The check went out yesterday. We are committed. Manny’s NAVHDA Utility Test is scheduled for the weekend of Sept. 7-9. What a way to celebrate our wedding anniversary! (Thanks in advance, honey, for letting the dogs and me head north the next day.) We in the west have fewer NAVHDA chapters than our compadres east [...]
Posts Tagged ‘German wirehaired pointer’
Road to Utility Test … check’s in the mail
Posted in dog training, tagged Chehalis, dog training, German wirehaired pointer, Manny, NAVHDA, obedience training, Utility Test, versatile hunting dog on March 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The season isn’t over here!
Posted in News, tagged bird dog, bird hunting, dog training, German Wirehaired Club of Central Oregon, German wirehaired pointer, GWPCO, puppy, versatile hunting dog on February 13, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Our club hunt yesterday was full of fun, fellowship and some good dog work. Photos by my lovely wife – thanks honey! Here’s a sampling:
Road to Utility Test: steady to shot
Posted in bird hunting, dog training, hunting dog, tagged dog training, German wirehaired pointer, Manny, NAFHDA, North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association, obedience training, puppy, steady to wing and shot, whoa on February 3, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Along with the other things we’re practicing, Manny is now learning that a gun shot means “whoa.” Yep, I sometimes shoot birds that fly wild, nowhere near my dogs … especially on a slow day, the first day, the last day, or any day when the adrenaline is flowing faster than the wisdom. When I [...]
Road to Utility Test: Steady … steady …
Posted in bird hunting, dog training, hunting dog, News, tagged dog training, German wirehaired pointer, puppy, sto to flush, versatile hunting dog, whoa training on January 25, 2012 | 2 Comments »
“Hope for the best, but plan for the worst.” While not originally coined for dog trainers, it is a worthy axiom, especially in the area of steadiness to wing, shot, and fall. Every step, every cracked twig or ruffling wing feather is an invitation to Manny. As if a bird were saying “C’mon, pup, I [...]
Near Gerlach, Nevada
Posted in News, tagged bird hunting, Black Rock Desert, chukar hunting, German wirehaired pointer, Nevada bird hunting, Scott Linden on January 24, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Bone-dry conditions. Birds were very near water. No greenup except where streams were flowing. Narrows things down a bit!
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