A buddy of ours invited us out to a Hunt's For The Brave Pheasant Hunt in Mosida, Utah. He put a couple pheasant hens on hold for us so we could give Lottie an opportunity to get on some birds and see how she would react to gun fire. I've been a little hesitant to see how she'd do with the gun since she can be sensitive to large and loud vehicles when driving by, but man did she not flinch one bit. We took her out to get some warm up in and get her moving around the field where she found a rooster and locked right up on him. We watched as she held point and we moved close enough for what could have been a shot had we unloaded the gun from the truck. Once our buddy joined us we planted one in a nearby bush without her seeing and then helped slightly guide her towards the bird. Once she found the bird, the natural prey drive kicked in and we fired a round out and away from her. Since she didn't even bat an eyelash we planted the second bird and again turned her towards the direction of the pheasant. This time we planned to shoot over her if given the opportunity. She quickly found the bird and flushed it up for a shot. She was a freaking rockstar and located the bird and brought it right back to hand all while strutting her stuff because she was so proud of her accomplishment. Seeing a bird dog work is amazing. Having your very own bird dog work is absolutely breath taking. I am so excited to see how this girl does as we pursue more trainings.
