[Springfed]

bump

[tim_s]

7 months later, a gus update


early training went well.....gus ended up going on 95% of my duck trips this year; my initial plan was not to hunt him, but he was doing well enough on marked retrieves that i couldn't leave him home

he ended up making about 60% of my retrieves.....he made just about all the retrieves i sent him on, although a few rocks had to be thrown.....casting is on our spring training schedule

he's up to around 85 lbs - you can actually see the difference in his size between the early season and late season pics

he's a little nutty at times, but might actually be better than otis was in the field when all is said and done

[fatman]

Days gone by....

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the New Guard. already showing some gray...

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[McH]

What’s been occupying my time lately..

Brought this little girl home in September



she has been working through the bird & gun intro real well











Hopefully I'll be able to put her on the real deal towards the end of the grouse season here in PA

[Sluice Box]

[Bobwhite]

Nice finish, Sluice Box!

This little fella is Tommy's first dog, so she got to name him. The poor guy got tagged with, "Frisbee".

Frisbee
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There's a group of gals in the area that raise and train flat-coat retrievers, and Lisa and Tommy have been taken into the fold... a really great way to introduce Tommy to dog training, gun safety, and ultimately bird hunting.

It's a win/win/win. I get a trained bird dog without any work... a new hunting buddy... and, any young lady that owns a shot gun and can crush a rooster at 40 yards, is probably gonna have a higher standard of fellow sniffing around.

Frisbee and Tommy
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[3 Jack]

[Bear River Boomer]

I had forgotten about this thread and how much I enjoy it. Keep 'em coming.

[Rich Farino]

Chocolate or Chessie?

[madjoni]

Great thread you got here guys

[PastorBen]

Hey there
Mz Ashley is a Red Lab…and she has a wonderful nose…for Pheasants..sadly I don’t hunt any more so there has never arose the chance to retrieve…unless it been a fish or two…



mice



fishes




Bacon



corn dogs



the pathetic look



more fishes…



huns



she even knows what a deer is…



Gophers



Grace and peace

Ben and Mz Ashley

[fatman]

Ashley is a lucky girl, Ben

Blessings your way