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First days out

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ips:
Thanks everyone, spent part of yesterday sat in the summerhouse listening to the shananigans over the radio and the gunshot from local shooting estate, the one that ordinarily I would be either loading or minding on and also doing the hospitality....it was pouring down all day so I was happy to be in the summerhouse 🤣

bizzylizzy:

--- Quote from: ips on November 02, 2021, 10:49:40 AM ---Thanks everyone, spent part of yesterday sat in the summerhouse listening to the shananigans over the radio and the gunshot from local shooting estate, the one that ordinarily I would be either loading or minding on and also doing the hospitality....it was pouring down all day so I was happy to be in the summerhouse 🤣

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There you go then, sometimes its just nice to take a back seat!!  :lol2: :luv:

Toofast:
Hello,
How old is "Eze", it sounds as if you both had a busy day.

When we take any of our lot out beating we only expect them to retrieve shot birds that are found from previous drives. They NEVER "run in" to retrieve while they are in the beating line, there are proper picking up dogs to do that, and ours are expected to, and do stay within the beating line doing a grand job of just hunting and flushing as they are required with the beaters.

We never introduce a puppy to the beating line until they are almost 2 years of age, this allows them to learn respect of what we want and to be reliable enough to come back as soon as they are called.

A cocker Spaniel that continues to hunt and flush  and then disappears to retrieve just because they can will never get any steadier with age, they will just get worse!!

I would be absolutely knackered too, but the dogs would be thinking what a good day they had had and tails would be wagging even faster.

Good luck with the beating and enjoy every  day out with your "Eze" if you can last the season yourself ;)
                     "Eze" is very  lucky to have you. :clapping:

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ips:
Hi toofast
She is a few months over 7 and has been worked (a lot 🤣) since 16months old. First day out was actually my little syndicate shoot that we were on last sat, due to not being at all well this year i only took half a gun as didn't know at the time if I would even make the season 😟 so no shooting last Saturday just an easy day out beating and sweeping up after the drives 👍

Toofast:
I have my 3rd day out this coming Friday and with 2 dogs in the beating line with me.
 My husband and myself have another day next Tuesday, we should have 3 dogs out with us. 2 of them are 3.5 years of age and the other is 9.5 years.
We are so lucky to have them all, they keep us motivated every day in all weathers.  PHEW !

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