"I CAN HEAR HIM LOADING THE TRUCK!!!"Quail Season 2008 is winding down and spotty late season reports are coming in from around Texas. Austin Annie De Lamont owner Gareth Cook called yesterday on his way back to Austin from South Texas, reporting that they had found the bird crop had taken a major hit so they wound up working the dogs on pen raised quail. Good news is that Annie adjusted to the change and stayed steady, even when the 'homeboys' were running around in front of her. Interestingly, we had driven over to San Antonio yesterday to attend the funeral of a dear friend and were having lunch in San Antonio at the time of Gareth's call with fellow hunter Jim Brown and his wife Judy. We talked for an hour or more, only to look up and see Gareth and his hunting partner exiting the same restaurant! Small world! Thanks to Gareth's wife Janie for the pix of Annie waiting to leave for the weekend!
Also two straight weekends of exciting calls from Robert Barksdale, with another report from his 'soon to be 6 month old' Lady De Lamont. Multiple finds and retrieves again. WOW!
Robert, and Gareth, are shining example's of how to develop great birdogs...take them hunting a lot and develop a line of communication...praise and correction. Both of these gentlemen (and I use that word in the truest sense) treat these dogs as true hunting partners, talking to them as if they are human and, in so doing, build trust and a strong communications link with these dogs. As the fine old-time trainer Ed Brown used to say....'you gotta teach 'em english!"
Meanwhile, Boogie Bear De Lamont was a touch less enthusiastic about his weekend, but sends along his congratulations to sister 'Annie' and niece 'Lady'!
Also two straight weekends of exciting calls from Robert Barksdale, with another report from his 'soon to be 6 month old' Lady De Lamont. Multiple finds and retrieves again. WOW!
Robert, and Gareth, are shining example's of how to develop great birdogs...take them hunting a lot and develop a line of communication...praise and correction. Both of these gentlemen (and I use that word in the truest sense) treat these dogs as true hunting partners, talking to them as if they are human and, in so doing, build trust and a strong communications link with these dogs. As the fine old-time trainer Ed Brown used to say....'you gotta teach 'em english!"
Meanwhile, Boogie Bear De Lamont was a touch less enthusiastic about his weekend, but sends along his congratulations to sister 'Annie' and niece 'Lady'!
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