Thread: SOTD - Sun August 29th - Sat September 4rd

Originally Posted by BlacknTan

Wednesday, 9.1.10

Aura Glow as a Pre Shave Oil
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Semogue SOC UltraBoar
Gebr. Weyersberg Corneta 078½
SRD Premiun I Strop .. 50 Linen/95 Leather
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea AS Balm
Ice Blue Aqua Velva .. Men Get it!

September 1 get's the juices flowin' for the dogs' tune-up days to soon start, and in turn for the pigeons in the loft to start sayin' their prayers extra carefully. Time to get the launchers charged and in tip-top shape, and get all the equipment sorted out..
We'll be lookin' for some good hard points this season...

BTW, no pigeons are harmed in any way during training sessions. They are placed into the trap, launched and then return to the loft to continue their activities of eating, making little pigeons and trying very hard not to become lunch for the ever circling hawks... Being under a dog's nose is the least of their worries!

Great shave this AM! This Corneta is very impressive!

Bill,
Sounds like you got some fun in the plans this Sept. Poor pigeons

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Bill,
Sounds like you got some fun in the plans this Sept. Poor pigeons

Thanks, Robert...

Working with Pointing dogs has been an avocation of mine for a loooong time. Sometimes I think the dogs keep me alive, and it's very rewarding seeing a young prospect come along and fulfill the promise of it's breeding...

Here's a pic of a friend's young (and very talented) Setter pointing old scent. While a dog with experience should be able to distinguish fresh scent from old, and this behavior would be a fault, it's great to see in a pup at this stage of development use it's nose to this extent, and this little Setter has style to burn!

BTW, to reiterate, the pigeons are none the worse for wear! The pigeons are very useful and valuable to us in our work!

Sorry for the off-topic pic..

Originally Posted by BlacknTan

Thanks, Robert...

Working with Pointing dogs has been an avocation of mine for a loooong time. Sometimes I think the dogs keep me alive, and it's very rewarding seeing a young prospect come along and fulfill the promise of it's breeding...

Here's a pic of a friend's young (and very talented) Setter pointing old scent. While a dog with experience should be able to distinguish fresh scent from old, and this behavior would be a fault, it's great to see in a pup at this stage of development use it's nose to this extent, and this little Setter has style to burn!

Sorry for the off-topic pic..

That is cool Bill...look at the tail on that thing...straight as an arrow

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

That is cool Bill...look at the tail on that thing...straight as an arrow

Yup...

That's known as a "Poker Straight" tail in the vernacular of dogdom... Straight as a string!