training day today

[vaturkey]

Annie is now 10 months old. She apparently has rather a rather substantial amount of bootlegger blood in her background because she likes to get out in front of me about 500 yards quite often. That is painful on me in a big big way, because its hard to control a dog you can't see for sure. The trainer told me to pound her with lots and lots of training birds in a controlled environment. For the last two weeks I've been at it. Lots of pen raised Quail and using toe traps on occasion so I can correct her if she crowds the bird. The good news is my little Fox 20 gauge meat gun has performed well and there are a number of Bobwhite in the freezer. The bad news is the bank account is certainly lighter. Couple of pics attached. Annie and of course Old Reliable Sophie. Sophie turns 9 in January and is slowing down a good bit as she has Osteoarthritis. She is limited to one hour hunts and that's fine. At some point I'll be limited to a one hour hunt also.

[44whiskey]

that is a beautiful pair of dogs Tom, good luck with Annie and i hope you and Sophie dont slow down too soon ,regards fred

[Jeff S]

Great pictures Tom. Sounds like a labor of love.

[Foxnut]

Great pics of Annie and Sophie!! You’ll have Annie dialed in in know time at all!