Sadie, my 9 month old wasn't quite sure what this was all about.
We started straight up the mountain. She kept checking back as if to ask, "Are you sure you really want to do this?
Eventually we got to the top. Sam, my 3 yr old was wondering what took us so long. He was come back to check on us.
It got a little breezy up on top.
Ah, how refreshing.
Sam is always quick to let us all know he is "Top Dog" in our pack.
Chukar country can be pretty rugged, a lot of ups and downs.
The snow can be like razors between the dog's pads.
But through it all, getting above those rascals is the #1 goal.
If they're not up there, we come back down and hunt in the junipers.
Zoey, my 8 month old started have problems with ice build-up after a couple of hours.
But she was more that game to keep on hunting.
At times the show got pretty deep, especially down in the gullies and draws.
But then we got to go back up to the top again where the wind had blown all the snow away.
Sometimes the dogs have more sense that we do. Zoey knew when it was time to head back to the truck and made a beeline for it.
It only took a matter of seconds before Sadie bought into that idea and made her own beeline.
I found Sam safe and warm curled up in his kennel wondering when the rest of us would have enough sense to call it a day. :roll:
Unfortunately we didn't get any birds. I don't know if it was due to too much snow, too much wind or too much inexperience. But now we turn our thoughts to field trialing, training and next year.
We're already planning our scouting trips so we'll know where to find those wiley chukar next season.
Thanks for watching.
