Has another penny just dropped?

[smallmouth 1]

Not a great night for it, but we were out earlier tonight practising our walking to heel with the lamp......When to my complete amazement I spied a rabbit, but if that wasn't unusual enough, it was also a squatter.

 

Now due to chances being few and far between, I've been putting her back on the string and walking her up to these, trying to do as I was shown, and get her in position to head them off, (usually with no result other than a good run).

 

But tonight she looked like she could see it, so I sent her down the beam from 30 yards away, expecting she'd run straight by the rabbit, as in the past. But she surprised me by running straight to the luckless coney and striking it....bingo!

 

Then she let herself down on the retrieve by carrying the rabbit off in the opposite direction. I called her in and she brought it to within about 5 yards, then circled round and out a little way.

 

Now although I was on my extensive permission, :ph34r: the rabbit was making quite a racket and being a considerate soul, I didn't want to disturb anyone who might be nearby.... :ph34r: .... So I had to walk in and put a stop to the squealing, as it was no time or place to bugger about trying to train her on the job....

 

However, on the positive side, she looked down the beam, went in from a distance and snatched a squatter. Maybe not as exciting as a good run, but somehow more satisfying to me...tonight.....

 

OK it's just one rabbit to you....to me it's a sign of another penny or two dropping....about time too........

 

Back home in the yard and she satisfactorily retrieved the carcass twice to hand. Maybe it's just the excitement of infrequent catches and retrieving will improve with work as the novelty wears off? Or am I kidding myself? Any suggestions?

[Kye 77]

I would just be happy it didnt yap!..lol.

Kidding aside mate, i would just say the bitch has "Rabbit-Fever"...it was probably as surprised as you where that it caught it...im sure she will settle down once she has a few under her belt...my old dog would mess about with the first one of the night, then he brought them back (after i had emailed good ole' Learner about fifty times for advice!..lol.)

Good luck in the future, nice looking bitch.

Kye..

[breeze 1,390]

Well done Smally...keep at it mate.

 

Must say the bitch look's well in that pic..

[Guest lazylurchers]

Nice one Smallmouth, she's on her way up.

[burnie69 376]

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[Guest simonw]

nice on smally, it is never "just a rabbit"

[Flynn 314]

As i have been told ONE rabbit is harder then a deer to catch so well done