Puppies
Puppies hunting puppy chow.
Tur Bo after the pigeons have flown away.
I’ve been too busy to train dogs the last few days so when I got home today I took the puppies for a walk. I only have the female that hasn’t sold yet and my English cocker spaniel. I put 6 pigeons in a bird bag and we started toward the back. The puppies knew I had pigeons in the bag and they stayed right under my feet for the first hundred yards.
After the pups ran a little way in front of me I dizzied a pigeon and threw it in front of me. The first pigeon lit on the ground then took off flying with both puppies chasing. We were in an area with a lot of trees and bushes. The pups had to check each one out but they still kept an eye on me.
After going a short distance I dizzied another pigeon. The pups saw me shaking it to make it dizzy and were right in front of me. I threw the pigeon in front of us and it flew away with the pups chasing. The pups never chase very far. I think they know they can’t catch them.
I dizzied another pigeon as we reached the back and started toward the kennel. I threw it in front of the pups and it lit right in front of them. Rocky, the English cocker was in front and left the ground in a leap as the pigeon flew off.
As we walked back toward the kennel we came by a strip of weeds that I have been leaving to hide birds in. I wanted to hide a bird in the cover but the puppies were watching each time I pulled a pigeon from the bag. The pups have been pulling 18 inch ropes from their collar since they were 3 weeks old. I put a pigeon to sleep and grabbed the ropes on both pups and placed the pigeon in the weeds. I led them away then walked them back near the pigeon. They acted like the didn’t remember me hiding the pigeon. The the setter pup smelled it and went straight to it. She tried to hold it with her front feet but it flew away with both puppies chasing.
I decided that putting the pigeon to sleep and hiding it in the weeds worked better than making them dizzy. I came by another strip of weeds and caught the ropes on the puppies and hid another pigeon. I led them about 20 yards then turned around and went back. The pigeon was well hidden in the weeds. The female setter flash pointed then jumped in flushing the pigeon. They both chased.
I had one pigeon left. I grabbed the ropes on the puppies and hid another pigeon in the tall weeds. I led the puppies away for about 20 yards. The pups see me hide the bird then when they are led away they forget. We started back toward the hidden pigeon. The pigeon was no longer asleep but was standing up. Rocky smelled it and started running toward it and it flushed before he could get to it. Both pups chased it. We went back to the kennel.
I decided after I got to the kennel to walk the puppies and didn’t take my camera. The pictures I used in this are some I’ve used before. I really enjoyed walking the puppies and hiding the pigeons for them so I may do it again. Hopefully, next time I will take the camera.
Luke pointing a pigeon.
Blaze pointing a pigeon.
Lucky pointing a pigeon.