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2 Rabbit pens and 2 Trainers in 7 days
Posted on April 17, 2012 at 12:41 PM |
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I am forever on a learning curve and with a visit to Nick last week and a visit to Chris this week, both times to use their rabbit pens, I once again learnt new things and even a new term and Jay Jay got the practise she needs on game. It has been difficult to find the time to get to either Chris or Nick's places, we haven' been to Nicks since before January, though we did manage to get up to Chris last month. With the hope/plan being that we give Jay Jay plenty of game experience this summer before we campaign her in this coming Field trial season, I really hope that the gap is not so long before we get back to them as with life getting in the way, the possibility of getting enough time is very slim. Hardly any video footage at Nicks pen as the camera card came up 'Full' not long after we started the session. It was the first time we had been in this pen, Nick built it last year I believe but of course when we go there during the winter we work outside the pens. Both trainers are excellent and I would strongly recommend either one of them. Tinks & Ellie, whilst still not getting enough input from us, are still our super gorgeous wild babies who with the little training they are getting, are doing well. Plus joy of joys, today was the first day I was able to take Mia out, who has finally finished her season. I am so pleased we made the choice not to breed from Mia this summer as my cherished memories from last season was working Mia and Jay Jay as a brace, she was fabulous on hardly any training so this year I want her fit enough to do the whole season with us, she loves it and we love having her there. |
A Cracking end to this Season on Hundred Acre Shoot
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 9:54 AM |
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Well yesterday was the end of this shooting season for us at the Hundred Acre shoot which is quite sad that the shooting season is over but it does mean we will now have time to work on Jay Jay and start the puppies training. They really are a cracking bunch of people at Hundred Acre shoot :) With the guns being such Gents, the beaters/pickers up being such a lovely bunch of people to spend time with and the shoot captain who throughout the year puts the hard work in and then he has to cope with what must be the even harder work, which is to deal with guns and beaters during the season. Yes some dogs can drive you slightly mad when they run forward of the beating line But as the saying goes 'There but for the grace of God go I' And as long as I get to work on the wonderful mixed crops that the shoot captain has put in and the dense brambles that my Mia loves, It is all worth it I took Mia and Jay Jay and worked them as a brace through the cover crop, which we had all to ourselves. Watching my girls pattern out in front of me, tight, flat and finding all the game that is in there is just THE MOST WONDERFUL FEELING' I so wish we had filmed it :( Gary was beating the hedge so watched it all and he was soo proud of the girls, and it takes a lot to please Gary as he is such a perfectionist :) He also said (as long as Mia could not see me) when he worked her on a couple of the drives, that she worked well for him, which says to me that I must get Ellie trained up for him as I can't lose my Mia to him, he he he Jay Jay has lost her ability to stop cleanly and sharply to flush, but we will reclaim that over the summer. She has just got carried away, as all dogs who have there first full season do, in the sense that she now knows what it is all about and therefore needs reminding that we are a team at all times even when the excitement gets to her, bless her. Still I can't help being proud of her as she had hardly any training during the summer and then 10 weeks out before the start of the season with my knee so none then either. So yes, whilst I know she can do a lot better, I am proud that she has coped so well when we have given her so little in training to prepare her for this past season. We are extremely pleased of our Mia who has had no training during the run up to the shooting season with her having a litter during the summer and again MY Knee problem. Yet she was wonderful on shoot, gives us great hope for Jay Jay as Mia went through the same stage at 2 that Jay Jay is now going through. Mia worked hard, fast, and covered all ground well on the shoot and when asked to find game that the picker ups could not get to, our Mia came through with shinning colours, so love that girl. |
7th of January on shoot and then the 9th at a Trial =
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 7:20 AM |
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We took the girls on shoot yesterday and to add to a good day one of the puppy owners came along with their 18 month old Alfinmarsh Forrest. He will be joining the shoot now and his wife will be joining with her cocker, which is great as it means we will have the added joy of having another Alfinmarsh on shoot. Thoroughly enjoyed the shoot working the girls together, especially in my favourite areas which is the mixed cover crops and the dense coarse bushes. Though what I wrote in the previous up-date, that I was worried that temptation may start to pull Jay Jay forward with so many of the other shoot dogs working forward, DID happen. My angel Jay Jay who has for a long time now hasn't been herself pulled forward whilst working and talk about deaf ear, bless her. Most of the time though it was a Joy to work the girls. I worked a small mixed cover crop strip with a chap who had brought his lab on shoot for the first time, therefore was on lead. Gary was with Mia... in the woods on the side of crop. If it had been a trial, the first half of the cover crop the judge would have said about Jay Jay 'Lovely, lovely dog' she needed no whistle worked beautifully and put a couple of birds up stopping at each one :) Second half of the cover crop the judge would have tapped me on my shoulder and said 'sorry Miss but can you regain your dog and leave' he he he :)) Mama Mia joined me 2/3rds in and the girls worked the crop together beautifully :)) All in all, mama Mia = fab :) Jay Jay = some good sections some really naughty, naughtiest she has ever been. Leconfield Field Trial on the 9th What a cracking bunch of people there was at the trial, Gary and I chatted, caught up and had a giggle while we waited for our run which was not for a while seeing as we were number 15th to run. After the shoot day we knew that whilst Jay Jay looked stunning most of the time she worked, that she was/is going through a teenage stage but little did we expect her to do what she did. As soon as we started our run Jay Jay hit onto scent, I thought 'yes' we could have a good run here, FAMOUS LAST WORDS. Within minutes she flushed a pheasant out of the brambles, sat as the gun shoot at the bird, the gun missed the bird but it flew low and landed quickly in the brambles. Jay babe, bless her presumed it had been shoot and without waiting for my command ran in to retrieve it. Yep, that was the end of the trial for us and poor Gary was in pure shock as he said 'she has never done that before'! Well she has now Gary he he he |
Happy New Year
Posted on January 1, 2012 at 8:07 AM |
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Life on Hold but Red Light has gone to Orange, on hold still but getting closer to Go
Posted on October 6, 2011 at 10:08 AM |
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Well today I went for a walk with Tracy, sounds such a normal thing to do but not for a women who hasn't been allowed out because of damage to a knee for such a long time apart from twice without permission :) Tracy brought Rhett over (Bella & Alfie's son) and Bella and I headed of on a walk with them across the fields. Poor Tracy has more than likely never walked so slow in her life before, having to keep my very slow pace and I thank her for her patience. Bella could not control her enjoyment over being out, on her way back to us after flushing a pheasant she yapped half the way back, he he he! I really look forward to our next walk Tracy, hopefully I'll walk faster :) Oh and don't forget Alfinmarsh owners, the dogs and I (depending on the knee) are up for a walkes with any of the Alfinmarsh gang :)) |
Tink's first Ever cold game retrieve and Hamptworth
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 11:57 AM |
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With Jay Jay and the pups safely in the Landi we headed of to Hamptworth Estate, Gary chuckling to himself over the way I had got into the passenger side with my damaged knee, all go ahhhhhhhhh for me :)) Pups are excellent in the Landi but they really do need more socialisation as they just aren't getting any, that is apart from when we go to a shoot/estate and then they come with us, to run around for 5-10 mins before settling in to wait for us to finish Jay-Jay's lesson/work. On the way down to Hampshire it absolutely hammered it down but whilst at Hamptworth the sun shone and we stayed dry, Perfect. We drove to a different part of the Estate that we had never been to before and poor Gary nearly cried as his Landi got rotten when he had to drive it through great big wheel ruts filled with lovely dirty water :)) I was to busy watching pheasants to care, up to the hundred in numbers running in front of us or darting off to the sides. All I was thinking was yeah she will get a flush today and she did, not many flushes as they run tantalising in front of us just a few paces in high numbers, keeping the same distance at all times. Jay Jay kept her calm throughout when quartering in front , even when I walked fast to try and catch up with the birds Jay Jay worked hard and fast in front of me without need of whistle using her nose and keeping tight working side to side :) More experience needed for Jay Jay and myself, and Nick thinks Jay Jay has yet another gear/level in her that she will hit when all of it comes together for her. This Nick says will be when she has more experience of hunting and watching what she flushes fly away to be shot and for her to then retrieve said bird to my hand. She can do all of this but it needs to all come together for her now. The thought of another gear/level is exciting and scary as I am fully aware my girls are at a higher level than I and that only by their grace do we pull it all together, as Mia has proved on the shoots in previous years and now Jay Jay. Nick also said that 'I should be really pleased with Jay Jay', and I am, bless her! Below is a clip of Tinks this morning doing her first retrieve of cold game and what a sweetie she was at it :)) Not something I will do often with her, more than likely won't do it again with her until next spring, but what a sweetpea. Master told me off as he saw the pain in my face when getting up but I soooo want to get on with training the pups and I just haven't been able to :( |
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