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Originally Posted by Phillip Carr
Just a quick picture and update on Ollie. She is definitely on her game. A few days ago I was hunting her with Scout.
Scout got birdy but then gave it up. About that time Ollie crossed the ravine. She picked up the scent and continued to work it out until she located a covey of Mearns.
She is hunting like a dog twice her age.
I’m really pleased with how Ollie points. Upon the flush she holds until I send her for the retrieve, making long retrieves to hand.
Also just as important she stops when I holler wow. I found out this week on a hunt just how important the wow training was from a safety perspective.
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Phil, that first photo says it all about hunting over a fine Pointer. Back when I ran some field trials here in Missouri, Pointers (read, English Pointers) ruled the roost. As you know I hunt with Gordon Setters, but I must say, there may not be a better looking point than what a beautiful English Pointer gives us. Congratulations on having the next few years to follow that pup.
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