First day of horseback work

Today was our first day of horseback work on wild birds - Daniel and I loaded (5 braces - 10 dogs) to work on a section of ground we have just received permission to run dogs on. It was a warm, humid day and we only ran the dogs for 30 min. Running an older dog with a derby or puppy. This worked out well.

Rocky and Gus - This father/son team was fun to watch. Rocky ran shorter than normal, but I am sure he will run bigger as summer progresses. Rocky had a find on sharptail and a non-productive - Gus knocked and chased the birds while Rocky stood steady to wing and shot.

Jessie and Chip - These dogs ran well mostly forward races - Jessie had a non productive early and Chip knocked a sharp tail and chased - it was fun to watch, Jessie was steady while I made flushing attempts and I think she will be fine as the summer progresses and starts to run bigger and find more birds.

Knikki and Annie - Ran nice mostly forward races - Knikki had a non productive and a back - Annie had a non productive - they ran well forward and handled well

Mac and Jakey - This was the best brace of the day - as far as application and forward races with some nice moves in them - Jakey had a no productive and Mac had a back - Both stood steady through the flushing attempt until released.

Chance and Dolly - Big hard handling race - no finds and we cut this brace short because the heat index was approaching 100F and we decided that it was best to stop.