Sherwood's first quail hunt
 

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.

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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No ecollar

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

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

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.

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.

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!

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

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.)

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

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

A mud bath at the spa:rotf:

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

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.

Get him some roses, candy and candles

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

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