RyeGuy74
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Hey,
So my ECS got a severe eye injury on our second ever time hunting together. We waited the required recovery time that the vet gave us and at his most recent post-surgery checkup, they gave him the green light to hunt again, even though he'll always have a scar. I was bit more choosy where I took him, I opted for more open areas, with a lot less super thick cover than we normally hunt. But I noticed that he didn't charge right into the cover like he's always done. I wouldn't say he hesitated but he made circles around it before he went in. When he did finally go in, he was lot more cautious about it, at least it seems that way to me. He's never been one to do that, like I said he's always gone full charge into the cover from the moment I brought him home at 8 weeks old. This change wouldn't bother me if he did it once or twice, but this was every clump of cover we hit. My biggest fear is that his eye injury has discouraged him from being the hard charger he's always been.
Has anyone ever had this happened? Am I worried about nothing? Just asking since he his my first bird dog. Thanks in advance!
So my ECS got a severe eye injury on our second ever time hunting together. We waited the required recovery time that the vet gave us and at his most recent post-surgery checkup, they gave him the green light to hunt again, even though he'll always have a scar. I was bit more choosy where I took him, I opted for more open areas, with a lot less super thick cover than we normally hunt. But I noticed that he didn't charge right into the cover like he's always done. I wouldn't say he hesitated but he made circles around it before he went in. When he did finally go in, he was lot more cautious about it, at least it seems that way to me. He's never been one to do that, like I said he's always gone full charge into the cover from the moment I brought him home at 8 weeks old. This change wouldn't bother me if he did it once or twice, but this was every clump of cover we hit. My biggest fear is that his eye injury has discouraged him from being the hard charger he's always been.
Has anyone ever had this happened? Am I worried about nothing? Just asking since he his my first bird dog. Thanks in advance!