It happens pretty frequently, but usually the bird manages to fly away immediately.
This one was stunned for a few minutes. Boris helped snap him out of a stupor.
On the return trip from Bastrop, we stopped at Cameron park to stretch our legs.
Cameron Park is this jewel of a natural area in the middle of Waco, Texas. Its got great trails for trail running and mountain biking weaving amoung gullies that drain into the Waco River. Very lush with greenery and a lot of fun to ride or hike.
A really cool feature in this park is the "groves" of giant bamboo. Really amazing!
Took Boris for a hike along the Northshore Trail at lake Grapevine. I was going to do the dog park, but the North Dallas park was closed. This turned out to be a good idea, since I got to work with him off leash on trails. I wanted to train him to respond to my commands as sort of a verbal leash.
For the most part, he did really well. He never ran too far down the trail before coming back to check on me. A few times, I stayed back and hid from him (as a test), but he always made sure that I was never too far away.
He really had a blast in the woods, zooming in and out of the trees.
Someone left a sprinkler running in the cold weather... Boris loved it!
Boris had fun on New Years eve!
NOTE - there was no alcohol in the bottle, just an orange that he was trying to get.