My Unique Bird Dog

Spot and I took a short walk today. It was just around the block though the pheasant season is open now in this area of the state, I knew that the dog was ready to go in-spite of the record rainfall we have enjoyed of late (more rain in October than any year since 1950). The question that really settled the decision about busting brush and wheat stubblefields was mostly about me and not the pup.

Spot really enjoys the freedom of the field and he hunts very well in-spite of the amateur dog training he received from me, try as I might.

My wife says that Spot just mopes around the place when I am gone. He just wants to go and use his fantastic nose on the plethora of odors in the great outdoors.

Well when we returned from our short walk today, Spot immediately urinated in the back yard. With other dogs and their humans the dogs go when the mood strikes them and the human part of each team cleans up before moving on. But not Spot, he has refused to be like other dogs in this regard.

On a longer hike he will "hold it" till we return home and do his business in familiar surroundings. He often becomes anxious if we are too far from home and drags me along behind the leash to get us home in good time.

Out in the field it is a different story and Spot seems to enjoy peeing and pooping with little regard to land ownership. But I don't complain because he has never made a mistake by going in the car or truck. This is just one example of the Unique nature of my dog Spot.