Saturday, September 26th, 2009...11:54 am
9/20/2009 Dog Training in North Dakota
9/20 North Dakota
We headed up to North Dakota for a few days of working off horseback with my good friend Larry Garner of Spalding Fly Predator fame.
Ran Cash, Merle and a dog of Larry’s also named Cash.
Working bird dogs off horseback is something that all folks should get to do from time to time. I am not much of a horseman but I am learning.I was on a young horse named “Blue Duck.” He did real well until it all fell apart and I ended up on the ground. I landed in a soft spot and my only major injury is a busted lip. It wasn’t the first time I have ended up on the ground and I doubt it will be the last. Finding a good soft spot to hit the ground is the trick…..
Looks like he got spooked by the large water bottle I had on the back of my saddle. It was new for him and he didn’t like it.
We got back on and finished the round. Merle ran really big and did a good job.
I was pleased with Cash but he did not move any birds. I really like how he hunts. He’s all business.
We ran Brandy next. She is going to be a really big runner. We were in some thick CRP grass and she had to hop to keep up. That really didn’t hold her back. She still covered a bunch of ground and ran a nice “Shooting Dog” race.
We ran Click with another one of Larry’s pointer puppies. Both did well.
We then ran a nice derby dog of Larry’s and Sage. Sage had two nice finds and backed Larry’s dog on two nice finds also.
We then headed home for lunch and a nap.
Later that afternoon we worked pups off the road edges for a bit. Got a little done with the labs. We didn’t see the number of birds I had hoped for but there was a front blowing in and I think that had them on the move.
We found another Prairie Rattler on the road that had been hit by a truck.
Looks like the weather should be good for Monday. – Steve
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