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I’ve been saying that one of my goals this hunti

I’ve been saying that one of my goals this hunting season is to have Zara retrieve a goose. Mainly for my own amusement, because they are so giant. 😂Well, mission accomplished on the first day of duck/goose season. It’s not clear if I actually shot it, because I was with four other guys and we hit eight at once. 😳 But Zara got to pick one up, so that’s all that matters! She had no interest in posing with it after though. 😬
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#babysfirstgoose #goosehunting #duckhunting #vizsla #retriever #versatiledog #hunting #femalehunter #zarahatesphotos

Fun morning working on backing with @birddogginit.

Fun morning working on backing with @birddogginit. Zara has conveniently forgotten how to back since we ran Master Hunter last spring, so it’s time for refresher. 😅 While you can command them into it in field trials, it’s easier if she will back on her own. In this video, it was kind of hard for me to tell if she actually stopped because she saw the dog or if she was backing the situation. Either way, some progress was made I think. 😬
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#huntingdog #backingwork #vizsla #birddogtraining #fieldtrialdog #griffon

I feel like I've entered a phase in Zara's life wh

I feel like I've entered a phase in Zara's life when most of my big goals are behind us. The only one that remains is to take part in, and hopefully pass, the NAVHDA Invitational, but that's almost a year away. In the meantime, I'm running her in field trials this season for fun. The fact that she's doing well is really just a bonus. It still feels unbelievable, after so many years of struggling to figure out what I was doing and get her trained.

Yes, she is very receptive to my commands while she's competing and I taught her to be steady. But genetics are a powerful thing. She goes out and runs and hunts and looks good on point, and I had nothing to do with that. I'm just glad that I was able to harness her natural abilities and not mess her up too much. For a while, it felt like I was the one holding her back. But I think we're really working like a team now. Running her in the field trial on Friday, I felt like we were in sync. She was doing her thing, but I had a handle on her the whole time.

Then I went and made some mistakes in Sunday's run. She did everything she was supposed to, but my errors ensured that we did not get a placement even though she made it around clean. But it was a good lesson for me, as someone who is new to this field trial world. I know what we have to work on for the next trial.
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#liveandlearn #handlererror #fieldtrialdog #birddog #vizsla #huntingdog #versatiledog

In only her third field trial ever, Zara wins thir

In only her third field trial ever, Zara wins third place in the 20-dog Open Gun Dog stake! We were one of only two walking handlers. Scenting conditions in the hot weather were tough and she just found one bird. But she ranged nicely and was listening well. Thank you judges Russ Bigus and Bobby Felins! And thank you to Zara’s breeder, Jane Baker, for scouting for us!
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#fieldtrialdog #akcfieldtrial #vizsla #birddog #huntingdog #versatiledog

New blog post! 🦆 Duck Search Training - What I

We are headed to our first field trial of the seas

We are headed to our first field trial of the season this weekend! I’m excited to see how Zara will do. Apparently it’s a pretty full trial (aka lots of competition) but my main goal is for her to make it around clean without any errors on birds. 🐦
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Happy EIGHTH birthday to my sweet, energetic, bird

Happy EIGHTH birthday to my sweet, energetic, bird-loving baby girl! 🎉 This past year was filled with some pretty awesome moments. Looking forward to many more. 😊
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#happybirthday #8yearsold #vizsla #spoileddog #birddog #huntingdog 📸 by @thegwpanddraht

Hello peeps! We were supposed to go camping this w

Hello peeps! We were supposed to go camping this weekend but Mommy and Daddy canceled our trip due to rain. Probably a good idea since we went camping this same weekend last year and it poured the whole time. I also went a bit hard the first night and ended up spraining my tail. 😬 Swipe right for a photo of me looking miserable in my cave as we waited for the emergency vet in the parking lot.
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#accidentprone #vizsla #dogsareexpensive #birddog #huntingdog #camping

#throwbackthursday to when Zara was a baby and afr

#throwbackthursday to when Zara was a baby and afraid of the Dremel. I tried to associate it with good things so I put a piece of cheese on top of it. How was she ever that small?! 😭
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