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This is all kind of redundant, but there is nothing I enjoy better than being in chukar country with my dogs. We don’t have to find chukars to enjoy the outings. There’s always something to learn, and I can’t think of a better way for me and the dogs to stay in condition. We veryContinue reading “I love this stuff”

Took Grady and Layne into some chukar country today. The cover is great, and little grasshoppers all over the place. Short video of Layne running through the cover on the northern slopes. The final part of the video is the north slope and Layne bugging Grady. Quite a difference between the north and south slopes.Continue reading “Cover and hoppers”

We’re back to being worried about this fickle weather. Barb, the dogs, and I went up north to Dworshak reservoir for an 11-day camping and chasing turkey trip. Everything was green, but we didn’t see any moisture the whole time. On the way home, the closer we got to chukar country, the drier it became.Continue reading “Drying again”

I had a friend lose his setter this week. Alan gave Gracie ten great years in the field. And she was a good one. My heart goes out to him. It’s so hard to lose our dogs after so many years of devotion to us. I’m sure she will be with Alan forever. Today, IContinue reading “They live on forever in our hearts”

I’m feeling like we live in a city more like Seattle. We’re getting some real hard rains. Good news, except my shorthairs don’t like being out in the rain. So what does an 83-pound male shorthair and a 15-pound female shorthair do to pass time? I don’t think we’ll have to worry about cover outContinue reading “More rain”

I know it doesn’t have much to do with pointing dogs, but I thought I’d pass on my first dumb move of the year 2026. As we do quite often, Grady, Lane, and I took a hike through the mountains, hoping to find a bird. I always like to go to different places. While hiking,Continue reading “Turkeys”

It’s amazing how quickly things can change. The Spring rains have come, and the hills are turning lush green. The animals are loving it and getting all that nutrition out of the grass for the babies to be born in a month or so. Grady, Layne, and I took a hike on one of ourContinue reading “April showers”

The wing on the string isn’t a training method, but more of getting a good look at the puppy’s instinct. I never used it on Jake and Grady, but I’m glad I did it with Layne today. It will be fun looking back in the future at her at 59 days old. I believe she’sContinue reading “Puppy fun”

Just a little note. It’s tick season, and just about every trip, Barb, Grady, or I are finding those annoying bugs on us. I know everybody has different feelings about how to deal with them. I’m not one who worries about the chemicals like some do. So I just use a brand like Front Line,Continue reading “Getting warmer”

At 51 days old, Layne started her outdoor education with Professor Grady. Things went well, especially for a rainy day. I know this might be boring for some of you, but several people want to watch Layne’s progress, and this blog makes it easier than sending the videos to each person individually. Besides, it’s aContinue reading “Outdoor education.”