Re: Summer is here, safety ck off....

["Peggy & Kurt" <catboat3@attbi.com>]

The border collie swims like a fish.... as long as you throw a stick!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Gina Heitz" <brier@oregonsbest.com>
To: <brierpups@fast.cs.utah.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 8:18 AM
Subject: Re: Summer is here, safety ck off....


>   Yanna wrote:
> >80 degrees in Portland????  WOW!!!  Nice weather for June!
> >
> >I sure miss the green...
>
> Not going to be real green for very much longer...  It's suppose to be 90
> today!  BTW at 6:30 PM yesterday in Woodburnt it was 86!
>
> Peggy wrote about Katie:
>
>  >> She was still not ready or her feet to leave the ground, but she had a
> blast. She was running and
> jumping around, and even sticking her head under the water. <<
>
> Yup this is para normal, for what reason should a golden swim if there is
> plenty of good solid ground and fun to be had?   <s> Oh and the border
> collie what is her excuse?  Minus she is the most wonderful BC I have ever
> met?  Give Kip a extra hug from me!!!  :-)))
>
> One misconception to clear up on this regarding the intricate details of
> the breed....  Goldens are primarily upland game bird dogs.  No swimming
> water in upland game retrieving normally...  Sure they also try to double
> as duck hunters and they can do a good job at that too but, primarily duck
> hunting is also done in marshes or similar terrain, the need to swim a
> lake, pond ect in normal hunting situations is not that common, though
dogs
> with a high drive for prey and a some training will go after game that is
> afloat.  Just ask SeaJay who is starting to enjoy his "vacation" at Gun
> River...  He's moved onto water retrieves this week.  This he loves!!!!
>
> Hopefully this fall SeaJay is going to go off with Chris and Sophie
(Casino
> litter) and show her how it's done and Chris's buddies too!  The real deal
> real hunting...  Chris of course has gotten a lot of flack from his
hunting
> buddies about getting a swamp collie. :-)))
>
> Well got to beat the heat and get a grooming...
>
> G :-)
>
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