Last Saturday was Thunder’s 9th Birthday.  He had an early birthday party with Storm and Freighter because on Saturday we went to group training.  Hunt test season will be here before we know it, so it is time to get back in the swing of regular training.

In honor of his birthday, Thunder brought some tasty donuts for the humans at training.

Yum
Yummy Krispy Kreme Donuts

Thunder is retired from testing so he usually just gets a couple of fun bumpers while we are there.  Since it was his birthday, he got to run a set of marks.

Ready To Run Some Marks Thunder
Ready To Run Some Marks Thunder?

Next to hunting, Thunder’s favorite thing is to run marks.  (A mark is where the dog watches a bumper or bird being thrown and then is sent to retrieve it.)

Thunder At The Line, The Dog Next To Him Is Just Watching Or Honoring
Thunder At The Line, The Dog Next To Him Is Just Watching Or Honoring

Thunder ran a set of three single marks, (more on the exact set-up on Friday’s post).  He was a bit rusty, but he had a lot of fun!

First Retrieve
First Retrieve
Happy Thunder
Happy Thunder
Off To The Second Mark
Off To The Second Mark
He Had Trouble With This One And Needed To Be Handled
He Had Trouble With This One And Needed To Be Handled (The Bumper Was In The Small Pile Of Snow To The Right)
Thunder Finally Got It
Thunder Finally Got It
Off To The Third Mark
Off To The Third Mark
He Sees It
He Sees It
Good Boy
Good Boy

Thunder says it was a great birthday!

18 thoughts on “How Thunder Spent His 9th Birthday

  1. Looks like Thunder enjoyed his birthday so much that he even brought treats for the humans! 🙂

  2. Well it’s not pheasant hunting…LOL I’m just teasing. It looks like he had a great time.

  3. Sweet Thunder we are so happy you got to do one of your fav things on your birthday. That was really nice of you to buy donuts for everyone. Great pics. Hugs and nose kisses

  4. It looks like Thunder really enjoyed running marks and he did a great job. Happy Birthday Thunder! 🙂

  5. I would totally love to do nose work on my birthday, so it makes sense Thunder enjoyed “working” as well. Fun!

  6. Hi Y’all!

    Now that is MY idea of a perfect birthday!

    Y’all come on by,
    Hawk aka BrownDog

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