Bred to hunt
NO BIRDS WERE HARMED BY MY MALE DURING HIS TRAINING! This is how soft mouthed Brittany's should be. That second picture of Troubadour with the Pigeon in his mouth, that bird had NO puncture holes or anything (just some wet feathers!)
Tipsy's bird.... Not so much. Tipsy was a little TOO bird happy with her very first bird.... F for soft mouth, but she got an A+ for a natural retrieve to hand! (She looked very proud of herself regardless of the birds outcome. It was quick, I promise.)
This is what these dogs were bred for (not the killing of the birds themselves, that's a work in progress). This is the reality of a dual Brittany.
Bird hunting.
I've been working in the field with dogs for four years, first with Troubadour through NAVHDA training day's, then with Tipsy through NAVHDA, and now, with Spunky, training for AKC field events.
I still watch in awe as my dogs cover the fields we train.
There is not much in this world that makes me happier than seeing a dog do what it was bred to do, may it be a Terrier going after rodents as Tanner, the resident German Pinscher does (and that my Britts also do, but they're not terriers so they don't count in that grouping of dogs), or Border Collies herding sheep and cattle, or Brittanys, covering the ground before slamming on point to the smell of bird scent.
It's a thrilling thing that I encourage everyone to witness at least once in their life outside of the photos and videos you may see here or elsewhere on the internet.
Tipsy's bird.... Not so much. Tipsy was a little TOO bird happy with her very first bird.... F for soft mouth, but she got an A+ for a natural retrieve to hand! (She looked very proud of herself regardless of the birds outcome. It was quick, I promise.)
This is what these dogs were bred for (not the killing of the birds themselves, that's a work in progress). This is the reality of a dual Brittany.
Bird hunting.
I've been working in the field with dogs for four years, first with Troubadour through NAVHDA training day's, then with Tipsy through NAVHDA, and now, with Spunky, training for AKC field events.
I still watch in awe as my dogs cover the fields we train.
There is not much in this world that makes me happier than seeing a dog do what it was bred to do, may it be a Terrier going after rodents as Tanner, the resident German Pinscher does (and that my Britts also do, but they're not terriers so they don't count in that grouping of dogs), or Border Collies herding sheep and cattle, or Brittanys, covering the ground before slamming on point to the smell of bird scent.
It's a thrilling thing that I encourage everyone to witness at least once in their life outside of the photos and videos you may see here or elsewhere on the internet.
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Tipsy going on point
April 2nd, 2016 |