Cash's First Pheasant

[SD Pheasant Slayer]

So - Cash and I have been out in the CRP grass quite a bit over the last week or so (the pheasant chicks are flying strong now, so I don't worry too much about caught birds anymore) and Cash has had a few encounters with Mr. Ringneck. However, up until tonight, he hadn't pointed a pheasant, but busted a couple. We headed out again tonight and it took all of about 5 minutes for Cash to lock up on his first point. Now, Cash has been a pointing champ for the last couple of weeks and I've grown used to kicking around and finding mice, deer terds, and every assortment of potent smelling objects, so when Cash locked up, I figured it would be nothing again, but took a picture anyway.....



He held the point for just long enough for the picture before rushing ahead to kick a hen pheasant up, approximately 8-10 meters in front of him. After regaining my compsure and pushing my pride under, I called him off his chase and we carried on. I was still beaming when he pointed again. At this point, I was pretty sure Cash was basically a finished NFC/AFC 3XNSTRA MH UT1 and the point would most certainly be another pheasant. I watched and beamed as he held point for a solid 90 seconds before snapping a pick....



With my amazing bird finding machine of a dog holding point like a champ, I strolled in to kick up my prize rooster.....



Yes, that's a cowpie/dirt combination that was apparently quite potent. My bubble head burst and we carried on to bust two more hens before the night was over, BUT, it was a great night regardless and 4.5 month old Cash is coming along!!!

[snips]

GO CASH!!!

[Birddog 307]

That is what it takes just keep Cash in the birds .
Birddog 307

[edondero]

Hahaha. funny story.
I was out with Cash's brother and sister, they are doing well too!

pointing a horse


giving mom a smile before chasing some quail

[AHGSP]

Are you sure that isn't a Pheasant "pile"?!
Actually.... the bird was another 10 yards beyond the pile and ran out while you were "inspecting" lol!

That sure is a nice honor on that horse! Horse "back" dog maybeeee?

They all look great, with years of fun times and hard points on "real birds" to come!

[MillerClemsonHD]

Sure Em don't put any picture of the pups on birds just post pictures of my pup pointing a horse and Jordan's just standing there. Why not pictures of the points on birds or Fin on the good chase? No pictures of Lacy on either of here 3 rock solid points either? Good job Bruce she loves birds and is all business.

[AHGSP]

That's what I wanna see..... "Pointy Pix"!!!

Em told me Lacey has retained all of her training and is remaining dead broke, but I'd still love to see some pix of her sequence!
hint hint Em!

[mudhunter]

Sounds like my setter pup, I took my time walking over to him on point the other day becasue I thought he was pointing a ground hog or something, I get over their and its a Chukar that had never recalled from about a week prior. I Was one proud pappa, haha

[EddieF]

I'm new here, maybe this has been done before or isn't as great an idea as I think. But wouldn't that make for a funny thread, posting pictures of things pointed by dogs that aren't birds?