We've had our ups and downs this week. I moved to football field at the local middle school and the first day there Doc threw a fit.
The moment I pulled the hood off he looked around, looked at me and bated like a wild bird for several minutes. I finally got him back on the glove and tried for a short flight but he didn't want to play at all. I took him home and did some tid-biting on his perch.
I spent most of the weekend at home working with Doc. He spent the weekend on the shelf in the living room, unhooded, and I did a lot of tid biting after his morning training sessions.
Sunday and Monday he did great at the football field making a few short flights to the glove then a few 20 - 30' flights to the lure.
I've heard all the stories about these super tame tundra peregrines that train up in two weeks but I did NOT trap one of those. I would say Doc is quite a bit behind in training and in tameness than a passage merlin at the same stage. But he is progressing every day.
1 comment:
keep up the good work! Your patience will pay off.
Besides, the ones with the most spunk are usually the most pleasure to watch fly!
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