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Life is Simple
Life is Simple
The Midwest Cattleman · September 10, 2020 · P5

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Jerry Crownover ed upon to find any covey of One Saturday, at the end of where we last looked,” he
quail, within a three-mile ra- the hunt, Sally was nowhere proudly stated, “and, Jerry,
dius, of where you let her off to be found. We searched and she was still on point, right
the leash. She would come on searched for her for several over a covey of close to twenty
a solid point and wait, for how- hours, all to no avail. Dark- birds!”
ever long it took you, to catch ness finally forced us to go This brings me to the sub-
up with her and get within home, but Jim assured me ject of the dog that currently
shooting distance. Once you that he would find her the owns me.
were in position, she’d break next day. The next afternoon, Bernie (no, she’s not named
the covey, and then proceed he called to excitedly report for the politician, but rath-
to hunt singles, for the next that he had, in fact, found er a shortened name for her
hour, just as diligently as she his beloved Sally. “I found her breed—Burnese Mountain
pointed out the covey. about a quarter mile from continued on page 17

I’ve known a lot of dog
owners, that will swear they
either own, or have owned,
at one time or another, the
smartest dog in the world.
Most of these proclamations
need to be taken with a grain
of salt, but…
Jim, my old bird hunting
buddy from forty years ago,
always had a good bird dog, so
it was a pleasure to be invited
to accompany him and Sally
on weekend hunting trips.
Sally was a Brittany Spaniel
that could always be depend-

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