recalled even though chasing a rabbit <faints clean away>

[luckyblackcat]

My very spirited nr 8 mth old pup (a hunt point retrieve type) was a about 20 mts away from me when she spied a bunnny running in the snow.

She raced after it and was closing in, but still a fair distance away, when she fianlly realised I was giving her the signal to return and she stopped, thought about it looked and me and came!

She either gave up chasing as she couldn't be bothered or the lure of my sausage was greater!

Anyway I ruined it all be excitedly shouting 'good girl' before she'd got near me, so she thought she'd finished her 'job' and went off to dig snow.

I'm sure it was just luck, but I would like to bask in a few seconds of glory before the next mortifying instalment of my dog's life.

No fecking way!

D'you know, I saw this title and I thought, I bet that's LBC.

See - Bella had faith in you

Now, when can you come fix my mutts?

Well done you! Not luck just brilliant consistent training.

Wow that is brilliant.

Well done - can you have a go with mine?

Ok now you have to come do Tizzy!

Thanks i'm sure it was a one off.

I was calling, peeping and putting my arms out for quite a while all the time swearing in my head at at the hound. She'd chased it a 1/4 - 1/3 the length of the 30 acre field and was only about 20m away when she gave up - perhaps like a cheetah she can only do short bursts? God, she is fast though.

But you know she will be the worst behaved at gundog class for a long time to come.

The snow sends them really loopy doesn't it?

Sorry I had to race off and referee parent.

Hope family are ok