April 1, 2014
I took Silas to Sigel Marsh game lands for his first real field run today. With patchy snow and quite a bit of mud and water, I was uncertain how he would like it. It didn't take me long to see he has quite a drive to explore cover. He ran ahead 20 yards or so and would come back to my legs as we moved along. He is very curious. He seems to love being in mud and water. He often runs across the snow patches looking happy. This will bode well for him as we chase woodcocks. I saw he was occupied at one point so I snuck away 30 yards and watched him. When he noticed me missing he began to search around to find me. I only allowed this to transpire for 30-45 seconds then gave two whistle blasts. With that, he was quickly on his way to me. He received ample praise for his obedience when he got to me. As luck would have it, we flushed a woodcock on our way out. He saw it fly away and I gave him a nice nose full of scent where we flushed it. What a great two hours in the field with a puppy born only January 23.
I took Silas to Sigel Marsh game lands for his first real field run today. With patchy snow and quite a bit of mud and water, I was uncertain how he would like it. It didn't take me long to see he has quite a drive to explore cover. He ran ahead 20 yards or so and would come back to my legs as we moved along. He is very curious. He seems to love being in mud and water. He often runs across the snow patches looking happy. This will bode well for him as we chase woodcocks. I saw he was occupied at one point so I snuck away 30 yards and watched him. When he noticed me missing he began to search around to find me. I only allowed this to transpire for 30-45 seconds then gave two whistle blasts. With that, he was quickly on his way to me. He received ample praise for his obedience when he got to me. As luck would have it, we flushed a woodcock on our way out. He saw it fly away and I gave him a nice nose full of scent where we flushed it. What a great two hours in the field with a puppy born only January 23.
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