Last week a bird was downed and not immediately found by the dog.
We searched the area (two dogs) no bird. Finally, Pat's 10-yr. Lab was sniffing and digging the crusted 8" snow, about 25' away. My Golden joined the dig.
Soon we could see the birds head, his feet were in front of the head and kicking. He did not want to be removed! The dog pulled out the reluctant rooster.
This bird had tunneled under the snow to avoid being captured. What a challenge for these two dogs!
We searched the area (two dogs) no bird. Finally, Pat's 10-yr. Lab was sniffing and digging the crusted 8" snow, about 25' away. My Golden joined the dig.
Soon we could see the birds head, his feet were in front of the head and kicking. He did not want to be removed! The dog pulled out the reluctant rooster.
This bird had tunneled under the snow to avoid being captured. What a challenge for these two dogs!