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Hello All:
Just thought I would brag a bit about my VERY SMART
Moon Boy!!!
As you all know, we bought Hunter to hunt birds,
hence his name. Well we took him on his first real hunt yesterday, and he
did AWESOME!!!! He got 4 pheasants and did like a pro, out, flush, back
retrieve to daddy give and wala a bird dog is born!!! He has such an
instinct and focus when it come to birds. It is so fascinating. I
know some may not agree with the hunting of birds, but we do NOT hunt for sport,
we eat what we hunt or we do not hunt it. I do not agree to hunting just
to kill something, our meat comes from wild game and that is our main source of
meat. I hope that I do not offend anyone by these brags, but I hope it
helps knowing that the animals are not wasted. The animal is always used
to the full extent, bird wings are used for future training the meat is
dinner and the feathers are used for projects at school.
He has such a drive
to be given direction, his focus is so intensely on us. He thrives on
his training sessions and was so completely high from his hunt yesterday, you
could just see that his brain has grown by his experience. I recommend
training them for something, these dogs are so smart!!!! They NEED
the stimuli of some kind of training. Even if it is just ball
throwing. These are not your average dog, they are SMART
beyond words. It would be such a waste to throw these dogs in the
back yard and not give them their full potential.
Ok, I have compared our friends yellow lab several
times on the list, same age, but that is it!!! Hunter has been worked
with, not by a professional, but by novices (us). Luke has not done
anything but exist and eat expensive food. Hunter showed him what a
smart dog can do. Luke would not even do anything. Labs are
supposed to be better at all of that, but he would not touch the bird at
all. He has no idea what to do and really does not care to
do anything but run around. Hunter just sat and waited for the fetch it up
command and was thrilled that he was the only one getting the
bird.
A follow up on his wound from surgery: He is
healing really well, he was sewed up so tight under his chin, I don't think he
will ever have a double chin. I wish I had that vet do some work on
me!! He seems to have more energy now, I don't know if that is related to
getting rid of the bump but I am glad he is feeling good.
We put up the Christmas lights and our reindeer
that move their heads, it has been 4 days now, and he still barks like crazy at
the deer!!! He is afraid but insistent that they leave his front yard
right now!!!! He doesn't understand that they are not real. We have
walked him up to the deer but he still doesn't get it. Quite the comedy
scene!!!!
Excuse my major brag, but we are very very proud of
our boy today!!!
Carol
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