First rainout that I’ve had in awhile so I’m trying to get caught up on a few things this morning.  Prediction is the rain will stop around midday and I’ll load up the truck then. All the dogs are making progress in the woods, yard, and in the birdfield.  Scenting conditions yesterday were terrible.  The […]

Early in the morning (starting at 5:30) I got a few dogs run before I had to take Jack to the vets for the removal of a cyst on his leg.  By the time I got back it was already heating up and I spent time on yardwork.  I like to introduce new things to […]

As we get close to the time we will be able to get out in the grouse woods all the dogs at the kennel are making progress.  The grouse chicks are starting to fly and it looks like a good woodcock hatch as well.  Fortunately Katie came along on much of today and took some […]

This morning we did the short loop here at the kennel with both sets of Puppies.  The black and white ones got into a brood of grouse and the hen led them on a merry chase as she would flush and fly only 20 or 30 yards drawing them both away from the chicks which […]