The 2 brown dawgs went on a Pheasant Hunt together this past weekend at Farmland Pheasant Hunters.  This is the first time they have done this type of hunt together and with multiple hunters.  They were on a fairly large farm with heavy cover which included standing corn and sorghum.  The farm was snow-covered, but not too deep.  The weather was mild for February.  It was a nice day for a hunt.  They worked very well together and had 13 flushes and 12 birds bagged.  Because of the heavy cover, they had to really work to find the birds.  They did a great job first flushing, and then retrieving the birds.  Unfortunately, Thunder was a bit bothered by that cut to the pad on his leg which kept opening.  It was tough to keep the bandage on in all the cover and snow, so he sat out the last part of the hunt and Storm and to finish up on her own.  Great job Thunder and Storm!

Although there are some nice fat pheasants in the freezer, there are no pictures from this hunt because the hunters forgot to take some. 

Since we have no pictures of Thunder and Storm with their birds, how about a video of one of Thunder and Tule’s pups?  This is Beau with his pals at doggie daycare.  I think he is the biggest of Thunder’s pups.  He is the light brown/dark tan, very large doggie in this video.  A special “Thank You” to Beau’s people for this fun video.  Nothing like doggies at play in the snow!

Next up for Thunder is the Detroit Kennel Club Dog Show.  He is entered in the Hunting Dog class  just for fun.  I hope to get some decent pictures of all the Chessies with my new camera.