We did some group training on the 4th.  One of the set-ups was a super long blind of 240 yards.  This blind required the dogs to navigate the side of a hill, pass a clump of trees and cross roads.  The purpose of this blind was to work on the handler’s control over the dog at a distance.

Thunder has not done blinds this long, but it was a good chance to try.

Thunder Lining Up
Thunder Lining Up
Thunder Whistle Sit Next To A Clump Of Trees. The Blind Is Way Back Near The Planted Field And To The Left Of The Orange Pole
Thunder Whistle Sit Next To A Clump Of Trees. The Blind Is Way Back Near The Planted Field And To The Left Of The Orange Pole

Thunder just could not get past the clump of trees.  His handler worked and worked.

Thunder Was In And Out Of These Trees
Thunder Was In And Out Of These Trees

Thunder just would not take the back cast to get past the trees.

One Last Time Into The Trees
One Last Time Into The Trees

The last time Thunder went into the trees, he came out with something.  What was it?  Do we really want to know?  Turns out it was a pigeon.  Someone may have lost a training bird in those trees.  Once a hunting dog, always a hunting dog.  Turn a hunting dog loose in a field and they will usually come up with a bird if there is one.  That bird sure caused Thunder some mischief and he didn’t finish the blind.

I didn’t take a picture of Thunder with the bird, but here is a picture of Thunder as he completed a land blind yesterday.

Good Boy Thunder
Good Boy Thunder

Storm also tried the blind.  It took some time and effort, but with the bird removed from the field, she actually got all the way out there.

Storm Heading To The Blind
Storm Heading To The Blind
Storm Has It
Storm Has It
Good Girl Storm
Good Girl Storm

We have a hunt test coming up in a couple of weeks.  We are training hard in preparation.

Thanks to  Alfie’s Blog, Snoopy’s Dog Blog and My Brown Newfies for hosting the Monday Mischief blog hop.

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27 thoughts on “Monday Mischief–Who Left That Bird There?”

  2. Way to go thunder. The nose knows! At a hunt test Norman was running a blind jumped into the blind planting station and grabbed a bird. They gave the pass to him cuz he did bring back a duck. Nice job storm.

    1. LOL excellent job Norman!

      I doubt they would have passed Thunder since he was pretty far off line and near out-of bounds.

  5. Sounds like mischief on the pigeon to me. Hee-hee

  7. Oh yes, I can imagine a hunting dog would hone in on a bird! I remember Storm and that goose last year (at least I think it was a goose.) :0

  11. Hi Y’all!

    Good boy Thunder! You knew there was a bird there…silly humans don’t know diddly! That’s why we’re Chessies and not some other breed of retriever!

    Y’all come by now,
    Hawk aka BrownDog

  12. Wow that’s a long blind…do you typically have blinds that long in your tests?

  13. A for effort and ingenuity, Thunder and great job, Storm! I can’t wait to hear how the test goes. 🙂

  14. I know Thunder didn’t follow the directions, but I think he did a great job. You sent him out and he did not come back till he had something to bring. Good job to storm for finding the real blind. I may be wrong but I would think they would not enjoy working blinds. They seem a little frustrating:/

  16. Good job guys! He knew there was a bird in there 😉 That would have still been acceptable at a test wouldn’t it, as long as he returns with something?

  17. Getting a little distracted hey Thunder? Tee Hee

    Have fun

    Your pal Snoopy 🙂

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