Thanks for the kind words. Sometimes you kind of take things for granted. Its been tougher than I thought it would be.
We bought a female pointer (Macy)two years ago in hopes of puppies but it never happened. She is a very nervous dog but has a wonderful point and likes to hunt(with my wife on her daily walks). She is the most timid creature I have ever been around, terrified (seriously) of stern voices and loud guns but she seems to be slowly getting more courage. She was just a few months old when we got her from an overcrowed kennel. I dont know if dogs are like that from birth or she was abused somehow at that early age. Ive been around gun shy dogs before but she cowered at firm commands and if I put a leash on her she locked up and wouldnt move. The first time I was working on having her follow me I put the leash on and she skidded for about 50 ft. I tied the leash to a tree and she kept the leash tight for 15 minutes until I released her. I really got her for a pet for the family and because I thought I would get a Ruger puppy, I wasnt worried about making a hunter out of her. I havent worked with her since but did take her out hunting last fall. She did a good job covering the crp and seemed to understand what we were doing. I had a beep collar on her (so I could find her in the crp) and found that if I pushed the beep she would lay down(in fear). Somebody else flushed a bird 30yds away and shot at it and she also laid down in the grass(in fear) But as soon as I would get to her and say "lets go" she would go back to hunting. She never got a bird in front of her and that was the last time I went hunting so Im looking forward to this next fall and working with her some more.
