Last weekend I went to a field trial for bird hunting dogs (it is not me in the photo). My dog, an irish setter, didn’t get any prize, and only two of the 14 dogs did get a prize. But we had a most lovely day in the mountains. A nine hours walk waching the dogs doing their work, that is searching for birds, for the scandinavian grouse, two and two dogs at a time. The rules for a trial like this is according to the The Norwegian Kennel Club, the largest canine organization in Norway.
There were still a lot of cloudberries in the mountains, but nobody had time to pick them to take home, but some was eaten.
There are more dog photos in my photo gallery, also more photos from this field trial.
Bente Haarstad Photography 
Beautiful shots – why are some of the dogs “dressed”..? 😉
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It is not fashion, Drake. We use the “dresses” so that we can see the dogs and what they are doing even if they are a mile away.
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That’s a lot of photos. The dogs seem to be having fun, and sometime the people too.
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The dogs beet us in having fun when they get a chance to run free in a place like this, Disperser. Working + having fun.
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Beautiful dogs! It’s good to see them in the open where they should be. Not stuck in small houses and apartments in the city.
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I guess most of them are stuck in small houses and apartments most days. But a hunting dog must be trained, and trained in the right environment, and exercised all year..
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Beautiful dogs. We have friends that field trial their labrador retrievers and then in the fall used for duck hunting. It is fun to see them so excited. Lovely photos!
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Wich we were there with our dogs !!!
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Great photos of the dogs, but I found the landscape just as interesting. Such an open treeless landscape too.
Thanks for sharing your day, Bente.
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What a wonderful day Bente. Love the last photograph especially.
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Beauiful dogs, those irish setters!
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Magnifiques chiens… j’aime particulièrement le setter irlandais . Les paysages sont aussi très beaux et nouveaux pour moi ( Suisse ) .
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Thanks for sharing your day in the mountains. Looks like fun for all. 😀
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Oh dear Bente, this is a wonderful post… fascinated me. What a beautiful dogs… and photographs… but number 3 and the last one are my favorite, Thank you, have a nice weekend, love, nia
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Reblogged this on photographyofnia and commented:
You WILL LIKE them all 🙂 I am sure.
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Such lovely dogs and great photos. Good to see everyone, including the dogs, having fun!
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Look at those happy, beautiful, working dogs…
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White fluffy floss land scape of last photo reminded me the mountain I spent a week
half century ago !
In Japan, they are only in a high mountain meadow and we call them Wata-suge (綿スゲ)．
－－－ I miss them.
I can feel cool air on your photos.
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Lovely photos! You can see how happy the dogs are 🙂
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It’s a nice experience both for dogs and human beings. 🙂
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Super shots…looks like a great time was had by all!!!
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Gorgeous dogs. I enjoyed your action photos. 🙂
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Beautiful dogs and great pictures. Thanks for sharing. However, since I have 3 cats, I wondered what it would be like to have a ‘cat day in the mountains’. I’m sure it would be an afternoon full of hissing and tree climbing, LOL!
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Beautiful pictures.
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Wonderful photos – beautiful dogs .. and stunning nature – thank you so much. My pick must be the photo with the running dog. Some action and strength in that photo.
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Great photos, Bente. I really like cw-13! The dogs all look so joyful. When dogs get to do what they are bred to do it makes them very happy!
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It seems you spent a lovely day! Love the energy of the photos Bente!
Jota.
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These are just beautiful images! WOW!
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I love dogs; favorite animal! And these dogs are beautiful!
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What handsome dogs! And the pictures are beautiful, especially the last one.
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Gosh, I love that last shot, Bente. Dog happiness!
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