Cjbram Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 Today is the first shoot of the season on the syndicate im on im happy and looking forward to it but not at the same time its the first day I've been out shooting since I lost my lab in April its going to be so much different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 It’s going to be hard for you I now lost our springer in February Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave at kelton Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 It’s never the same shooting without a dog. I am sure that like me you will be thankful to be out today though. My first day today too, just been picking up and managed 17 days so far that they can’t take off me whatever happens next. Stay safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjbram Posted October 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 It was a good day but very different didn't enjoy it as much my mam has a lab pup so think I'm going to train and use that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Neal Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 Sorry for your loss. It's weird being without a dog when you're so used to having one. I had to retire one of my 2 springers due to arthritis a couple of years back so I was down to one. Then I had to leave her at home due to an injury one day last year and I felt lost all day... I kept looking down to the left almost giving commands to the dog that wasn't there! I didn't shoot well, wasn't in the groove at all! So glad to have her back the next time, horrible when you've lost your dog to think there won't be a next time. Keep your chin up mate. Get that pup trained up, the circle will continue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjbram Posted October 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 Yeah it was a funny day went to the butchers at dinner time and nearly bought him some sausage rolls i had to stop my self false of habit 18 hours ago, Jim Neal said: Sorry for your loss. It's weird being without a dog when you're so used to having one. I had to retire one of my 2 springers due to arthritis a couple of years back so I was down to one. Then I had to leave her at home due to an injury one day last year and I felt lost all day... I kept looking down to the left almost giving commands to the dog that wasn't there! I didn't shoot well, wasn't in the groove at all! So glad to have her back the next time, horrible when you've lost your dog to think there won't be a next time. Keep your chin up mate. Get that pup trained up, the circle will continue Yeah know what you mean bud I was doing the same even went to the butchers at dinner time and nearly got him a sausage roll had to stop myself just false of habit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clangerman Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 found myself talking to a empty passenger seat many times after losing the clanger having a new lab pup helps a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjbram Posted October 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 You don't realise till they gone bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remimax Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 remember last year final day out without the spaniel as she had come into season,all our game is rough shooting so without the dog felt like i should of stayed at home ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 2 hours ago, clangerman said: found myself talking to a empty passenger seat many times after losing the clanger having a new lab pup helps a lot 38 minutes ago, Cjbram said: You don't realise till they gone bud When you run a team of dogs you find yourself ‘losing’ one about every three years. It never gets any easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjbram Posted October 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 13 hours ago, London Best said: When you run a team of dogs you find yourself ‘losing’ one about every three years. It never gets any easier. Iv had dogs all me life it gets no easier but when they love it like he did and he was only 8 its hard all the lads on the shoot were asking where he was they mist him as well as he worked for everyone not just me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 47 minutes ago, Cjbram said: Iv had dogs all me life it gets no easier but when they love it like he did and he was only 8 its hard all the lads on the shoot were asking where he was they mist him as well as he worked for everyone not just me Yeah, we lost two cockers early in life. The dog didn’t even make 8 and the bitch died a week before she was 9. ******. We have been lucky with Labs though and have only lost one before she was 14. The other dozen or so all lived to 14+ and a few weeks off 16 in one case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjbram Posted October 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 1 hour ago, London Best said: Yeah, we lost two cockers early in life. The dog didn’t even make 8 and the bitch died a week before she was 9. ******. We have been lucky with Labs though and have only lost one before she was 14. The other dozen or so all lived to 14+ and a few weeks off 16 in one case. Yeah he was my first lab and the first gun dog I trained but life gose on I will train my mams and just use that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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