Here is a clip #1 of today’s session with Maisie. Just working on steadiness. We are just about done with her training for this year. She is right where we want her to be as far as when she goes on point, she holds that point with no creeping in on the bird.
Here is Roux first time retrieving a bird in water.
She loves what she does and I am looking forward in seeing what she does this year when we hit the covers.
Here is Maisie today during her session. We are running off-lead drills with her. This drill is for when she picks up scent, she instantly goes on point, no creep. At this point in her training she can break when the bird is flushed, and/or when the the shot is fired. You can see the distance she is pointing this bird. She did very well!
There are times while dog training when a dog comes in and does a great job and just makes you look good as a trainer. She is a dream to work and I am looking so forward in seeing how she finishes up. If any dog trainers are reading this you know exactly what I mean!
Good genetics/breeding produce all around good dogs with good personalities, dogs that are happy, attentive, balanced, calm, loving, playful that follows all expectations, boundaries and rules with little effort .
Maisie is one of those!!
A little work with Roux this morning!
I apologize about the video getting cut off. I guess it’s too large for Facebook!
Good afternoon everybody. I took this quick clip of Roux while having fun with her and to show you how she is doing with her recall command.
When you are working commands you are working towards building in a conditioned response in your pup.
You want your pup to respond each and every time the same way. Consistency in your training is key!
You will notice in the clip she stoped chasing immediately and came right back to me.
Roux is only 4 months old and if she is doing this now how will she be responding when she’s 6 months old?!
I took Roux (4 months old Ryman Setter) to the field this morning to build on her foundation drills. She’s coming along nicely with those and after of course I put down a bird for her to locate.
She’s doing pretty good and only will get better!
Scott sent this video in of his dog Cinder. He cast her off to check the cut and was running her without the e-collar.
This is where confidence in your training comes in and having a dog that wants to hunt and be with you.
Scott clearly has his training down!
BTW- Cinder is the mother of my dog Roux.
Scott’s comments- Ran Cinder yesterday. She had some beautiful casts. No collar just bell only.
Thanks for sharing Scott!
Here is Roux a week shy of 4 months old holding a nice scent point. It’s going to be an interesting year!
Phil just sent in this clip in and here he is making a nice shot on a Woodcock. I’ll post the pic he sent after Bandit made the retrieve.
Nice shot Phil!!
Here is Sluggo doing what he loves to do this morning.
This will be his first year to hunt ducks and geese. Also, pheasant hunting will be a lot of fun for him.
So where are we with him. He loves to retrieve, marks well, runs a pretty good straight line, and is bringing back bumper/birds to hand.
A little more work in the blind and it’s going to be a great year for John and his big boy Sluggo!
Here’s a clip of Gertie this evening (don’t blink). She was working the cover earlier and went on point. I took my phone out to see if I could get the bird as it it flushed.
I walked in and nothing there, thinking, the bird was a walk-out so we continued.
As we were coming back around, she was running pretty hard and spun around and locked up tight. You know how that goes, it takes your breath away, that’s right, IT NEVER GETS OLD! So I immediately thought to myself, well this is interesting. So now I had to reached in my pocket quickly to get my phone in hopes to take a clip before the bird gets too nervous and bolts out of there. Once I start to walk in, up it goes.
Here is Gertie today. She is doing ok and coming along. I am like that carpenter, he has everyone’s house look good however, his house is falling apart because he has no time for his own. Well that’s me! I need to put more training time on Gertie.
The best part when I do get her out, she loves it!!
After this one bird session, I took her out and ran her a little, yup, nice point on a woodcock.
Here is a quick clip of Spike this evening during his steady to flush, wing and shot drills.
Phil brought Spike in because he was continually breaking after the flush coming right back to Phil. So, we worked a little with him and here is the end result.
To add a little frosting on the cake, we took Spike in where I see Woodcock now and then, and sure enough Spike goes on point. While Phil and I were talking, up goes a Woodcock and flies off. Spike stayed right there steady to Wing as the woodcock flew off!
Ok, here is a clip of Gertie this evening. Tonight was just to see where she is before I started full training (tuneups) with her for this year. BTW, after we headed down back to cool her off she pointed a woodcock…Love It!!!
Had Gertie running this evening. I love how she works the field with a high head!
Here is a short clip of Maya working at the hunt club. In a couple of years this girl is going to be great!!
Here is a quick clip of Lucy during her session Sunday that Doug put together.
Lucy is doing extremely well and got very excited where she Set when I went in to flush.
Nice video Doug!
Brought Gerty out to the field this evening for a little more of her training. It was another hot night at 83° and with that said she still did ok.
Although Gertie is doing pretty good she still has a long way to go before we are done.
I just love working with this girl!!
