Gracie at 3 months old investigating a strange, bird-like scent...
Gracie at 7 weeks old. For me, this is day 1 with a pointing dog.
Retrieving yet another quail. At this point, I am ruined from ever hunting with any dog that will not both point AND retrieve...
Gracie at 8 months training with quail.
Gracie with her Junior Hunter ribbons. Each orange ribbon was for passing one day. The red/white/blue ribbon was for earning her AKC Junior Hunter title.
This is where the majority of our training/hunting takes place. My wife's family's farm near Greensburg, PA.
By 12 months, Gracie was already proving herself as a hunting dog. Yet, as with many things, she still continues to mature into a more refined hunting machine each time I take her out.