The Zone

[Coalman]

Take your dog for a walk.

One weekend to go and deer season with guns is over. I haven't had Bay on a hunt since October. But we have been spending quality time together on our nightly walks.

We live on the edge of suburbia. Our front yard is urban. Our backyard is rural. What a difference two years can make. I started walking her on the urban side when she was ten weeks old. The sound of diesel engines and loud exhausts bothered her at first. But I never let her see it bothered me. I watched her during our walk last night. She doesn't even flinch at sharp sounds. I strongly believe her interaction with trains and automobiles helped avoid any thought of gun shyness.

Bay wears a pinch collar when we walk. It keeps her at heel. I can walk with my hands in my pockets and the lead wrapped around my wrist. Rarely does the leash stretch taunt.

Our town is located where fresh water meets salt water. We are blessed with a public boat launch on the brackish side. The last couple nights we swung by the ramp. She loves to get those lab paws wet.

As much as it is a benefit to the dog to get out it is also a time of thought. Reflections of things done and things to do go through my mind. World problems get solved. A man needs this kind of time to think.

I've been thinking about a cover we hunted deer in last week that the crew will be back to tomorrow to give chasing bambi one more try. My thoughts are not of big racked bucks but where to find those five partridge that took flight during our deer nudges last weekend.

My mind doesn't wander far from the upland hunt these days. Bay and I are scheduled for a pheasant hunt at the club in a couple weeks. I can hear the crackle of the Chinese chickens as Bay high steps along the sidewalk.

Do yourself a favor.......

Take your dog for a walk.
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