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Jeff Davis, THANK YOU! and Kate Hall, amazing artwork. Merry Christmas to everyone.

Whiskey Creek’s Man in Black, “Cash”, and his first grouse.

Ellie (Bracco Italiano) almost 13 years old. She is not as wild and crazy as she used to be but she still has a great nose and a heart for birds.

Wheels is closing in on 10 years old. Went out to the steep cliff country where she got her start as a chukar dog for the first time in several years yesterday. She didn’t run as fast or cover as much country as she used to, didn’t need to. She ran straight to the right places and pinned a huge covey of chukar. The youngster I put down with her popped up on the other side of the covey and blocked them from running along the cliff. They were about 800’ vertical above me and it took me several minutes to get there but the girls still had them. Got a double on the covey rise, took a quick photo of the the star of the show (much to her chagrin) and worked our way back down the hill. Tough, steep country and one heck of a death march up the hill, but what a memory! Gotta love those old dogs that can still get it done ❤️

The prodigious drive and commitment they have to the sport is noble!

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Congratulations John Lewis - @johnl on winning the week  #10  Gun Dog Chat Gun Dog book giveaway. You've won this hardback copy of Wing and Shot - gun dog training by Robert G. Wehle. John's and second person to rack up multiply wins!!

Don't miss your change to win one of my free Gun Dog related books. Only three more weeks to go and I still have some great books available. To enter this contest, you only need to create on post on Gun Dog Chat - https://gundogchat.com

This weeks featured article on Gundog Central is from Chris Yielding - "More than Just Retrievers - Labs Showing off Lesser Known Talent". You can read Chris's article here : https://gundogcentral.com/articles/5344/more-than-just-retrievers

About Chris : Chris is a high school teacher in Arkansas, and trains retrievers on the side. He has been training as a side job for nearly a decade, training for clients all across the south. He also enjoys writing articles about training, as well as other outdoor activities. He has been published in many local and regional publications. You can find out more about Chris on his website Backwater Cypress Retrievers - https://backwatercypress.com/

Take kids hunting and let them be kids! If he keeps having fun hopefully he'll stick with it!

Sunrise on my son's first duck hunt.

I'm following my friend Mel's lead, Merry Christmas Everyone.