Today we decided to go out to the club and train with our friends Dan and Cindy Hupp and their two wonderful Boykins, Sam and Sophie Ann. We headed down to the pond and threw several long marks for Sam, who is the single fastest swimming Boykin that I have ever seen. After that we threw a few marks for Sophie who is still deciding whether or not she likes the water. In the spirit of keeping it simple on this holiday, we threw a few water doubles for Fred and LC just to get them some exercise.
There was a lot going on with all of the dogs, plus another dog and fisherman on the pond; but because I have a tragic sense of confidence; I had Kevin put out a bank running blind. Right as I sent him, the other couple with a dog threw a stick in for their pup, which took Fred's attention. He started in the wrong direction which led to three loud whistles and a few overs before I got him to the bird. Ugh. Once he got it; he decided he'd run the bank. Double Ugh. Kevin tried to cut him off at the pass which led to both of them getting caught up in a mess of fishing line. Triple Ugh. Finally I went over to him and cast him back into the water. He swam some, but still cut the corner.
At this point, I was out of whistle and looked like an idiot in front of the "gallery", so I decided to cut my losses and figure out how to work this day of failure into another day of training. We did a few land marks and a short land blind and called it a day. I guess it goes back to flexibility, ups and downs and remembering not to count any Easter eggs until they have hatched.
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