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AND WOW!
We just got back from the second day of Lab National hunt tests.
I decided to go ahead and bring the Tito Monster out with me to see how he feels about guns.
First let me say the lab people were wonderful, and I didn't get any smart alec cracks about my golden.
So we were able to go right next to where they were running the masters, and there was a small clearing right off where a bunch of people were parking where I could stand and not be obtrusive at all. From there you could hear the duck calls, hear the guns (like REALLY hear the guns, one was being fired directly in our direction from about 30 yards away), and see the dog swimming.
I started with Tito in the car and the window open, but he didn't even look in the direction of the gunshots so I decided what the heck, and got him out.
Ok, the lab people said either I was lying and the dog had been around guns, or he is a really good dog. He didn't even flinch an ear when the guns went off. You'd think he hadn't even noticed them!
He did like the duck calls, and when he saw the other dog swimming, he got real excited (probably thought it was dock diving).
There was a guy there who trains retrievers professionally (this is a long story and I'll keep it as short as possible) who took Tito for about 10 minutes and messed with him. He told me "a lot of people would trade their summer homes to have a dog who would come to the line and sit a mark the way he would" (I'm trying to sort out these terms). I thought the guy was REALLY rough with Tito, but Tito didn't seem to care. The guy told me, "you're really got a good dog here". I just glowed! (another long story but he told me NOT to force break him).
And my BIG news.....tah dah....
I GOT A DUCK TO BRING HOME!!!!!!!
YAHOOO!!!!
A DUCK!!!!
heehee
Tito is obsessed with it! He ran right out and got it the very first time, sniffed it for a minute, I told him "take it" (my retrieve words from obedience) and he picked it right up and came right back with it. We did it a few times, then I bagged it up and put it in the fridge for later. He was lying on the floor next to the fridge door when I left the house, waiting for his duck.
Will try to get a photo of him with his duck later.
WOW.
I am SOOOOO hooked.
We just got back from the second day of Lab National hunt tests.
I decided to go ahead and bring the Tito Monster out with me to see how he feels about guns.
First let me say the lab people were wonderful, and I didn't get any smart alec cracks about my golden.
So we were able to go right next to where they were running the masters, and there was a small clearing right off where a bunch of people were parking where I could stand and not be obtrusive at all. From there you could hear the duck calls, hear the guns (like REALLY hear the guns, one was being fired directly in our direction from about 30 yards away), and see the dog swimming.
I started with Tito in the car and the window open, but he didn't even look in the direction of the gunshots so I decided what the heck, and got him out.
Ok, the lab people said either I was lying and the dog had been around guns, or he is a really good dog. He didn't even flinch an ear when the guns went off. You'd think he hadn't even noticed them!
He did like the duck calls, and when he saw the other dog swimming, he got real excited (probably thought it was dock diving).
There was a guy there who trains retrievers professionally (this is a long story and I'll keep it as short as possible) who took Tito for about 10 minutes and messed with him. He told me "a lot of people would trade their summer homes to have a dog who would come to the line and sit a mark the way he would" (I'm trying to sort out these terms). I thought the guy was REALLY rough with Tito, but Tito didn't seem to care. The guy told me, "you're really got a good dog here". I just glowed! (another long story but he told me NOT to force break him).
And my BIG news.....tah dah....
I GOT A DUCK TO BRING HOME!!!!!!!
YAHOOO!!!!
A DUCK!!!!
heehee
Tito is obsessed with it! He ran right out and got it the very first time, sniffed it for a minute, I told him "take it" (my retrieve words from obedience) and he picked it right up and came right back with it. We did it a few times, then I bagged it up and put it in the fridge for later. He was lying on the floor next to the fridge door when I left the house, waiting for his duck.
Will try to get a photo of him with his duck later.
WOW.
I am SOOOOO hooked.
