Tree Doc,

Don't fret about Jack not liking to retrieve doves, my Lab, and my buddies two labs hate 'em too! Those damn fine feathers make 'em feel like a cat choking up a hair ball. He probably wants to know what else you have in store for him ... pink toto ... come on Dad give me a break! I'm a Lab not a friggin' Poodle!

Naw, I won't fret! In his early years he was fine with Doves. 2 weeks after moving in with us he was 15 weeks old and he went on his first real bird hunt for Doves. For his first couple years doves were no big deal just simply because of the excitement of the hunt for him. Now after 5 seasons under his belt with Duck/Goose, Pheasant, and Quail being the primary quarry in that order, holding a stinky little dove has become low on his list on "What I like to fetch for you" list though he still does it with great vigor! ;)

Oh BTW, MilDot...had you ever seen his slipper modeling portfolio?

http://www.jesseshunting.com/photopo...ckSlipper2.JPG

The poor dog's going to need a therapist and not for failure to retrieve doves! :D

treedoc......if he finds out you posted this picture, I think he would tell you to fetch your own birds....lmao

TD, if I was him I'd bite you on the ankle for that one.:D

Right on the money!
And after several years of work to
"Streamline" disaster relief in the wake
of 9/11. What a joke. As usual many of
the positions were filled through
cronyism.

What is unsurprising is that all the work
that has been done (undoubtedly by
commitee) has resulted in a ridiculous
beurocracy. Apparently FEMA now
requires more specificly detailed requests
for aid than it did before being
reorganized. The Governor of LA was
unable to adequately assess the situation
in the wake of the disaster (in fact
unable to even contact the mayor of
New Orleans or
any of the perish officials) FEMA claims
that no specific requests were made.
What classic catch 22 BS.