Certified Princess Bird Dog!

So i have a little brag to share! I am now a certified princess bird dog!! I got to play with birds again this weekend...and Mom is SO happy! I did good!!!! Saturday it was perfect bird finding weather! I did a good job but just had to grab 1 bird before i got down to business. Hey the bird wasn't sitting still he was running down the road...he just had to be taken out! After that I found my 1st bird and as mom said, had another gorgeous point. I keep saying of course its gorgeous! everything i do is gorgeous. Mom was sad no one got a picture of it....

Mom took me out to play after the HT and she was really upset with me....i told her i didn't have to hold point when no one was judging me! Then she said something about getting me broke before fall...Broke? what the heck is she talking about? Why does she want to break me? I am perfect!!!

So Sunday came and the weather was wet and cold....at 1st i was like you want the princess to do what? then i heard the gunfire and was like turn me loose! there are BIRDS calling my name! finally my turn came....I was so excited. Mom whistled me off the line and I was gone! The judges & mom all in unison said WOW...I don't know what got into me but i was outta there! Off hunting for birdies. Mom finally caught up to me as we got to the bird field. By that time i needed water and it was time to really get serious about finding birds. I hunted hard and finally found one. I slammed on point and mom was so happy! I held my point until she started to kick the bird up....the bird went up and off i went! I caught it on the other side of the field and started to bring it back....THEN the bad bird POOPED on my FACE! I was so disgusted! I mean come on princesses do not get pooped on! But mom was so happy! the judge had me hunt for a few more minutes then told mom to leash me up....i was like hey wait! i am not done!

Back at the van Mom had to do one of those embarrassing photos to show everyone the bird poop on my face. I mean come on doesn't she know how I do not want anyone to see me like that....its like geeez i have a reputation to uphold as a Princess!

note the not amused look on my face

Mom did then clean my face off thankfully! Then we went and got my ribbon & my scores!! I had awesome scores 10's & 9's! My average was a 9.5!!! Mom was so happy!! We got our picture taken (will post that later)....Mom says I am now officially Lostcreeks Treasured Journey JH!!!! Hopefully we'll be adding CH in front of my name soon too.

After all the excitement I curled up on the front seat for a much needed beauty rest.

Mom & I decided to hang out and wait for Ms Carol & Che to run. He only needed 1 more pass too. So we took a nap

Then Mom watched Che do a great job in the field and finish his JH too!! WAHOOO!!!! I stayed buried under my blanket in the car with daddy.

It was a good day! other then that damn bird pooping on my face....

BIRDS!!!

I know it has been awhile...but had to share our HT pictures from the weekend! Mom said I was such a good girl!!


I found & pointed my bird...for a LONG time! Mom was all the way across the field and I waited!



Mom even flushed the bird and I feld my point!


Then I LAUNCH! I just couldnt stand it anymore...i had to get the bird! Too bad they didnt get a picture of me bringing it back to hand!

All Kinds of Updates

Well its time to check in again! Lets see! We'll I am finally "legal"! I got all my health test results back! Which of course I knew I was perfect. In puppy news....my Mom, grandma Wendy & I have decided who will be my prince! He is a very handsome boy, with a very diverse family! Details will come as soon as we decide "when"....

So i had to go and throw a wrench in their "plans" and come in season right on schedule.....so mom says IF the stars & moons Aline this weekend and I finish my Championship I may get to have puppies sooner then later....if not I'll have to wait till august. So everyone keep your fingers crossed.

In other news:) Feb 10th was my Daddy Journey's birthday, he turned 6yrs old! Mom said we can call him an old man now LOL!

We are heading to shows in Indiana today...which means the brat, oh i mean Brady is visiting. He is such a teenager...thinks about nothing but himself. I keep telling him off but he just doesn't listen. Everyone keep your fingers crossed that we do good this weekend!!! I get to spend time with my BFF Teagan! I cannot wait!!

Talk to you all soon,

Princess Treasure

Time for an Update

SO my new years resolution is to be better about updating my blog...so sorry i have been so MIA! Looks of news to report! Lets see....

Show News

My BFF Teagan (our Flatcoated Retvr - that Payton raised with one of her litters) has got to come over and visit a lot lately! we have went to several shows. Teagan got her 1st major in early December....then she just got another Major a few weeks ago in OH. She just needs a few points to finish her CH! She is so cool! I love playing with her.

In Cleveland just before Christmas Dad Journey got to come out and play in the ring with us. He got a Ribbon one of the days with Mom showing him! The little Pest Brady got his 1st major. Our baby beagle boy Ace made his show ring debut! He had a lot of fun!

Unfortunately hunting season ended and its now to cold to do much bird stuff. But every time we go out to the field trial grounds for a run we search and search for birds...there has to be some out here somewhere!

We got a really big snow storm and had LOTS of fun while Mom shoveled. I was zooming all over the place. Journey & Naven thought i was crazy! Check out the pictures we took!

Our snow day was lots of fun!

Then we had the holidays coming! On Christmas Eve we got exciting news....my other Mom Wendy had her Hoomin baby! His name is Sebastian....we can't wait to meet him! He's such a cutie!!!

Then it was onto HAPPY NEW YEAR! Hopefully 2009 will bring us lots of luck and ribbons....mainly the one that means I am a new Champion LOL!

SO now its January....My 1/2 sister Page & her Mom Vayda are visiting for a few days. We have had so much fun! Pages is so cool! She even got to see her brother Brady. It was like they had never been apart. They played and played....I just got to referree the kids.


Brady (in the blue collar) & Page

Lets see what else is new....i finished up my "health" stuff in December. Mom and Aunt Nancy just has to get off their keisters and submit them. She says they are doing that this week...hahaha we'll see. Now mom said she is getting really serious about finding me a boyfriend....its going to have to be a really special guy! I won't just go for anyone....I am a princess after-all!

Checking IN!

WOW its been a few weeks! Sorry life just gets in the way....it was pheasant season after all! So we spent 2 weekends in the woods searching for Birdies! We had SO much fun! Journey & Cooper (the evil Brittany) were so not happy they had to share bird time with ME! Last year I just tagged along and played but this year OMG I had so much fun! Mom said she was SO proud of me! I retrieved every bird shot for me...and even a few shot for the other two knuckle heads. One day we got our limit very early and Mom made us really behave and worked on training vs shooting birds.....I am learning that I have to honor the other dogs on point....its not fun but i do it.

In-between hunting weekends we took a trip to OH for a dog show! Saturday I came very close to finishing my championship, but Kissing Cousin "Pixie" got her 1st major instead! She's a cool girl! Big props to her and her brother Rocket! Rocket is such a cutie! I even got to see my Grandma Jan, Cousin Riley & Aunt Tessa. We stayed with Aunt Margaret so we got to run and play all weekend! It was fun! There was 8 of us running and playing. My Dad Journey, brother Brady, Cousin Guzzle, Cousin Reba, Payton The evil Beagle and My surrogate kid Teagan (she's really a flatcoat that my sister Payton raised with her litter, but I am her "other" mom). It was so much fun to run and run and run!!! I LOVE! Being chased!!!!

Now we have a few weekends off before heading to shows again. Mom started her new job this week, she has been so busy at work.

Well thats it for now! More news to come soon!!! Lots of things planned for November! Check back soon; we'll have more details soon:)

Princess Treasure!

HT Picture

We're been busy getting ready for our upcoming hunting trip! Journey's making a nuisance of himself since Mom brought out her gun to clean....he KNOWS its almost time.....the poor boy is acting like there is a girl in season around (and its NOT ME)....barely eating, following mom around like a lost puppy...the silly boy, i keep telling him she is NOT leaving without us....she NEEDS US! He's such a whiny baby.

Unfortunately Pheasant season doesn't Officially open until Monday the 20th, so we'll just be scouting for pheasants Sat & Sunday....but it will still be Grouse & Woodcock Season so that is what we'll be hunting Sat & Sunday! CANT WAIT! Look Out Birdiieess! We're coming to get you!!!

So the wonderful ladies at the Irish Setter club HT took pictures of all of us with Qualify Scores! Here is my picture. Its a little dark, mom said she'd fix that when we get our computer back up to speed on Thursday.

I'm sure there will be more pictures to post after our hunting weekend....You know Mom and her Camera....maybe she'll even figure the video thing out!

POINT!

Mom finally got off her keister and entered me in a Hunt Test on Saturday. She told me if i held my point (opposed to flushing my own bird just as mom gets within 2 feet of me) that she would shoot some birds for me and let me retrieve them! SO I was a good girl and held my point....i even let mom flush it and shoot it (altho she missed it) before i took off to bring the bird back. I still don't understand why she has to shoot them because I can bring them back just fine alive.

I got a cool Orange Ribbon and mom said my scores were awesome! All 9's and 1 8! So now i have 1 leg towards my JH. Hopefully we can do a few more HT this fall....but between real hunting and trying to finish my Championship mom said it doesn't leave a lot of weekends, so we may have to wait till spring.

Boy was my dad ticked off when mom took ME out 1st! We could hear him screaming the entire way around the course. Even grandma Sue yelling at him didn't shut him up. He was so mad that when it was his turn he blew mom off big time and got in BIG trouble! He is such a boy, always wanting it his way and to always be 1st. He just has to learn I am the Princess and I go 1st now!!!

We cannot wait for Pheasant Season! Only 2wks to go then we'll be OFF to the Lake for a weekend of BIRDS BIRDS BIRDS!!!!!!