My boys enjoying the sun

Comment by martina mckeag on April 1, 2011 at 12:44pm

Agh they are so beautiful

Comment by alison sykes on April 1, 2011 at 3:14pm

hi denise. your boys are just beautiful!

Comment by graham edwards on April 1, 2011 at 10:49pm

hi Denise,love the photo'

just browsing through the photos and came upon them.

What a nice looking pair. if i can ask what is their breeding?

thank you,

Graham.

Comment by Cheryl Gorey on April 2, 2011 at 1:19am

Hi Denise, lovely pic of Billy and Charlie. 

How are the boys going?  Looks like they are great mates.

cheers

Comment by Denise Armstrong on April 2, 2011 at 12:26pm

Graham:

Billy (Deanway Silver Lining) is Sc Ch Danaway Lancelot of Autumnwood x Millcroft Silver Moon

Chalie (Millcorft Frosty Moon) is Redclyst Thomas the Rymer x Moon Bella of Millcroft

It has been mentioned by many people including the vet of all people, that I should show Billy, but at now 3 1/2 think that path is no longer open to us, he mainly picks up on a shoot now and I have fun training him to work ground.

 

Cheryl: not sure about good mates, more like a toleration by Billy of a young energetic whipper snapper. The pup has snuggled less than the fingers on one hand, but I'm sure they'll eventually have mutual agreement going LOL Charlie is so different in build to Billy at the same age it will be interesting to see them grow up.

Comment by graham edwards on April 3, 2011 at 2:19am

Thank you for the return comment, they are really a superb pair,

the idea of going on the shoot is exciting, How is it organised and what do you have to do to prepare a dog to be competent.

do you have gun control laws as we do in australia? i am not sure how gun dogs are used and trailed in the field here now.

maybe some one can answer my question.

thank

graham.

Comment by Denise Armstrong on April 3, 2011 at 2:52am

Gun laws are really strict here, and I don't have one. I started out training him via a small gun dog training group run by by dog trainer (we were invited), but they only trained retrievers and spaniels. I found it nigh on impossible living in the south of UK to find pointer better trainers and so tried to develop that aspect myself. We are not perfect in that Billy doesn't point, but we have fun. I go on a rough shoot as either a beater or pickers up and intend to work hard with setting with Charlie in order to develop the natural 'point' now that I know a little more about what to do :-)

Comment by Chantal McIlveen-Wright on April 3, 2011 at 3:15am

Legs everywhere, almost only made of legs those puppies...  very cute picture!!!

Comment by graham edwards on April 3, 2011 at 4:44am

Hi again

what is a rough shoot. Is it an actual shoot and what type of game involved?

a pickers up I guess is someone who picks up the spoils.

 

Comment by Denise Armstrong on April 3, 2011 at 5:23am

Hi - here's a link to explain the UK type of game shoot http://www.basc.org.uk/en/departments/game-and-gamekeeping/game-sho...

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