MLBob Furia
Well-known member
Eddie,
Thought you'd enjoy these as you have days like this to look forward to.
Yesterday, I took my 6 yr. old lab down to the Ohio River to poke around. The River hit flood stage at mid-day (52'), so I kept to the areas that I knew would open up in my favorite hunting slough off the main-stem of the river.
Spent the morning taking pictures of birds (or trying to), and when the sun broke through in early afternoon, I worked her for a while through the decoys I had set out in this last spot we had chosen to set up ( a small "inland lake" that had formed in a flooded field a good 3/4of a mile back in)
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Good news is that all effects of the leg injury she suffered during January seem to be gone, as I worked her for a fairly long time with no noticeable reaction, either then or today. With all the horror stories I hear about ACL tears in retrievers, I feel fortunate that we seem to have dodged that bullet. Nevertheless, water-work may be the way to go for a while.
Thought you'd enjoy these as you have days like this to look forward to.
Yesterday, I took my 6 yr. old lab down to the Ohio River to poke around. The River hit flood stage at mid-day (52'), so I kept to the areas that I knew would open up in my favorite hunting slough off the main-stem of the river.
Spent the morning taking pictures of birds (or trying to), and when the sun broke through in early afternoon, I worked her for a while through the decoys I had set out in this last spot we had chosen to set up ( a small "inland lake" that had formed in a flooded field a good 3/4of a mile back in)
View attachment MarOR 023 (600 x 378).jpg
View attachment MarOR 024 (600 x 399).jpg
View attachment MarOR 025 (600 x 381).jpg
View attachment MarOR 026 (600 x 375).jpg
Good news is that all effects of the leg injury she suffered during January seem to be gone, as I worked her for a fairly long time with no noticeable reaction, either then or today. With all the horror stories I hear about ACL tears in retrievers, I feel fortunate that we seem to have dodged that bullet. Nevertheless, water-work may be the way to go for a while.
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