Aug  1 trained early at the Square Pond (It's going to be hot today!)
                      note: Daisy ran the split lining drill & then 5 cold blinds (zig-zag design) to the trees
                               (needed her to carry longer casts and lines)
                      note: Kooly ran the split drill (did it so well, with good "mo", called it a day for him)
                      note: Taffey ran the split drill and a solid session of walking baseball 
                  Interceptor and Frontline Plus (all three) 
       Aug  2 day off = too hot & in the morning, van dropped off for air conditioner re-charge                     
       Aug  3 (morning) trained by running the two pattern blinds at BT's (374 and 200 yards) then drove
                  to the Roscoe River Park and ran those two pattern blinds (189 and 164 yards)
                      note: Daisy had to be handled on all four (too much hunt and got into the "zig-zags")
                      note: Kooly ran them all quite well (couple of casts - minimal)
                      note: Taffey was exceptionally fast and precise (wow! - just started back)
       Aug  4 trained at BT's in new area - ran two sets of four "inlines" with remote wingers, primer
                  reports and mallards
                      note: Daisy ran last and did the best job on set # 1 (carried the line all the way to the
                               longest mark), then had a small hunt, set #2 was very good
                      note: Kooly ran second....over ran the first and broke down short of the longest, set #2
                               fell off the hill and had a small hunt of the longest
                      note: Taffey ran first.......did fine on the first three, but broke down early on the longest,
                                ran second set really well  

       Aug  5 trained early at BT's ("stuff" to do later - birthday party/family reunion) - ran the two
                  pattern blinds
                       note: Daisy had a "bad hair day" = ran the shorter pattern first and then she
                                "bugged" & "no go'ed" the long blind, got into a forcing argument which
                                resulted in some distant "no goes" and spinning, walked out and "explained"
                                to her that there were no choices on her part, ran it again less of a problem
                                and repeated it again with almost a resignation of "Ok, that was just a test."
                       note: Kooly and Taffey only ran the shorter one (no bumpers at the longest)
                   drove to Roscoe River Park and ran the two pattern blinds
                       note: no "arguments" from Daisy, but she didn't go hard
                       note: Kooly and Taffey were very fast and solid
         Aug  6 trained at BT's in a newly mowed area - two doubles (long/short) to work on the "easy"
                    cue followed by two cold blinds up the middle of the two non-conflicting doubles (wide)
                        note: Daisy broke on the first "easy" cue and gave a "no-go" on the soft Daisy release,
                                 the new routine was confusing, on the second double - no problem, marked the
                                 first double well, big hunt on the second double go-bird, ran two nice blinds
                        note: Kooly did everything well except had a big hunt on the second double memory
                        note: Taffey crushed the doubles and ran some fast, nice blinds (she has not missed
                                 a single beat and appears to be in great shape)
                        note: 4+ inches of evening rain on top of saturated soil = lots of water
           Aug  7 day off - too hot & the humidity is "nasty"
           Aug  8 (morning) trained at Square Pond (ton of rain & pond at least two feet higher) - setup
                      two remote winger doubles, primer reports & mallards, then ran two singles afterwards,
                      warm and humid, good breeze down the funnel formed by the adjacent corn fields,
                      the pond was higher than usual with a huge runoff from this week's rain (water nice
                      and cool), parked in shade with cloud cover and fans made it very comfortable for
                      the dogs, I was sweating like a "stuck hog", but repeated ATV runs to reload the
                      wingers provided some relief
                         note: Daisy did fine on everything but the long memory, popped, came back later &
                                  repeated that mark again later with no issues = still some carryover from the
                                  pressure from two days ago, singles were really fast with good "mo"  
                         note: Kooly had a minor problem digging out the long bird, too = looked good on
                                  all the rest.....no noise and did selection on each double (memory bird 1st)
                         note: Taffey was sharp on each double (didn't run her on the singles)

       Aug 9 since Gunny has a 3:30 pm vet appointment to implant his Home Again microchip and
                 it is close to the Stoughton FT grounds = trained there - it is in the 80's and the hunt test
                 Saturday will be warm so we did four remote winger walkups evenly spaced behind
                 trees and shrubs in corners of a 100 yards square, afterwards Daisy ran a water single
                          note: the use of several walkups allows for duck calling and extended heeling
                                   practice
                          note: Daisy plants her "butt" as soon as anything is in the air, worked on her hearing
                                   "Dog" because the AKC judge indicates "go ahead" with the test, she was
                                   really good on the walkups, single was not as visible as I would have liked &
                                   she went upwind, resulting in just what I didn't want, big hunt in all the wrong
                                   spots & popping, repeated the mark at shorter distance to cover up some of the
                                   damage, will use some shackle ducks on Friday to get her mind off the pressure
                                   and relax a bit, clamping down on line manners has impacted her marking
                          note: Kooly was "jacked" on the walkups so I made them "plop" really close, did
                                   the backward heeling and changed sides, only needed to do the muzzle/quiet
                                   correction a couple of times (he was wearing no collar and no heeling stick was
                                   around) it was a good session = shackled ducks tomorrow should be interesting
       Aug 10 went to Brian's to buy some mallards & trained at BT's with Brian = bird boy, flyer and
                  diversion stations followed by an honor, came out later to run straight forward cold blind
                          note: Daisy was "amped" with no signs of any issues from this past week, crept a bit
                                   asked her to re-heel, picked up the flyer (so excited didn't mark it all that well),
                                   jumped on the memory and did fine with the diversion, came back later and
                                   lined the cold blind (one whistle right at the end when she was on top of it, she
                                   sat and waited for permission to pick it up)
                          note: the three mallards were run as a triple with Kooly (flyer second & the close in
                                   diversion was the go bird, crept "a lot", whining & barking when asked to re-heel,
                                   Whiffle bat had little effect, put him up & came back out after the next dog (sans
                                   bat), better & used backward heeling with "muzzle/quiet" corrections = not a
                                   whole lot better, but he did finally quiet down = even with all the refocusing at
                                   the line, he clearly knew where everything was, two whistled the blind drove to
                                   the Square Pond - remote winger shackled duck on the water and a cold blind
                           note: Kooly was first and the mallard lost his "schackledness" resulting in Kooly
                                    trying to swim faster than the duck, finally cornered him in the cattails, ran
                                    a good blind = wow......is he ever "over the top" excited
                           note: Daisy did well on both the winger mark and the blind, the issues from earlier
                                    in the week have been corrected (birds are good)
                    brought out each dog to sit and watch a mallard walk around (clipped wing) in front of
                    them, after sitting and watching, put up & Taffey came out and "swooped" up the duck
                           note: Daisy was excited, but under control especially when the mallard suddenly
                                    bolted toward Daisy & scooted right between her front legs, Daisy gave me a
                                    look screaming "You've got to be kidding!", but she never tried to grab the duck
                           note: Kooly was just barely able to handle it & good thing he was wearing a collar
                                    because there was a momentary sit issue
           Aug 11 AKC Senior Hunt test at Bong Recreational Area in Wisconsin with Badger Golden
                       Retriever Club (Daisy and Kooly)
                       left early, aired both at the Square Pond and ran three pattern blinds
                           note: Daisy had to be re-heeled in the first land series (crept) picked up the marks
                                    and lined the blind (pretty much out of control going to the line), on the water
                                    series worse, but picked up the marks finally finished the day off by
                                    breaking on the honor - not a good day for her
                           note: Kooly nailed the marks and three whistled the blind, but he was even worse
                                    than Daisy at the line, called back for the water where he had a controlled
                                    break on the flyer, since he was going to honor on lead didn't let him pick
                                    up the flyer - he wasn't going to let me put the lead on him, it seemed like
                                    a much longer ride home than usual
                           note: not sure why the two were so wired, but they can't run a test with the present
                                    behavior, seriously questioning the recent approaches to their training and
                                    will take a week or two off to think about it, might just "road" both every day,
                                    hunting season is not far off and titles will soon not be a priority, of course
                                    these notes are for today........things change a great deal in the few days after
                                    a "bad" test weekend, on a another note at least we were consistent    
           Aug 12 using "The List" = Responsiveness, Retrieving, Birdiness, Focus and Control the solution
                       can be developed
                                 Since the issue is common to both Daisy and Kooly......it is not likely the dogs
                                 (which I already knew)
                                       1) Responsiveness - poor at tests & evidently weak at times in training
                                       2) Retrieving - not an issue (really excellent)
                                       3) Birdiness - probably way too high
                                       4) Focus - not well defined (especially with behavior)
                                       5) Control - mediocre when it counts (at tests with no collar or heeling stick) 
             
                        Multifaceted Approach
                                       A) redefine sit and heel standards (yard and in the field)
                                           ***not exactly clear about why I become a "potted plant" at tests***   
                                       B) re-establish control (quick release pinch collar at all times in training)
                                       C) run test thinking of running a Junior (control at tests) 
                                       D) use "birdiness" to challenge all of the above (straight forward, simple
                                           and close singles)
                                       E) build and use a Johnny House (quail) - sit to flush for Kooly & hold point
                                           for Daisy (and Taffey) 
            Aug 13 day off, bought quick release pinch collar, added one link and it fits Kooly & Daisy
                            note: gave Kooly full Prednisone tablet as his itching was almost continuous at the
                                     hunt test, several red spots have flared up on his belly area (probably
                                     the grass pollen from the hunt test area, tough allergy times)
            Aug 14 (early morning) free "roaded" (ATV) Daisy, Kooly & Taffey three miles at 15 mph at
                        BT's on the grass path, stopped for water, then did another mile at a leisurely 5 mph
                        to "cool" down, all three were in no stress and Daisy was out front the whole time,
                        Taffey was cutting the corners     
                            note: sunny, 7 mph breeze at 74º with heavy dew on the shady side of the field
                            note: got a good start on the Johnny House 
            Aug 15 trained at BT's hay field with Brian Moyse (pro) - first set-up triple with a check down
                        (easy cue) second bird with an inline memory after running a go bird first
                            note: Daisy had to deal with the "handling'easy cue" and worked her way
                                     through it, used the "quick release" pinch collar at the line
                            note: Kooly had the same issue with the "easy cue"
                            note: Taffey was sharp
                         second set-up was a chair drill with four singles alternating so that every other mark
                         was conflicting (one in line concept, other a long final bird tight to a shorter station
                            note: Daisy was sharp on these
                            note: Kooly did a good job too
                            note: since it was raining most of the morning, Taffey didn't run these to speed
                                     things up some
                        the last set-up was a blind past the first station, next to a curve path down a tree
                        line (down hill and then back up)
                             note: Daisy wanted to hunt, go on the wrong side of the station, follow the path,
                                      check out the wood and auto cast......not a pretty sight
                             note: Kooly's initial line not great, but he took a couple more casts & was right on
                             note: brought Taffey out.....no collar - hunted, took poor casts, tried to go on the
                                      wrong side of the gunner station, scalloped & then proceeded to auto-cast
                                     (a lot), called her in & put her up, brought her back out with a collar & pretty
                                     much repeated what she did the first time, collar was on & corrections had no
                                     effect = thick neck fur and loose collar  score: Taffey 1  Trainer 0
                             note: got a lot more finished on the Johnny House (two side walls and floor)   
           Aug 16 (early morning) "roaded" all three dogs....cool, heavy dew and overcast, what
                       a very unusual morning for the middle of August
                             note: ran the first three miles at 18-20 miles per hour - no trouble and Daisy was
                                      out front the whole time, brief stop for water and a breather then another
                                      two miles at a leisurely 6-8 mph through grassy cover, at one point Daisy
                                      and Kooy converged on each other out of some chest high cover right in
                                      front of me and went down in a pile, both got up and went on apparently
                                      unhurt........however, this evening Daisy is lame on her right front, the pain
                                      appears to be in the lower leg in the carpal area and obvious when flexing
                                      it back, after walking a bit she loosens up, initial diagnosis is a bruise,
                                      we'll see how she moves tomorrow....as of now no training for her
                             note: "Dremeled" each dog's nails
           Aug 17 birthday number 67 today, trained at Bong Rec. Area in Wisconsin with Brian
                       ran three water singles in the Gravel Pond from white chair stations
                             note: checked Daisy at 2:00 am & zero signs of limping (no swelling or pain) 
                                      61º outside  
                             note: Daisy headed for the second station on the first mark - handled her back to
                                      the correct line, second mark - good line, then popped & big hunt, last mark
                                      got a "no-go" followed by a correction and then finished with a big, ugly hunt,
                                      could be the extra pressure to be under more control or maybe the leg was
                                      bothering her a little so will cut her some slack today (there was no outward
                                      sign of any physical problem, but the pinch collar was giving her no possible
                                      chances to forge to the line or move once there) 
                             note: Kooly sat on a cold honor position and watched the first six dogs run, he was
                                      not happy with restrictions of the pinch collar and whined (a lot), then he was
                                      put up for the day
                             note: Taffey came out to run the last mark just for some exercise....got a "no-go" &
                                      ended up with a big hunt with poor responses to handling
                             note: Wow! a training day to forget    
             Aug 18 trainer's day off  
             Aug 19 too bad it is raining........all day worked on the Johnny House and ordered some
                         game bird watering nipples from a supplier in Texas
             Aug 20 (morning) "roading" is not a good idea because the two areas are too wet, went
                         to the Square Pond grassy area and ran all three dogs on a long thrown Walking
                         Baseball dril - focus on extended sits and long, accurate casts....afterwards each
                         dog came out and ran four blinds (each one was at a tree to get them to look out),
                         focus was 1) good initial line (routine), 2) extended sits and 3) accurate casts
                               note: Daisy was very good today and the extended sits made a huge difference
                               note: Kooly has always done this well and the longer sits produce better results
                               note: Taffey was very accurate and focusing on the routine seems to be the key
                                        for dealing with her penchant to auto-cast, have to remember to run her
                                        last so comparisons and being too critical with won't be an issue, taking a
                                        too big of an angle back on a slight back cast still is Taffey's weak link
             Aug 21 soggy and humid with no breeze and mud everywhere - day off
             Aug 22 hot and humid - ran all three dogs off place boards in an honoring drill (yard)
                               note: Taffey was the pick-up bird for Daisy and Kooly when they couldn't keep
                                        their feet on the board
             Aug 23 trained at Brian's - singles, with flat collar and restraining at the line, afterwards
                         ran all three dogs on two blinds (old pattern blinds for Taffey
                               note: Daisy was tough, marked well and did a good job on the blinds (very good
                                        "mo"), her "memory" for what "heel" means when excited - "sucks!"
                               note: Kooly was steady with only a "tiny" whine and did well on the blinds
                               note: Taffey did not run any marks and ran the blinds like she was pretty sure
                                         where they were (couple years ago was when she ran them last)
             Aug 24 ran three pattern blinds at the Square Pond with all three dogs - exercise 
                         appointment for Daisy for OFA of hips and elbows - Madison, Dr. Link at 2:30 PM
                               note: Daisy's hips are good to excellent (vet opinion) & elbows normal
             Aug 25 aired dogs at the Square Pond at 5:00 am and drove 173 miles to Valders, WI,
                         hunt test - Daisy and Kooly - Island View Retriever Club in Wisconsin, took the
                         pup and Taffey, too
                                note: the focus was on going from the truck to the line, forging was the issue
                                note: Daisy a handful, learned a lot with being able to use a lead, she did a
                                         wild, scary summersault on land when she hit a dig on the way to the
                                         flyer, big hunt - then did fine on the next mark, water was better going
                                         to the line improve and passed
                                note: Kooly was tough going to the line, but learned much about him, too
                                         marking was exceptionally nice, no barking with just a few whines,
                                         better going to the line and passed.....judge gave me a good hint on
                                         the forging...besides stepping back when the dog forges, make the dog
                                         sit to break the motion cycle
             Aug 26 (morning) went training with a group near Kenosha worked on forging from the van,
                         to the holding blind & finally to the line - huge progress with both Daisy and Kooly
                                 note: Daisy ran three land cold blinds first, then did two down the shore
                                          water singles with a repeat of the holding blind work  finished with a
                                          fairly long water cold blind - nice job at the line and progress with the
                                           forging and a solid honor - routine understood
                                  note: Kooly did the two singles and learned got use to the anti-forging
                                           routine, he wasn't asked to run the water blind
                                  note: Taffey ran the water blind past a poison bird (very close) and did it
                                           without much trouble - she is sharp
                                  note: really didn't feel like going training this morning, but sure glad we did 
              Aug 27 (day off) for all three dogs - more rain around 11:30 am
              Aug 28 (morning) trained at Brian's - ran two singles and worked on line manners (from the
                          van to the line) Daisy & Kooly were "amped" and good progress was made
              Aug 29 (morning) trained with Brian at BT's - ran two singles with focus on line manners,
                          holding blind "rules" and steadiness at the line (very warm & humid)
                                  note: Daisy still has way too much animation in the area of the van to the line,
                                           marking is getting better when she is focused (not moving around)
                                  note: Kooly is slowly beginning to get the message (noise is getting less)
              Aug 30 (morning) trained at Brian's - ran 2 singles after an extended cold honoring session
                                  note: Daisy was taken on lead back and forth to the holding blind, while
                                           and after each mark = focusing on reducing forging & re-establishing
                                           the sit standard and re-defining what "heel" means
                                  note: pretty much worked on the same thing with Kooly plus trying get some
                                           consistent corrections in for whining
                                  note: both dogs are beginning to acknowledge and understanding of "no bird"
                                  note: both are still a handful!!!!
               Aug 31 (non) trained at Bt's with Brian - ran two "inline" singles (mallards & hidden gunners)
                                  note: Daisy and Kooly worked mostly on "from the van to the line"
                                           (stick corrections today)
                                  note: Brian threw three singles for Taffey  
               Sept 1 AKC hunt test at Madison, WI - Daisy & Kooly both passed Junior Hunter
                                  note: Daisy and Kooly were "high" today, tough getting from the van to the line,
                                           once there did a great job
              Sept 2 AKC hunt test at Madison, WI - Daisy passed Senior Hunter & Junior Hunter
                                 note: Daisy was again "on the iron" for Junior, did well on test, first series of
                                          Senior - not much went right, had to re-heel, handled on first mark, small
                                          hunt on second bird, lost her on the blind for a bit (behind some cover),
                                          crept on the honor only 32 out of 56 called back for the second series,
                                          switched up the routine from the van to the line A LOT and she got there
                                          very calmly and did great in the second series = good walk-up (small creep),
                                          dug out a very tough go bird, after an easy memory she ran a very nice
                                          cold blind.....she needed to be really good in the second series to pass
                                 note: walked away from the van like a "drunken sailor", changed directions
                                          often, kept the leash loose and didn't say a word, pretty soon she gave up
                                          forging because she couldn't figure out which way we were going, got to
                                          first holding blind (a truck) and she started to eat grass......so I let her and
                                          never said a word, went into the holding blind after an long water break
                                          for the gunners and she never reacted until I took off the leash, without
                                          the twenty minutes of getting pumped up she was "tons" better in the test
                                 note: heard of some really top dogs that are given kibbles in the holding blind
                                          and I can't count on tasty grass all the time........so   
                                 note: Kooly passed Junior Hunter test with ease, but he was a "bear" to the line,
                                          got a bit "sticky" with the birds.....usually has a good mouth (really "high")
               Sept 3 day off for everyone
               Sept 4 (morning) trained at the Square Pond - four remote wingers set-up, Daisy and Kooly
                          were walked off leash for almost 15 minutes all over the place, the focus was to be
                          casual and be at heel with only soft spoken, calming control, eventually each mark
                          was down as a casual whistle sit walkup Interceptor (for all three)
                                  note: Daisy heel eventually became quite calm and easy going, picked up each
                                           mark and sat still at the "line"
                                  note: Kooly did a long walk and had trouble keeping even with me for several
                                           minutes and finally his stride became for relaxed, ran the first two marks
                                           as singles with the walkup routine, sat solidly and didn't even whine, the
                                           last two remote wingers were a walkup double...again he was relaxed
                                           and quiet at the line, the marks were down the shore and he needed 
                                           handling to the correct line on the memory
                                  note: BIG CHANGE IN ROUTINE - got to teach them how to be calm (and me too)
                                  note: tightening the screws is not working and beginning to see that "roading"
                                           is the wrong way to prepare a "high" dog for a retriever test
               Sept 5 (early morning) repeated yesterday's routine - 4 singles (different positions) with ducks
                                  note: Daisy was much more relaxed, very still at the line and excellent mouth
                                  note: it took Kooly awhile to calm down, slightly "busy feet" on the first two, no
                                           noise, willing to backward heel and excellent mouth standards
                                  note: this is the standard - calm and focused
               Sept 6 (morning) trained at  BT's with Anne W. - four remote wingers with mallards and
                          primer reports, "around the horn" placement with the longest first and the shortest
                          last, afterwards two cold blinds (one short and "tricky" - big terrain change and the
                          other long up the middle of the singles field with a cross wind (dry pond bed area)
                                  note: total time getting off the van and  "walking calmly" all over with Daisy
                                           was over 20 minutes.....she was relaxed, didn't move at the line, marked
                                           really well and handled the birds perfectly, did a decent job on blinds
                                  note: Kooly was a little more "on the iron" at first but settled down, spent at
                                           least 20 minutes from the van to the line ("geez" that seems like a long
                                           time at first.......but it does seem to not only calm the dog.........me too),
                                           ran his singles like I would want him to (which is what this is all about),
                                           his blinds were pretty good and his attitude was excellent
                                  note: both "appear" to be relaxed and laid back......this is a weird feeling for
                                           me to be running calm, focused dogs that have a lot of drive when ask
                                           to "fire" on the release .......of course it has been only three days, the
                                           plan is to make this a long term routine that eventually will have a more
                                           permanent effect. It is going to be difficult to stick to this routine when I
                                           train in a group and not sure how to deal with it.
                                  note: Kooly's backward heeling is so much easier to ask of him and he does
                                           it without the anxiety and noise like before. Therefore, "adjusting" his
                                           attitude and behavior to a more relaxed mode has eliminated the
                                           "manic" noise issues (in training). With the next hunt test only a week
                                           away it will be interesting to see if there is any noticeable change in
                                           the "old ways". What was encouraging was the drastic difference Daisy
                                           showed from the first series to the second last weekend when her
                                           anxiety from the van to the line was not "fed". 
                                  note: The question that I am presently dealing with stems from mulling these
                                            "events" over in my mind. Why did I get so "hung up" with "making" my
                                            dogs relax instead of taking the time to show them how? 
               Sept 7 (afternoon) trained at the Square Pond - beautiful afternoon, ran 3 remote winger
                          singles with primer reports and mallards followed by a cold blind
                                  note: Daisy walked for over 15 minutes off leash at heel with some sitting and
                                           a little time in the holding blind, each single was done as a walkup with
                                           whistled sits, really nice and calm the whole time and marked well, cold
                                           blind was done with good control
                                  note: Kooly was handled the same (walked slowly around for about 15 minutes)|
                                           plus asked to backward heel a couple of times with zero vocalizations and
                                           no real physical anxieties, did his blind under control after a poor initial
                                           line where he got "sucked" to the Wood Duck house off to the right
                                  note: Taffey helped me get the set-up together and did some impromptu swims,
                                           her whining in the van was getting annoying so she had a close encounter
                                           with a bark collar   
                                  note: this week was straight forward set-ups, low key approach, lots of time
                                           developing a relaxing mode before running each session to avoid feeding
                                           any anxieties, commands were very quiet (almost a whisper) & corrections
                                           were low level e-collar nicks, it went well and established a standard,
                                           Daisy & Kooly were consistently steady, quiet and focused. 

    Sept 8 Saturday AKC hunt tests - Winnebago Retriever Club at Bong Recreational Area, WI
                                  note: Daisy passed her 4th Senior test and 4th Junior test and titled in each
                                  note: Kooly passed his 4th Junior test for a title and now has his Senior title
            Sept 9 day off for all three - work on Johnny House
            Sept 10 (morning) "roaded" - ATV free ran Taffey, Kooly and Daisy at BT's - did 4 miles at
                         10-12 mph & took a five minute water break, then did another 2 miles at the same
                         speed in knee high, light cover (about ½ the time) finished with a five minute walk to
                         cool down some, Daisy ended up hunting the adjacent cover for her "cool down" - she
                         is in shape!, Kooly isn't far behind and Taffey will take about another week or two
                                  note: temperature = 57º, nice breeze, cloudy with heavy dew (beat the rain) 
            Sept 11 (morning) "roaded" Taffey, Kooly and Daisy at BT's - did 4 miles at 10-12 mph & took a
                         five minute break, then did another 3 miles at the same speed (about 3 miles of the
                         total distance was in cover which is knee high to chest high grasses
                                  note: temperature = 52º, stiff breeze, sunny with heavy dew
                                  note: Daisy did it easily, Kooly seemed fine with it, but looked like it was work
                                           for Taffey, she didn't seem very tired, but was not running as hard as the
                                             other two (she knows how to pace herself and continually cuts corners)
            Sept 12 (afternoon) "roaded" all three again, went 3 miles at 10 mph with about 1 mile in deep
                         cover, rested for a few minutes and then went another 2 miles at the same, easy pace
                                    note:  temperature = 61º, no breeze, sunny and dry
                                    note: right from the start all three seemed a little less energetic than yesterday,
                                             either tired or the +10º had some effect on them..........in either case
                                             immediately decide to make it an easier day and increase their food
                                             tonight (more protein)
 Today    Sept 9th on will now be in  The Hunting Journal (Link)  
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                              June - July - August - September = test months 

          
                 finish Johnny house & do upland quail work three times a week in Sept, Oct & Nov
                 fall grouse, ducks & geese, no game preserve guiding - tower shoots for Kooly
                 APLA tests in the early spring of '08