Not a chance - she knew what she was supposed to be doing. But....Todd felt that he needed to be with her while she pointed at the chuckers. And someone needed to shoot them out of the air once she flushed them so she could retreive them.
I offered to shoot the gun....but Todd said ....you need to be able to HIT the flying bird and bring it down... and I am not a very good shot at moving targets:)
So we called on a good friend of ours, Andy, who in turn brought his 2 kids along for the fun.
Barlie spent lots of time running back and forth....
Until she would find the chucker and point at it:
One got away into what we call "the swamps." We let her run back and forth in there for a few minutes to see if she could find where it landed ......
Andy stands ready with the shotgun
I spy a birdie.....
Andy stands ready with the shotgun
I spy a birdie.....
And if you are 7 and 6, and get bored, you can always make sure the chucker that was shot is really dead.....
4 comments:
Good job, Barlie!
Bill wants a hunting dog sooooo bad. Alas, Olivia is staunchly anti-bird hunting, so we've got quite the fiery debate raging in our house. As long as I'm not the one left scooping poop, I don't care too much either way.
barlie...great name and totally adorable! happy new year, kris!
Great Job Barlie!
Have agreat wk.
Blessins',Lib
Look at Barlie! I'm starting to think that 'coming when called' is a myth perpetuated by obedience trainers to get you to come back again and again and again *s* Though I have found a method that works for bringing Daisy in from the cold . . . . I just rattle the lid of the cookie jar that holds her treats. She comes running every time.
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