Luke
Luke
Another cool morning, good for working dogs. I hid 3 pigeons on the training grounds then put the e-collars on Luke and heeled him out near the 4-wheeler. I whoaed him, then got on the 4-wheeler, started it and released him with an okay.
Luke is always so fast to the birds that he’s on point by the time I get there, even on the 4-wheeler. He had gone past the first pigeon and was pointing the middle bird when I got there. I took some pictures then kicked in front of him. I flushed the pigeon and shot the blank pistol. He never moved but the pigeon flew to a limb right above me. He wanted to move real bad so I said whoa one time. I shook the limb, the pigeon was on, trying to get it to fly. It dropped to the ground in front of Luke. This was one lucky pigeon, had it been in front of Blaze or Tur Bo it wouldn’t have faired so well but Luke didn’t move. I caught the pigeon, walked to Luke and tapped him on the head to release him.
He raced to the back and pointed the farthest pigeon. I took more pictures, kicked in front of him, flushed the pigeon and shot the blank pistol. He never moved. I kicked the cover then got on the 4-wheeler, wrote on the note pad, started the 4-wheeler, put it in gear and released him with an okay.
By the time I got to the other end of the training grounds Luke was on point. I took more pictures then kicked in front of him. I flushed the pigeon and shot the blank pistol. He never moved. I got on the 4-wheeler, wrote on the note pad, started it, put it in gear and released him with an okay. I let him run to the back then back to the kennel.
Blaze
Blaze
I whoaed Blaze near the 4-wheeler after putting the e-collars on her. I got on the 4-wheeler,started it, and put it in gear. When the I put it in gear the 4-wheeler jumped. Blaze took 4 or 5 steps and stopped. She knew she had messed up. I picked her up and carried her back. I got back on he 4-wheeler, started it, put it in gear and released her with an okay.
She passed the first bird and pointed the middle pigeon. I took pictures then kicked in front of her, flushed the pigeon and shot the blank pistol. She never moved. I continued to kick the cover then got on the 4-wheeler, wrote on the note pad, started it, put it in gear and released her with an okay.
She circled back to the area of the first bird. She got birdy but wasn’t getting the smell very good from where she was so she moved and I flushed the pigeon. She stopped to flush. I walked in front of her and shot the blank pistol. She didn’t move. I kicked the cover in front of her then got on the 4-wheeler, wrote on the note pad, started it, put it in gear, and released her with an okay.
She hunted to the back and pointed the pigeon at the back of the training grounds. I kicked in front of her then flushed the pigeon and shot the blank pistol. She never moved. I kicked the cover in front of her then got on the 4-wheeler. I wrote on the note pad, started the 4-wheeler, put it in gear and released her with an okay. I let her run to the back on my side then back to the kennel.
Tur Bo
Tur Bo
I heeled Tur Bo out with the e-collars on and whoaed him near the 4-wheeler. I got on the 4-wheeler, started it and put it in gear. The 4-wheeler jumped when I put it in gear and Tur Bo took off. I held the button on the transmitter down, on level 4, to the e-collar on his flanks. He kept moving so I turned the transmitter to level 6 and he stopped. He was about 50 yards from the break away point so I carried him to the 4-wheeler and we had a slow ride to the starting point. We got off the 4-wheeler with me still carrying him. I set him up in the original spot and said whoa. I got back on the 4-wheeler, started it, put it in gear and released him with an okay.
He pointed the first bird and I took pictures. I kicked in front of him then flushed the pigeon and shot the blank pistol. He took a couple of steps then stopped. I carried him back and he went back on point. I kicked in front of him then got on the 4-wheeler. I wrote on the note pad, started the 4-wheeler, and put it in gear. It jumped and he started to move. I whoaed him and he stopped. I carried him back and when he went back on point I got on the 4-wheeler. I started it, put it in gear and released him with an okay.
He went to the back and pointed the farthest pigeon but he was right on top of it. I moved him back and when he went back on point I kicked in front of him. When I flushed the pigeon he moved and I whoaed him. I carried him back to the original spot and he went back on point. I kicked in front of him then got on the 4-wheeler. I wrote on the note pad, started the 4-wheeler, put it in gear and released him with an okay.
When he got to the middle bird he was on the wrong side but he pointed, then moved. I flushed the pigeon and he stopped. Then he started moving and I stopped him with the e-collar. I carried him to the spot that he had stopped at, originally. I got on the 4-wheeler, wrote on the note pad, started it, put it in gear and released him with an okay. I let him have a good run before returning to the kennel.
Today was a lot better day than yesterday. Luke was good on all of his birds and the break away. Blaze stumbled a little on the break away but she was good on her birds. Tur Bo is getting better. August the 7th he will be 14 months old and I haven’t been walking in front of him very long. With more repetition he will get better and better.