She turned out well. She finds, sometimes holds, sometimes flushes and when shot pattern and bird actually meet, she finds, marks, picks it up and then looks back at me and drops it and wants to carry on hunting. The husky blood seems to have diluted the retriever part but no big deal as I am quite pleased to have had every downed bird found in deep cover that without dog the probability of loss is fairly high. She did at least 3 of those for me. She broke and ran a few times after a running bird and I had to explain that my old legs didn't appreciate a long hike to end like that. She listens intently but not sure she really understands english. All in all, for a less than one year pup in the field, I was quite pleased. She is also a fun dog to just have around, which will be good, as it is a long time between seasons.
Cheers,
Jack
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