As I type this, Jas is between my feet laying there waiting for me to play with her. I know, after this first season, she'll be great companion for as long as we can hunt together. Just in the short time we've hunted together this last year, she's shown a steep learning curve. She was bought from a broker of hunting dogs at 10 mos and had formal training for most of that. I guess that's what they call a "started dog". I would do it all the same if I had to do all over again. She has fit well into our house and my hunting and is good with kids and thinks I'm the best there is. What else could I ask?
Jas' first retrieve was a full grown cock SoDak phez flopping wildly at about 45 yds. She bolted like a champ in a straight line and didn't hesitate to snatch up that still live phez and bring it straight to me proudly. I'll never forget that look of pride she had. Hopefully, she'll have that look for many more bird retrieves over many years.
