Pointers, Retrievers, And Flushers

New pup!

feeds@yuku.com (irish snipe) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:24:10 GMT

Not mine, I hasten to add. Five is my limit!
My cousin bought a little Springer spaniel pup. It's from good lines and it will be a great little dog to beat out the dense cover for woodcock. They're great when they're that age and you don't have to feed them or clean them and you can give them back or it's not your shoes they're chewing to bits!

Jeannie.

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Hunt Test

feeds@yuku.com (DoubleB20) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:59:14 GMT

Need to brag a little...took my almost one year old male Vizsla, Sparky, to Amarillo for a hunt test this weekend and he qualified on both days - so now he's half way there towards his Junior Hunter certification.

Way to go Sparky!

Tired old boy

feeds@yuku.com (les becassines) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:11:14 GMT

It doesn't take too much to wear him out anymore. Today he had a bath and then we "hunted" for a little while in the yard. Afterward I cleaned his moorhen. Tomorrow I will cook it so he can have a special dinner.

pointing dog journal will print essay about luke

feeds@yuku.com (DLFL) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:19:24 GMT

I received an email from Pointing Dog Journal's Associate editor Jill Swan today asking if they could print the essay about Luke I wrote in the subscribers section. I had sent it to them.

I am reprinting it here for you to reread if you would like.

Dick

None So Finer

The memories are painful. For almost two years he was with me most days at work and always at home. Luke who brought me back from a depth of...

Gus passed away.

feeds@yuku.com (Snipeonpoint) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:40:04 GMT

Last night my yellow lab, Gus passed away.
He was 9 years old and the Vet believes it to have been cancer.
We found out his mother died at the same age of cancer and his dad passed at age 12 from cancer as well.

You might remember some of his photos that have been posted here over the years.
He was usually hunting with my Brittany, Lola.
They were quite a team.
Gus wouldn't let me loose a dead bird.
He will be sorely missed.
The start of snipe...

Dave B's pup Tess

feeds@yuku.com (DLFL) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:27:16 GMT

Snake bites

feeds@yuku.com (Dave B) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:55:50 GMT

Gentlemen,

I am wondering about the possibility of a snake bite to my dog. Where we will be hunting there can be both Rattle Snakes and Water Moccasins. I am checking with my Vet about the Rattle snake vacinations but I know less about the Moccasins.

What would the first aid in the field be? Or tips on avoidence? Any first hand experiences or tips would be helpful.

Dave

Pointing test

feeds@yuku.com (irish snipe) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:40:18 GMT

I've entered my little Rosie into a pointing test here on Sunday coming. It's not a full blown trial as no game will be shot as it's not in season yet.

She will be run singly and will be required to quarter ground in search of game, to point game, to be steady to flush and shot and to retrieve a dummy on command. If...

Duck dog

feeds@yuku.com (les becassines) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:04:31 GMT

No wonder this dog loves the water so much. He's so confused by the mixed messages we've sent him he doesn't know what his purpose is.

Pixie and fireworks/thunder

feeds@yuku.com (DLFL) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:03:55 GMT

Future pup

feeds@yuku.com (DLFL) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:51:19 GMT

I have committed to getting a female pup from a future breeding of these two dogs. Dog (Moss) import has 32 FT CH in his 5 generation pedigree. Bitch (Zip) import has 23 FT CH in her 5 gen. Ped.

Moss

Zip

this which now means we don't need a dog any more!

Keith

Trying to get in shape

feeds@yuku.com (DLFL) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:03:25 GMT

I had been jogging Rye with my bicycle. I gave him too much rope and he darted behind the bike after a bird wrecking me. Cracked or broken ribs and a dislocated right shoulder were the results.

I now have a K-9 Jogger to use with the bike. Works very well but I am not getting much exercise. Rye runs as fast as he can while pulling me along. After he tires I get some exercise.

A bird hunter lives here

feeds@yuku.com (les becassines) — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:18:23 GMT

Maybe not, but I wouldn't be surprised. This is in north Georgia just a few miles from the North Carolina state line. I thought it was worth turning around to get a picture.

Skip

Worried about our boy

feeds@yuku.com (les becassines) — Sun, 03 May 2009 20:53:22 GMT

He is at the age where things start failing. In February he was at the vet and he was in pretty good shape but the aging progresses quickly at his age. The last couple of days he has been lethargic and without an appetite. Last night he ate but it took putting a snipe in his dinner to get him to do it. Today he hasn't shown much interest at all in food. He had a few small pieces of apple and one snipe this morning plus a Cosequin DS tablet that he gets every day. Friday night he...

The boy

feeds@yuku.com (DLFL) — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:29:57 GMT

Rye is growing he is 10 months old and weighs 53 lbs. This a new head shot of him.

I'm Free

feeds@yuku.com (DLFL) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:32:07 GMT

I'm Free

Don't grieve for me now, for now I'm free.
I'm following the plan God laid for me.
I grabbed God's hand when I heard the call;
I turned my back and left it all.

I could not stay another day
To bark, to love, to lick or play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way,
I found that place at the close of the day.

If my...

When is it time?

feeds@yuku.com (DLFL) — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:16:30 GMT

My whippet is dieing slowly. Brady is 14 1/2 years old. He drinks and eats but it does not do him much good. He will trot and wants attention and loves to be petted and loved on.. He does not seem to be in pain.

I came home to find a letter taped to my door from animal control. I have to make an appointment for the case worker to examine my dogs. By chance I had called the Veterinarian today and asked him to call me back about Brady. I am waiting for him to call me.

In...

Bird Training

feeds@yuku.com (DLFL) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:13:47 GMT

Today was Ryes first bird training work. This is Rye's first time to see a flying quail.