Duck hunting on ice

[Michaela]

Yesterday we were on duck hunting. All fishing pools were frozen. All ducks of the pools at the near were collected in a small open hole in the ice. So we are standing around it for hours to shot the ducks until darkness. Only a Labrador and my Reds were there to do the retrieving job. Milan and Chili did very good job - 140 ducks were shot and picked up by the dogs. Sometimes the job was not easy, specially when deseased & escaped ducks were hiding in the reed many meters away - but my Reds used there noses and do they jobs. Both of my dogs were hunting in the cold water (I get heartattack!) to pick up there deseased ducks - they come out of the hole with climbing. The coat of them were frozen but the go on with hunting. It was a great experience for me and the dogs.

[Laura Kolbach]

brrrr, kallt sieht es aus! aber wunderschöne fotos!

[Petra Kasznár]

Very nice pictures and really good job of your dogs! Andy fell into the ice on Sunday and I was shocked - not like him. He started to drink from the water and watched us saying: what's your problem? everything is all right! - but he couldn't get out from it so my friend throw the leash around his neck like a lasso - after numerous tries he succeed - and pull him out. And he, as if nothing strange has happened continued his search. Hope this will never repeat again and wish you the same!!!!!

[Von der schönen Matte]

Hallo Michaela
Es scheint, als währen alle Jagdbeteiligten sehr Erfolgreich gewesen und den Hunden scheint es enormen Spass gemacht zu haben.
Die Fotos sind der Hammer!!
Grüsse aus der Schweiz

Marija & Peter Rohner

[ursula wilby]

Brilliant close up of the head! Super photos Michaela!!!!!!!

[Carmel Murphy]

So cold!! Good job they are so water proof!! My setter in US loved the sub zero swimming sessions!! Lovely photos of frosty setter!

[Henk ten Klooster]

Great shots

[Ewa]

Excelent pictures. How are the dogs after this hard work?
Congrat for you and your reds.

[Myra Thomas-Rhodes]

Well Done on the dogs behalf. Great photos, but Ye Gods - it looks cold!!!!

[Michaela]

yes it was very cold for german circumstances (I think it was minus 15 degrees) - today my dogs are healthy & happy
thanks very much for the comments

[lyn hathaway]

superb photos michaela,lovely dogs