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Achie does look very good. Chris I am sorry to hear of Sioux's passing.
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12-25-2011, 08:42 AM | #14 | ||||||
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This was a bad year for PGCA member's dogs. Sorry about Sioux, Chris. What breed?
Archie looks like a keeper Fred. Although our the loss of our canine companions hurts for some time it is rewarding to bring along another dog [or dogs in my case]. I know the pride you are feeling with Archie's work so far. Please keep us posted on his progress. I know the feeling when you come upon your dog's point and would rather shoot the scene with a camera instead of your Parker. Give Archie a little extra treat today and tell him Merry X-mas from me, Parker and Fox. |
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This is the year we had to say good bye to "Tar", after 13 great seasons. She was a lot better bred than I am. She was born in Scotland and I picked her up at the British Air freight terminal in Detroit when she was 12 weeks old. Before her work was done she had over 1300 retrieves on ducks, geese, pheasants, grouse and woodcock. She also made over 80 trips to Detroit's Children's Hospital as a Therapy Dog. Man, I miss her. The search has begun for another, but I doubt there will ever be another "Tar"
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Chris, Let us know how things are with the young'n. It sounds like quite a few of us are rolling into the next generation of hunting companions. Perhaps we can have a thread on the miscues, foibles, achievements and progress of these rascals. At my age (75), Archie, most probably, will be my last if he goes the distance.
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Daryl, Sioux was a Llewellin English Setter, and she was with us for 11 great years... Like all hunting pals, she was special, and I witnessed some incredible "Bird-Dog" things with her during the many years we hunted together... ------------------------------------------ Fred, Looking forward to seeing future photos of Archie, he sure looks like a "birdy" rascal... I'll be posting some future images of young Misty as well... Below are a couple photos of my O'l Pal Sioux.... Best, CSL _______________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ . |
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04-29-2012, 10:18 PM | #18 | ||||||
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Archie's first birthday
Archie's first birthday will be here in a week and a half. He's had a pretty good year. He's now a stretched out, hard running pup in late adolesence. At the end of last season, he found and brought in three downed birds to me without playing keep away. A week ago he and his mentor, Pete, and I went for a stroll on the farm along the edge of a field bordered by a brushy, tree covered, waterway. Pete went on point about 80 yards ahead of me, and, Archie locked up 30 yards behind Pete, backing/honoring him. I went foreward, passed Archie, to find what Pete had found. I glanced back at Archie a couple of times and he was holding. When I got ahead of Pete's point, I flushed a pair of woodcock. I guess they were moving north; great fun. Yesterday I was out with the boys and Archie opened up with a strong chop quite a ways ahead of me. It didn't sound like he had his face in a hole. When I got to him, he was working a tree like an old Redbone. He must have pushed a squirrel or some other critter into a knot hole. He's supposed to be a GSP, not a TGS (treeing shorthair); is it the versatiliy of the breed, or is he a little bit trashy. Who cares, it's fun.
When we got Archie, we had Clyde, a 16 year old fiece who is well past his coon killing days. Clyde was pretty much moping around with little interest in going to the woods anymore. The old curmudgeon was not at all pleased with the whippersnapper, but Archie stood up to him and didn't back off with his childish play. Now Clyde can't wait for Archie to come around. |
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04-30-2012, 01:35 AM | #19 | ||||||
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Practice makes partridge.... Nice dog.
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Fred whats that over in the corner, cream can? Good looking dog!
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