Day 14: Boys Night Out

We got a bit of a late start on Friday; so I opted to leave the girls at home and meet Rob at the club. The weather was perfect, and I was feeling full of myself; so I decided to have Rob put a "true" blind clear across the pond and send Fred to it. It was still a white bumper...though I am deciding that we are about to transition to non visible ones next week.

There were a few other distractions going on as Friday night is dinner at the club and a gentleman and his daughter came down to watch. They sat on a bench across the pond from Fred and I; about 15 yards from where the blind was. When he was about 3/4 of the way out, he arced a bit towards them, but quickly got back on track so I let him go. I have realized that when I do handle him in the water; I'd better really need it because he is not yet crisp enough to get right back in his line.

Once he got the mark he waked a few feet on the bank before getting back in; but in my opinion that's not a major issue. I will continue to work on cleaning up these little things; but for now I am happy with his progress. The video is long...and he isn't going to win any races in the water, but I enjoy his determination and almost methodical approach to this new game!

I was thinking about thawing some ducks so that I can teach him that he can use his nose in this game too (since he often winds things at 50 yards) but I don't want to confuse the situation in the event that the wind is coming from the wrong direction and he starts trusting that...so, unless anyone has other opinions; we'll get after it next week with black and orange bumpers and see whether he trusts me, or he just has really good vision!