Just about every day without fail I take the dog out for a "hunt". It's basically about going thru the motions now as I'm not sure where all the pheasants have gone to. Coyotes maybe?
Anyway, if you've lived with upland bird dogs there is a certain ritual to swapping out shoes for boots, a shell vest or jacket, blaze cap, and fetching the shotgun from the bench at the back door and heading out. The dog now knows the drill.
On our walk she works the cover following her nose. Sometimes I plant a pheasant wing or two for her to locate. We both get some fresh air and exercise. And a tired pupper is less likely to bedevil you.
The dog basically knows what to do and she's now been trained with an e-collar to respond to a tone.
Smart dog.
Anyway, my device tells me that my walk is anywhere from .75 to 1.5 miles in length. The dog's mileage may vary towards a number north of those figures. And the trail camera trap line logs our movements too.
With the help of a bathroom scale and the trail cam photos this is how we keep track of the pup's growth over time.
From the end of November to mid December there are these.....
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