I went out with some new friends today at the Rooster Valley Pheasant’s shooting preserve. Kent of Snow Canyon Outfitters brought his 15 year old German wirehair pointer (“Gubby”) for one more hunt. It was a really touching event for me, as it reminded me of my wirehair that recently passed away. Gubby ambled along like Eeyore and teetered a bit on point, but proved that she still had it. Â
This series of photos are of what was probably Gubby’s last retrieve. She is deaf and mostly blind, nevertheless, she marked the bird well and slowly made her way out, picked it up and shuffled back toward us. Â
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She had to rest several times on the 50 yard trek back, but she never set the bird down.
It was all smiles. We knew this was a moment to be remembered.  Afterwards, you could read her body language, Gubby was proud of herself.
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