Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Roading:

· Mariah, Midge, Sorrel & Robin – 32 min.

Meadows:

· Dani & LIBBY – Both dogs started front with Libby looking happier to be out and about. Dani and Libby handled reasonably well going to pond. Neither dog wanted to leave the pond area. Once we got the dogs up towards the hills they entered the bull pen and neither dog wanted to come with the riders. Dani eventually came with Ed but shortened up and handled loosely back to the truck. No birds produced by horses or dogs. Libby finally came out of the bull pen and Annie & Ron were able to get her to go with them back to camp. She ranged better and spent less time around the horses. 30 minutes

· BART & TEQUI – Started at hay yard and went back up higher into hills. Expectations were high as Ken was riding this brace. Bart and Tequi broke away independently with Tequi showing no signs of Tequi wanting to tag her bracemate. Both dogs going big and front on opposite sides. Hunted top of hills then slid down into meadows. Tequi went on point in area where birds were planted but no birds produced. Bart was found at the bird pen jumping and jiving and Dave had to go pull him out. Sent him on and both dogs finished front and caught in short order.

· LEA & BRENNA - Lea handled well off of line moving forward with a gun dog race out of camp. Made the cut with Brenna hunting the heavy cover. Both dogs moved through meadow toward Johnny Box. Lea pointed near the Johnny Box at pond but then moved on. Brenna came in and pointed near the Johnny Box with style. Bob produced single and she took a couple of steps on flush. Put her back threw a stick and all was in order. Both dogs then headed up into the hills. Brenna had a clean stop to flush on the hill. Lea ran into a covey of 12 chickens and whoa’d after a few steps. Then Lea put up a sharptail as she worked the back side of the hill and was off to the races. Cowboy Dave ran her down and finally after circling her several times, got her stopped. Horses put up 20+ sharptails. We headed south and both dogs did a stop to flush on 3 sharptails with a couple of whoas from Bob. Finished at Triple Gates at 40 minutes.

· ANNIE & SHAUNA - Both dogs moving forward with medium gun dog race. Hunted to pond with both dogs moving well and independent. No birds. 30 minutes

That was the morning for dog work. We had some town trips and starting to pick up and fix things around camp. Just a few days left. Bob G. cooked a Pork Tenderloin dinner and Vickie had the salad - & while dinner was finishing up a few of us went to work Inde on a bird. Got one planted off the ATV and here comes Galt – he made a huge lap around the meadow before we got him caught. WE had given him the day off so he could start to recoup some ( a bit skinny) so he does his own lap. Boy does he like to run. A very pleasant evening and stayed out until it was time for desert.

Awesome sleeping night – put Libby, Sorrel and Rio away and had a very quiet nights sleep.