When I bought my chocolate lab Remington in 2007, I had high hopes of turning him in to a shed dog. He may have the ability, but I didn't as a trainer. At 18 months, I brought home my first duck and introduced him to waterfowl for the first time. Unfortunately, he wouldn't pick it up and to this day, will not pick up a dead bird. We've spent a lot of time training and he looks like he knows what he is doing when we are at the river with decoys, but I've never broke him of not picking up a dead bird. Which makes this afternoons events all the weirder.
When I pulled in the driveway today, I saw two squirrels in a tree right in the edge of the brush. I ran in, let him out of the kennel, grabbed my .22 and went back outside. I made him heel and he does a good job of that and doing it to your off gun side. I took careful aim, cracked off a shot and watched the squirrel fall. I looked down at him and he's just looking at me like he does when I throw a decoy in the water. So I figure WTF and yell: "Fetch 'em up!"
I'll be damned if he didn't run straight to the tree, find the squirrel, brought it back, dropped it at my feet and heeled. lmao Crazy bastard doesn't know he ain't a squirrel dog apparently!!!
When I pulled in the driveway today, I saw two squirrels in a tree right in the edge of the brush. I ran in, let him out of the kennel, grabbed my .22 and went back outside. I made him heel and he does a good job of that and doing it to your off gun side. I took careful aim, cracked off a shot and watched the squirrel fall. I looked down at him and he's just looking at me like he does when I throw a decoy in the water. So I figure WTF and yell: "Fetch 'em up!"
I'll be damned if he didn't run straight to the tree, find the squirrel, brought it back, dropped it at my feet and heeled. lmao Crazy bastard doesn't know he ain't a squirrel dog apparently!!!
