Mills, I think any parent wanting a young child to grow up embracing the Sporting Life would do well to pay very close attention to how you and Julia are raising those boys. Might make a good recurring column in Parker Pages.

True about what Mike said. One of my favorite reads is short stories from Ruarks Old Man and the Boy. Your kids on that path.

Thank you Mike for the kind words

Sunday morning pictures

OfSweet I never owned a Brit but have friends with them. They are great pets and hunting dogs. Enjoy him to the fullest.

Keeping me company today.

Puppy breath, nothing like it.

Sherwood is growing like a weed. I am amazed at how their size expands so fast. God's hand at work for sure.

Brittanies make a great lap dogs:rotf:

Actually that is just mild sarcasm. My first lab that I trained from our litter started as a lap dog. He loved it so much even when full grown and 80+ lbs he still considered himself a lap dog that would not be denied. If I fell asleep on the couch, that was his cue to get lap time. My mom would get so mad at us she made us both sleep on the floor. It was worth it.

I am bad. Currently have only a 50 lb Springer that is lap dog, it is a bit easier to handle. Not certain were origins of the word dog come from but it is more than a coincidence that is essentially God spelled in reverse.

He decided to start barking in the middle of the night last night. My wife got so worried, she made me go check on him.