tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869718586166756532.post8558431385762750509..comments2016-07-31T08:32:51.871-07:00Comments on Under the Rusty Windmill: First day of summer pre-trainingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443151896548896195noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869718586166756532.post-43679427744013485842016-07-31T08:32:51.871-07:002016-07-31T08:32:51.871-07:00Well, we are almost a month into summer camp train...Well, we are almost a month into summer camp training - Monday we turn them loose for the first time on wild birds. I am super happy with most of the dogs - a few are lagging but overall it is a great group of dogs. I am expecting great things out of some of the dogs. <br /><br />Arrow and Havoc are awesome young dogs/pups both are hard driving and rough on my body when the birds flush but mostly standing broke to flush now.<br /><br />Parker is doing awesome marks and pattern blinds we are starting to straighten her lines out better.<br /><br />Maggie is doing well - I have some problems that I think were instilled in her by her previous trainer - mostly her lack of independence for a bird dog - but her previous trainers were retriever people and so that is something to straighten out <br /><br />Luka is by far the most advanced for what little training he had previously - but he comes from great championship lines and he is older and more mature.<br /><br />Pointers - All the pointers are coming along nicely - really happy with Scout and Vee and Arrow for their youth - been a great summer watching them grow and develop.<br /><br />The old guard - Ash, Finn, Reggie, Captain, Pearl are still awesome - gonna be a great time running them with some young dogs tomorrow. <br /><br />Brenna - Hoping she gets a bit more serious she has happy feet but attention span lacks sometimes - Her sister Dixie is doing much more refined work - but that could be because Dixie has been molded for months prior - in our program Brenna seems just as talented just need to get more focused with her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869718586166756532.post-59933620844522874352016-07-31T08:13:20.076-07:002016-07-31T08:13:20.076-07:00Well, we are almost a month into summer camp train...Well, we are almost a month into summer camp training - Monday we turn them loose for the first time on wild birds. I am super happy with most of the dogs - a few are lagging but overall it is a great group of dogs. I am expecting great things out of some of the dogs. <br /><br />Arrow and Havoc are awesome young dogs/pups both are hard driving and rough on my body when the birds flush but mostly standing broke to flush now.<br /><br />Parker is doing awesome marks and pattern blinds we are starting to straighten her lines out better.<br /><br />Maggie is doing well - I have some problems that I think were instilled in her by her previous trainer - mostly her lack of independence for a bird dog - but her previous trainers were retriever people and so that is something to straighten out <br /><br />Luka is by far the most advanced for what little training he had previously - but he comes from great championship lines and he is older and more mature.<br /><br />Pointers - All the pointers are coming along nicely - really happy with Scout and Vee and Arrow for their youth - been a great summer watching them grow and develop.<br /><br />The old guard - Ash, Finn, Reggie, Captain, Pearl are still awesome - gonna be a great time running them with some young dogs tomorrow. <br /><br />Brenna - Hoping she gets a bit more serious she has happy feet but attention span lacks sometimes - Her sister Dixie is doing much more refined work - but that could be because Dixie has been molded for months prior - in our program Brenna seems just as talented just need to get more focused with her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com