roadkill Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Thought i would introduce my 7 month lab to the shotgun on Saturday , So out i went with auto culto and let him fire off a few shots away from the dog . She didn't even flinch a muscle . We then decided to let her have a hunt around some of the hedge rows after a bit of gentle persuasion and me going in the bottom of the hedge she went in and had a scurry round . After that she went straight in another bush with her backside hanging out and her tale was going mad so i went to see what the fuss was about and out she came with a dead partridge in her mouth and judging by the smell it had been shot and not found from the week before .. By this time i was very pleased with her . So off we went and flushed some of the hedge rows and out came some partridge , i missed but auto hit so i sent the dog for it and back she came with a perfect retrieval . One thing i did notice is how much faster they bring a real bird back instead of the dummie . After this we had a few more shots and another hit she now knows when the shotgun goes bang there is a bird down ears straight up and tail wagging ..... And to top the weekend off i took her for a swimming lesson at the local stream / pond which she performed great with and even did a few retrieves from the water . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyb79 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 That sounds like a perfect first outing! Just be careful not to overdo it given the age of the dog, but sounds really promising already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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