Fetch and Doves....

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I was playing fetch with Minna yesterday with her 6foot leash attached -- not sure why because her recall is really good. ANYWAY, we were probably five throws into the game and I threw the toy near a bush, she got near the bush and a dove comes flying out of the bush and, of course, flies the opposite way. So what does Minna do???? Yep, you guessed it, she goes chasing after the bird! I called her name and she took note of the fact that I said her name but turned back around and kept chasing the bird so I called her name again -- just as she is turning the corner around a house -- and I said "come!" in a sharper than normal tone. So what does she do....she turns around and comes back like a good dog -- I guess she realized she was never going to catch the bird anyways..
Stupid birds hiding in bushes.







And then we did some "sit, stay" training....and "touch" training.