This morning went to the gun club to train, good cover with plenty of rabbit scent, worked on hunting pattern, steadyness to a thrown dummy while hunting and staying when sitting.

A photo of our last hunting trip hunting feral pigeons.

1year on

Its been a while with alot of trainging gome by and Billie won the North Otago Championship puppy trial in November 2008. I am training to get her ready for the May Live Game trials, the key is her to hunt well and be steady to flush and shot.

10 weeks old

Billie is growing fast, still making mistakes regarding toilet training but to be expected at this point, being as positive as possible, soon I will be able to begin training outside our section as she has had her second inoculation, at home all going well with clicker training the calling in and the sit and hope that it will transfer without to much disruption to new training grounds. retrieves all good but i must makesure I don't overdo that part of her training.

9 weeks old

Every day has been great, increasing distances in the section for the "come" including the three peep whistle command, clicker and treat, also C/T with lead heel work short distances only and slightly more difficult retrieves in longer grass. Was thrilled the on Sunday when she wasn't looking I threw the duck wing and instinctivly on hearing it hit the ground she went in the right direction and found and retieved it to me.
I have been having her hunt up the wing as well and she has been very good with her nose and her returns have been near faultless.

8 weeks old

In the last few days we have been working on fun retrieves of 5-8 feet inside the house and in our section, sitting down and holding Billie and tossing a small dummy, calling her in, very sucessful, only 4-5 retrieves in in session, really letting her know what a good girl she is when she comes into my lap and letting her hold it while I fuss over her. Today I tossed a fresh duck wing, she went up to it and sniffed it, then picking it up she returned to me, repeated one more time, fantastic little pup. Been clicker training "sit", she is now sitting to the verbal command of sit and the hand signal,anywhere in the section and in the house.

Training has begun with calling her "Billie Come" and clapping my hands and she is coming in, repeated 5-6 times with success, puppies just wan't to be with you. She picked up a piece of kindling and I called her in, I think I made the right choice.