I had the pleasure of working with two beautiful weimaraners today, one from Washington state and the other from Salt Lake City. They both were very well socialized, well mannered dogs that had a strong desire for birds.
We got as early a start as we logistically could. It went very well, with each dog working quite a few birds, but by noon, it was HOT and we had to call it quits. We had a great time and you could see the dogs loved getting out and working birds.
Training birds during the dog days of summer is possible, but you have to start early and plan on finishing before noon. Another challenge with training this early in the summer is that birds can be difficult to obtain. Birds are typically too young to train with. I try to keep some older birds on hand for summer training before the young ones are fully feathered and ready to go.
