Loaning out a dog
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 1:02 pm
I have a good friend who farms. We have hunted his land for 40 years. He has never had a dog but has used his relatives , or 1 of mine , or my brothers on occasion. Today his brother was in town to pheasant hunt and they wanted me to go. I said I couldn't but sent the dog for them. I could have went but wanted the dog to work for him.He had previously asked about using my "neutered" dog as he knows I still do hunt tests with the other 2. He said I dont want to untrained them,or have to try to keep up.
Quick 5 minutes refresher on the ecollar and a couple quick do's and don'ts and they were off. Called me 3 hrs later and said dog was great we are coming back. I met them and asked his brother how it went? He replied got 3 birds,missed 6,buy another box of shells and go again tmrw. Dog was fantastic.
I gave that dog a refresher 2 weeks ago and was sure he would be fine. I take great joy in others hunting behind my dogs. No I wont send them with just anybody , but am happy the dogs get more bird time and the hunters enjoy something they dont have.
Years ago I had a bitch that was a legendary retriever, guys would come and get her to go find the birds their dogs couldn't. A current friend who is young enough that I didn't know him back then,had 2 good labs. He knocked down 2 roosters and his dogs couldn't find either. A cousin hunting with him said "Sheeba can find those birds" dog guy was curious so they went and got Sheeba. Took her out told her fetch. She ran down a fence line crossed a little draw and returned with a bird. Sent her the other direction same story. Guy says my dogs were all over those areas. That guy will tell you Sheeba is the best retriever he has ever seen.
Quick 5 minutes refresher on the ecollar and a couple quick do's and don'ts and they were off. Called me 3 hrs later and said dog was great we are coming back. I met them and asked his brother how it went? He replied got 3 birds,missed 6,buy another box of shells and go again tmrw. Dog was fantastic.
I gave that dog a refresher 2 weeks ago and was sure he would be fine. I take great joy in others hunting behind my dogs. No I wont send them with just anybody , but am happy the dogs get more bird time and the hunters enjoy something they dont have.
Years ago I had a bitch that was a legendary retriever, guys would come and get her to go find the birds their dogs couldn't. A current friend who is young enough that I didn't know him back then,had 2 good labs. He knocked down 2 roosters and his dogs couldn't find either. A cousin hunting with him said "Sheeba can find those birds" dog guy was curious so they went and got Sheeba. Took her out told her fetch. She ran down a fence line crossed a little draw and returned with a bird. Sent her the other direction same story. Guy says my dogs were all over those areas. That guy will tell you Sheeba is the best retriever he has ever seen.