Sherwood's first quail hunt

[Mills Morrison]

Sherwood went on his first quail hunt today at Brays Island. He was pointing birds by himself and holding by the middle of the hunt. Very proud. Still rough around the edges but very happy and proud.

[Brett Hoop]

That's great! It takes birds to make a bird dog.

[Dean Romig]

That's great! It takes birds to make a bird dog.

Yes, along with consistency that's the key... and lots of them too.

Are you training Sherwood with an e-collar?





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[Mills Morrison]

No ecollar

[John Dallas]

Hooray! My flushing/retrieving dogs have never had a collar on them

[Hal Sheets]

No ecollar

Mills,
Great first hunt on quail, gives you and the family a very special feeling when it all comes together with YOUR own pup! Glad to hear you haven't needed an e-collar, so far. However, I'm not surprised. Of the 8 Brittanies (American & French) I've had, only one needed an e-collar and she only needed to be nicked 2 times & never again. I hunted the same dog in old age with a remote beeper collar, when her hearing was failing. One beep and she'd turn to look for my hand signal.
Sherwood's going to give your family memories no money can buy!
All the best!
Hal

[Mills Morrison]

Thanks for the comments. It was really something to see him point birds for the first time

[Garry L Gordon]

Thanks for the comments. It was really something to see him point birds for the first time

Trust me...it will never get old seeing him point for as long as you have him. It will be good that your two "youngsters" (and you, of course!) will get to grow up together hunting.

[Rich Anderson]

I'ts amazing to watch as the light in their brain turns on. The very best part of bird hunting is the dog work. If your hunting birds without a dog it's just a walk in the woods with a gun.

[Mills Morrison]

No one was more happy than my Dad. His comment was aren't you glad you did it yourself and did not send him away to a fancy trainer?

Julia and I would not have missed Sherwood's first real point for the world. He fumbled around the first two points by the other dog and then he magically went on point on the third . . .

[Garry L Gordon]

No one was more happy than my Dad. His comment was aren't you glad you did it yourself and did not send him away to a fancy trainer?

Julia and I would not have missed Sherwood's first real point for the world. He fumbled around the first two points by the other dog and then he magically went on point on the third . . .

A sign of good bloodlines and breeding!

[Mills Morrison]

Carey Knowles Boykins and Brittanies in McRae, Georgia, is where we found Sherwood. I would highly recommend them. A friend has a Boykin from him too

[Harry Collins]

Parker, a recent Boykin rescue, turns four in April. He's almost push button and we are working on double retrieves. Unfortunately, he's afraid of fireworks, etc. (That was his name when I got him.)

[Mills Morrison]

Gator was a rescue and he made us a big believer in rescues

[Mills Morrison]

Sherwood celebrated today by going out in the marsh and coming back the same color as Harry's Boykin.

[Rich Anderson]

A mud bath at the spa:rotf:

[Mills Morrison]

I have never met a dog that didn't like mud.

Dad called tonight just to say how proud he was. Something he never does. Mom won't let him have hunting dogs now and they are stuck with her ornamental dogs

[Rich Anderson]

A friend has a setter who has never met a mud puddle she didn't like. It took some work to get Ike but it was even harder to get him a girlfriend:eek: I just up and put the deposit on her now we wait for the breeding to take place.

[John Dallas]

Get him some roses, candy and candles

[Ed Norman]

Mills,
You look like a "proud daddy" in that picture:) Keep up the good work and training. I am glad you took it upon yourself to train that dog. Good Job

[Mills Morrison]

We had our club cook the quail. We had our family as well as one of my son's friends