Rosie got to the birds first, but Ted slipped in and 'stole' the front position. A bad habit of his that will get him tossed out of a field trial one day.
At three years Ted is becoming a bird dog, and except for a few (and I think minor) faults, he is a nice dog. Rosie is a bit older, but I would rate them about even in the bird finding department.
Thanks for posting that picture. I wish I had spent more time steadying the camera before I snapped the photo; it could have been spectacular. Those points, and the subsequent relocations to find the birds 250 yards away, were some of the nicest dog work we had in Montana.
I really enjoy watching Rosie and Ted working together. Ted is like a halfback - fast and very powerful. Rosie is more like a wide receiver. The two of them look very good together on the ground.
Pete snapped this photo of Rosie and Ted pointing sharptails across a gully in Montana. Rosie on the left, Ted on the right. Pretty, eh?
Looks like the little guy has a future! Awesome stuff.
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Rosie got to the birds first, but Ted slipped in and 'stole' the front position. A bad habit of his that will get him tossed out of a field trial one day.
ReplyDeleteAt three years Ted is becoming a bird dog, and except for a few (and I think minor) faults, he is a nice dog. Rosie is a bit older, but I would rate them about even in the bird finding department.
Thanks for posting that picture. I wish I had spent more time steadying the camera before I snapped the photo; it could have been spectacular. Those points, and the subsequent relocations to find the birds 250 yards away, were some of the nicest dog work we had in Montana.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy watching Rosie and Ted working together. Ted is like a halfback - fast and very powerful. Rosie is more like a wide receiver. The two of them look very good together on the ground.
Cool! Did the birds hold until you got there?
ReplyDeleteDale: The birds held and we got up to the covey, but we performed a lateral Fuster Cluck on the flushing part. Dogs did it right, we didn't.
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