I've always thought that Vizslas....

....made the BEST accessories! Don't they just coordinate SO well with the fall colors?

Notice the hunter orange ree ree's? It is officially deer hunting season here in the North Country, so the dogs will be sportin' some orange for the next few months.

Actually...it is a PERFECT fall day today..little bit misty, and damp and cool-ish. Yvonne, what does that mean? Yep....TRACKING WEATHER!! Can you believe it, i actually laid a few tracks for Henry today!! I used the lower hay field, and laid down three tracks of variable lengths. Henry has still got it, although he is a tad rusty. I really need to make a committment to getting him out there a couple of times a week, now that the growing season is over, and the snow is not here yet.

I contemplated taking Fred, but i am hesitant, as i know that the husband REALLY wants to hunt with that boy, and you just cannot do hunting and tracking at the same time. Especially if you are going to practice on planted birds. I will double check with my old tracking instructor and see what she thinks though....but if i remember correctly, a dog that has been trained to track, will follow YOUR scent right to the planted bird. Kind of defeats the purpose of them finding the BIRD on their own.

The rest of the day is going to be spent watching Anne of Green Gables, and knitting. I am at the portion of mein Soldat sweater where i need to join the two shoulder seams together, and start down the sleeve...never done that before, and it is COMPLETELY new and a bit scary! eeek!! if my LYS were just down the street, i would not be such a wimp...but it is 50 MILES away.

On another note altogether...i took my XC skis in to get the bindings put on yesterday. Wow...cannot believe we are almost getting into ski season around here. Gotta get a move on, and figure out which pair of SNOWSHOES Mein Soldat wants......Hey...soldat...that is a HINT for YOU.....go to rei.com and look 'em up! or you're going to be stuck with what i get you.