Hey, Al.....

[MLBob Furia]

Mark thrown from remote launcher set on opposite bank of training pond yesterday. Wanted to see what she'd do.

Stayed steady to the mark and shot, and then sent

Pretty good for a 6 month old..... end of session right then and there

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[Tom Wall]

Bob,
That's pretty good for a young pup. Nice distance from shore, a little point of cover there to push dog to the right, away from the mark. It looks like you have a keeper!


Tom

 

[Huntindave McCann]

showoff ;>) ;>)

 

[Al Hansen]

Bob, do you have any buttons left on your shirt? Does your cap still fit on your head? What a good girl you have there. If I were counting I would know how many seconds it was until duck season started.

Thanks for those great pictures. Give her a milk bone, Bob. I would have loved to have seen the smile on your face when this practice session was done.

Got to go duck hunting,Bob.
Al

Sonora is 4 months old today. Too young to go but I can hardly wait until January.

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[Al Hansen]

Bob, I know that this is an off the wall question but did you use the same color to circle the mark? I have looked at these pictures 3 times and this morning is the first time I saw the circle you made. It looks identical in color as the tall rushes/weeds just to the left of it.
Al

 

[MLBob Furia]

Bob, I know that this is an off the wall question but did you use the same color to circle the mark? I have looked at these pictures 3 times and this morning is the first time I saw the circle you made. It looks identical in color as the tall rushes/weeds just to the left of it.
Al

Al, Just used the drawing instrument in my "edit" stuff and picked a red color from the options.
Getting ready to run over to that pond for a quick session right now.

 

[Dave Church]

That's fantastic Bob! Glad she is coming up to speed so quickly!


Dave

 

[MLBob Furia]

Another good water session this a.m. , followed by a trip to a local park where there are some X-Country courses cut through the cover.

The straight stretches are a good place to "ladder" bumpers and do repetitions to teach the concept of taking a straight line to a blind, each one taking it back a little farther.

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[MLBob Furia]

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Finished with some "baseball" handling drills in an adjacent, mowed field.
Practice, practice, practice ;-) ;-) ;-)

 

[Huntindave McCann]

Bob,
Nice work there. I do really wish I had the time to spend with my dog like that. (I know, there are choices and there are choices) I can tell the difference in her even if I only throw a few bumpers in the yard. Trouble with that is she is training for short distance retrieves only, which is not a real good thing.