black one but I can’t seem to find what I’m looking for.

Any tips appreciated!

I found a relatively inexpensive cartridge shooting bag on amazon. I can put a couple of dummies in, and a few other bits and pieces. I can't recall the make, I'll look it up later.

Jack Pyke with waterproof lining

You could try a training vest @YorkshireFelix – I just use my Barbours and gilets and stuff my pockets full, as some of my Barbours have a game pocket, but there are some really good training vests out there with back pockets specifically designed for this. And they're lightweight too so you can wear them over a coat and not boil over.

Yeh training vest is a good call but I still prefer a bag to put game in 😂

Our trainer wears a vest but it’s really not my vibe so I think I’d get more use out of a bag! I am finding all the gundog websites frustrating as they don’t give enough information/images for me to make a decision without seeing bags in person. I have found one which looks ok, ‘Mystique’ branded on Muntjac Trading but they just have one crap photo and not really much info about how many pockets it has.

Mystique junior pro dummie bag has one main centre area.
A mesh pocket at the front.

You'd get more opinions on a FB page like Beaters and Pickers-up.

My own dummy bag is very basic, and I put treats, keys, poo bags etc into a bumbag with multiple pockets. That way if we're just going for a walk, everything is in the bumbag ready, and I grab the dummy bag only if we'll be using them

Thank you - I am not on that group but posted on the Working Cocker Spaniels (UK) group and only got one response, so I’ll try and join that one instead.

I did buy a bumbag but it arrived and only has one main pocket and that’s it, which is quite annoying. Hence why I want to see some more images/info about the bags I’m looking at so I don’t make the same mistake again!!

The WCS group is full of fur baby types. Agree you need a working dog group

Haha yes you are right 😂

I had to leave that group as too many people moaning about their dog pulling/running away yet they had never trained them!

I bought a used green Kipling crossbody bag on eBay, about 12" long or perhaps a bit more. Several big compartments and two smaller ones. Takes two half-pound dummies, a long line, dogbags and treats.I've got a game bag but the strap isn't long enough.