Finally getting into the swing of things
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:13 am
Alright, nearly a year after getting Justus I've finally gotten set up where I can train him properly. A couple weeks ago Danyelle and I were finally able to get ahold of the owner of a hunting preserve just 15 minutes south of our place, and now I've got access and the ability to start training Justus like he needs.
Yesterday I was invited down there in the morning to watch some training and get Justus started again. He hadn't seen a bird since the February hunt test (that we botched... should never have ran we were so unprepared) and I hadn't trained him with birds since sometime last fall/winter. It all worked out ok though. We ran him through an alfalfa field with four remote release traps, and he was solid pointing every one of them.
I was happy to see him not skipping a beat (looked like I had been training him all along) and the trainer (who runs GSP's) told me "Ok, I know I told you a few horror stories about vizslas, but you've got a good dog there. If he keeps pointing like that he'll score very high marks." That sure made me feel good about my dog!
Later we talked about working out a swap of services deal. So long as I help load the bird traps, run dogs, maybe even gun birds to make the training go faster, I'll get my dog trained in the process. Sounds like a good deal for me.
(Oh, and everyone I've showed my homemade remote launcher to has been impressed... especially at the total overall cost.)
Yesterday I was invited down there in the morning to watch some training and get Justus started again. He hadn't seen a bird since the February hunt test (that we botched... should never have ran we were so unprepared) and I hadn't trained him with birds since sometime last fall/winter. It all worked out ok though. We ran him through an alfalfa field with four remote release traps, and he was solid pointing every one of them.
I was happy to see him not skipping a beat (looked like I had been training him all along) and the trainer (who runs GSP's) told me "Ok, I know I told you a few horror stories about vizslas, but you've got a good dog there. If he keeps pointing like that he'll score very high marks." That sure made me feel good about my dog!
Later we talked about working out a swap of services deal. So long as I help load the bird traps, run dogs, maybe even gun birds to make the training go faster, I'll get my dog trained in the process. Sounds like a good deal for me.
(Oh, and everyone I've showed my homemade remote launcher to has been impressed... especially at the total overall cost.)
Cassi was forced to take a two week break and even missed a hunt test because we have a friend getting married. UGH, the sacrifices we make... 