Sept 1st-2nd weather not what I want to deal with for early goose
                                      note: pack for trip though.....boat, decoys, gear
                                      note: marks for dogs......exercise
                                      note: Frontline Plus for three & Interceptor for all, new Preventic collar for Kooly
                  Sept 3rd morning - teal hunting trip to the Mississippi
                  Sept 4th early morning - teal season starts, the last two years have been outstanding.....this year
                                things "went south" early     Start of 2010 Hunting  Essay (Link)  
                                          afternoon - dropped motor off at DNB Boats in Sabula, Iowa......to be checked out, the
                                initial check and recent issues with others was not encouraging
                  Sept 5th early morning - drove home and picked up 6 HP Sport Twin Johnson (spare motor),
                                back at duck camp later, planned duck hunt for tomorrow.....weather forecast = "iffy"
                  Sept 6th early morning - traveling with less equipment Daisy and I headed south, soon there was
                                distant lightening, when we rounded the bend in the side channel we were met with 3
                                foot rollers, not being "stupid", I turned around and called it another day
                                      note: cleaned up camp, loaded most of the "stuff" needed at home and left
                                      note: each dog ran two cold blinds off the bank behind the trailer with Gunny
                                               getting one extra plus three easy marks
                  Sept 7th slept in and did all the work that should have been done last week....well some of it
                  Sept 8th motor "guy" called.....throttle cable came loose, carburetor needed some minor
                                adjusting and the repair bill was only $48.....when the worst....no motor was expected
                                      note: scouted for geese....saw zero with no "signs" on the ground, but did flush up
                                               four mallards (made a note of that)

                         While looking way back in the past, I was reminded of this excellent training information.
                               Julie’s list – responsiveness, retrieving, “birdiness”, focus & control 
                               The performance of a dog is a function of these five factors. Therefore, when any
                                 one of these seems to be lacking, training must be presented so as to focus on
                                          improving the weakest "link".  A well trained dog requires balance.
                                                     Doing what a dog needs "in the moment" is the key. 

                  Sept 9th pack for Friday's return to duck camp
                  Sept 10th morning - doctor's appointment, leave on trip in the afternoon
                  Sept 11th-16th the lost days of Illinois teal hunting  - mostly spent in DR's offices
                          note: everything checked out OK....back to the hard work of hunting
                                    Start of 2010 Hunting  Essay (Link)   
                  Sept 17-19th Iowa Duck 1st opener (split season)....but we did Illinois teal
                                    Gunny's Teal Hunt  Story (Link)                          
                  Sept 20th surgery outpatient - no big deal, but sun screen would have been better      
                  Sept 21st ordered a duck hunting "toy"- Mustang Survival Integrity Deluxe Bomber Jacket                     

                  Sept 24th moved trailer - Mississippi river on the rise
                  Sept 25th started "roading" for conditioning Daisy, Kooly & Gunny went 1.2 miles at 10-12 mph
                                  in the grassy margins around the bean field, Taffey went the same distance at 6 mph 
                                        note: each ran individually to maintain more control with their excitement
                  Sept 26th repeated yesterday's "roading" routine, but went 1.4 miles.......cool in the low "sixties"
                  Sept 27th morning - all four "roaded" 1.4 miles
                                  afternoon trained with Bob and his dog "Jack", Gunny ran a set of eight BB blinds
                                  day off for Daisy, Taffey & Kooly
                  Sept 28th afternoon - Gunny ran eight 8 BB blinds - not very enthused
                  Sept 29th morning - Daisy, Kooly & Gunny "roaded" 2.2 miles at 12 mph, Taffey went 1.6 miles at 8 mph
                                  afternoon - Gunny ran eight BB blinds....not exactly impressive
                  Sept 30th Taffey, Daisy & Kooly had the day off, Gunny ran five "inline" singles (75-225) yards using
                                  Dokkens (four ducks and a goose)
                                          note: excellent "mo"