13/10/2024
So proud to get our first JH pass today 🥹💚
And like most things in life, there’s a story to it.
There was a double hunt test today, so we signed up to run twice today. In the morning Beez was a good listener, & searched the field, but outside of bumping into a bird and causing it to fly, he didn’t find & point any, so he did not pass.
In between our runs I was chatting with a vizsla breeder who is in charge of the Vizsla Club of IL. He asked if Beezer was my first vizsla, to which I replied, “how much time do you have?” I told the whole story (in short form) and said, “I never got Zeke on birds, so I owe it to him to do this with Beez.”
This afternoon, he ran with a fellow teenage girl, and he was a magnet to her butt the whole way out to the bird field. By the time we made it there, he was pooped. He was following me around and not ranging very far, while his brace mate found and flushed at least 3 birds. The judges were so kind and decided to plant a bird for him to see if they could produce a point. Beez located it, pointed, and they passed him 🥹 Incredibly generous for a very green handler and bird dog.
On the way out, the judge asked who our breeder was, and it turns out his first vizsla was from her as well. He told me his name and said to have our breeder connect him and I, so he could train with us and get Beez on more birds. Again, SO kind.
As I’m driving home I tell my breeder, Cathy, about this judge. She replies that he had a dog from her second litter, a dog out of Sky. Zeke’s dad. 😭💙
The way he continues to look out for us fills my heart with joy. Love you Zekey. And way to go, Beezer butt! 1 down, 3 to go next year!
