Hi Ken & Janet:
Just wanted to send a couple of photos from a Hastings Island hunt
yesterday. Of the six birds Brandi was lead point on two, backing on the
others, and retrieved two as well. I did not get any photos of her on point,
with only two guns, and the propensity of pheasants not staying around long
after being located, my focus was on a clean kill for her hard work. Will
attempt to capture her on point before the season is over. Her points to date
are very stylish, high head, stretched out, and a high tail. Very classy! She
is a very aggressive (pursuit) on chasing shot birds, and made several very
nice retrieves on our Kansas hunt. On the other side she has not been strong on
the bird finding side until yesterday when she put the entire package together.
She is still a pup and definitely has all of the tools to be a great hunting
partner for years to come. 
Brandi
is a big runner on our daily outings at Dinosaur Point, and could definitely be
hunted off of horse back.
When we switch to the hunting fields she hunts at a good range
with no direction from me. I think she watches and mimics Missy, although she
doesn't follow Missy, preferring to hunt her own area of the field, making for
very good coverage of the areas hunted. If her litter mates are like her, then
they require little if any input while in the field. Many hunts I never have to
hit her whistle, and only had to use the e-collar, at a low level, once in KS.
Her nose appears to be excellent with one of her points yesterday being on a
bird that was at least 25' upwind from her. She held her point as I walked past
her, and never moved until the bird flushed. We love her to say the least, and
are glad that she is a member of our family.
Hope that all is well with both of you.
Take care,
Don
& June
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