Hey Don,
What
an afternoon in the country Isla had yesterday! I decided it was time
to see how she was doing with the basic stuff we’ve been working on and
what I needed to do to not inadvertently mess up her natural abilities -
which she proved she has tons of, time and time again yesterday.
Without going into all the detail, she did really well on everything
presented to her. She showed great focus, purpose, and drive. She worked
her tail off! She loves birds (and handled them beautifully), loves the
water (hits it fast and hard), loves the field (she becomes a different
dog when she’s in the field), has great retrieving drive, a good mouth,
doesn’t mind the gun at all, and has a ton of drive. Her ability to
sight and track birds in the air was really fun to watch… it was if
there was an invisible string between the birds tail and her body,
despite the incredible distance.
A
great day for sure! Now I have to make doubly sure I don’t mess
anything up! I attached a few photos. Sorry about the quality (the
photos are screen shots from video I took during the session).
Thanks again for a wonderful companion Don and Pirette!
Bruce
