Number of birds worked per year question.
Number of birds worked per year question.
I know that the more birds my dog gets to work over the better. Last year we had the chance to work over about 150 birds. This year we should be able to hit about 250 birds. Is there a benchmark number that will benefit my dog and his ability. I live in an area where we don't have wild birds so our exposure is limited to the club I belong to and other preserves in the area. I do not field trial my shorthair so I am not looking at this from that perspective. Any thoughts from the forum are greatly appreciated.
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cstokes/southeast,ks
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Re: Number of birds worked per year question.
The more birds the better as long as they are all positive expirence's. Although I would try to plan at least one trip to find some wild birds. Wild birds will teach him things that a preserve bird can't. 250+ plus birds a year at a preserve is a lot of money. I would personally put some of that towards a rewarding wild bird hunt.