Annie Retrieves Hen Pheasant
Went with Chris again last night to work with the dogs a bit. Annie got to work on her retrieving with the dead hen pheasant from yesterday. She did pretty good and finally brought the bird back after a little coaxing. Chris was careful not to snatch the bird away from her until he had heaped on the praise. He likes to let a young pup like Annie hold the bird for a few minutes and enjoy the feel of it.
Chris had his labs and his tennis ball slingshot so I let my german shorthair dogs Jake and Abby out to see how the game is played. They followed the labs after the tennis ball and followed them back when they retrieved. Neither Jake nor Abby had any interest in beating the labs to the ball. They seemed content just to run along side and watch. I was hoping they would get jealous and go after the tennis ball. I've heard sometimes that a little competition can help inspire a distracted dog. I've still got a lot of hard work ahead of me.