Puppies -Lets see them while they were still cute
 

great idea for a forum- how about a look at those awww pics when that furniture/boot/cat chewer stole your ( and hopefully spouse's) heart


This is Macallan - taken by the breeder just before we picked him up (i won't post a picture of the new set Thomasville Chippendale dining chairs i just located and bought to replace the set he chewed up when he was a pup :rolleyes:)

http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...pictureid=8129

My English setter Willow, March 2013.. 8 weeks old.

One of my French Brit's Fox.

First Pictures are of him at 8 weeks old in North Dakota. I picked him up on the way to ND. The other is during training in his first year. As you can see, he has a rough life!!

Old Hemlock Griffin

at 12 weeks

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...w/IMGP0217.jpg

OH Osthaus had pointed and retrieved the bird and when we got back to the truck i tossed it out to see what the understudy would do

and he did what the breeding said he should

and - the reason for my screen name

Old Hemlock Osthaus
at 8 weeks

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...ecropped-1.jpg

Jornada Cody at 11 weeks, and then at 16 weeks with his full brother, Jornada Star.

The day I brought him home ...

BTW - the above shot of Osthaus was when he came home

this is at about 5 or 6 weeks when he picked me

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...omecropped.jpg

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Jolie at 8 weeks,

The first time Grace and I met we bonded for a lifetime. (that's Graces tongue, not mine :eek: )



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Smokey
 

What started three years ago as a farm companion for my 10 year old son turned out to be more dog than we bargained for. What else to do but jump into hunt tests and field trials!

Proud of little Smokey but extra proud of a shy boy who is now handling his own young dog in trials/tests!

Boys and dogs belong together and these two certainly prove that. Such a joy to see and hear.

Thanks to Rick for suggesting this thread.

It got me to thinking about our Peat. Peat was the only pup from a breeding of ours from two proven hunters that we had shot lots of birds over. The tragedy was that he lost his back foot (you can see this in the picture of him just after he was born) when his mother accidentally bit it off while attending to him at birth.

Peat's a special dog. I trained him and he has hunted faithfully (and hard!) in spite of his "disability," showing more courage than I would have under the circumstances, I'm sure. One season when our other veteran dog at the time mysteriously dropped dead while retrieving a grouse in northern Minnesota, Peat was my only trained dog (we only had a small pup at the time). Peat hunted as much as I would let him that season. Some hunts I had to help him get up out of ditches that were too steep, but he never lost his desire. Bird numbers were the worst I've ever experienced here in northern Missouri that season, but Peat and I went as often as prudent and managed to find a few coveys. In spite of the bad conditions, it was a special season.

Peat's ten now and in semi-retirement. He refuses to stay home when he knows we are going bird hunting, and is happy to get out if only to sniff the other dogs' birds. This past season, near the end of January, we had hunted out a farm in Iowa and were getting ready to head home. I had put my gun away and my wife let Peat out to stretch his legs while I was getting us ready to leave. After a minute or two she called that he was on point just down the fence line. I did not believe her, thinking it was just "Peat being Peat," but my wife urged me to come and look. I saw him down the fence line with as good a point as I'd ever seen him have. I had to uncase my gun, find two shells and hurry down to his point. He held the entire time and when I finally got to him and walked in, two quail got up. By the grace of God, I shot both for him. He was so happy he could barely contain himself. Needless to say, my wife and I shared his happiness. Time may take Peat away from us, but it cannot take that one season, nor that day from us.

Enjoy your pups. They leave us too quickly.

And what a beautiful dog he is!

"Peat" for his coloring?





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Thanks very much, Dean. We've been naming our dogs using the theme of honoring some part of where we hunt -- Sage, Briar, Lichen, Moss, Cedar, Alder...and Peat to date.

Fancy whelped 4 females and 1 male today, unfortunately 2 other males were stillborn.
All seem to be doing well. I am keeping a female, probably the one with the black mask. All the others are orange and white. I will be posting pictures as they get older. The pups were due tomorrow, but I knew last night they would come sooner, i could tell by her restlessness. My friend Mike, who gave Fancy to me from one of his litters, came over and helped my wife, as I left for work before she started delivering.

Congratulations Harold!

Too bad about the two stillborns. We just have no control over these things.




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A wonderful occasion! Life begins for all with a litter. You will have your hands full...and enjoy every minute. Thanks for sharing your new pups with us.

Fancy and pups

Certainly, they are not much to look at now, but in a few weeks they will be a lot of fun.
Indoctrinated them to the sounds of the classical guitar tonight--their favorite song was "Blackbird", put them all to sleep. I think 4 out of the 5 pups already have homes, so will have no problems there.

Starting them down the straight and narrow path

Harold

They look wonderful! I can't look at gun dog pups and see anything but hope and promise.

Amen. It will make an old man young again.

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Harold miss seeing you guys from the Southern. Have had the chance to follow up with a few folks I met there and they have been helpful on some important gunsmith questions and evaluating an Internet Seller and a refurbished gun I decided to pass on due to their advice. Nothing like building a network system in our hobby. Liked your pups they have a good human daddy. My Brit turns 7 years old Friday OMG how time flys. Have put together some cool hunting and fishing trips for this year and next just waiting out the 100+ heat now. Best to you and your friends. Have picked up 2 new toys in spite of denting the war chest considerably at the Southern. Regards David

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Harold miss seeing you guys from the Southern. Have had the chance to follow up with a few folks I met there and they have been helpful on some important gunsmith questions and evaluating an Internet Seller and a refurbished gun I decided to pass on due to their advice. Nothing like building a network system in our hobby. Liked your pups they have a good human daddy. My Brit turns 7 years old Friday OMG how time flys. Have put together some cool hunting and fishing trips for this year and next just waiting out the 100+ heat now. Best to you and your friends. Have picked up 2 new toys in spite of denting the war chest considerably at the Southern. Regards David

Adele (Ellie) took her first boat ride and jump into the Vanderbilt Marsh yesterday. Wont be long till she's "On the job" waiting for the splash!!

man and dog were surely made for each other...charlie

David, it certainly was great to meet and shoot with you and your daughter at Drakes this year. Hopefully, you can make it an annual event.
Had a little scare with momma Fancy and her pups, but all is well now. One pup was the runt of the litter, and did not appear that she was thriving, and Fancy, despite eating well seemed to be unable to stand or walk. She couldnt get out of the whelping box without being carried out, and would fall over when trying to pee. Started feeding the little one some replacement formula(for dogs) with a bottle, and packed up Fancy and the litter to our vet(Karl Yurko,DVM). After a day of IV's Fancy is back to normal, and happy to say the little female is doing great and feeding voraciously on her own. She is still much smaller than the other pups, but is healthy. Pups are 1 week old today, and are fat little piggies. Will post more pictures when ther eyes open and they are moving around more. I have my eye on a little tri-colr female.

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I'm on the porch watching the sunrise and your story made me tear up. Dessa my Brittany is beside me she was 7 /2 days ago. For such a short time we have them. Had trigger finger surgery 2 weeks ago and going great. The Grant I bought at the Southern has given me some safety problems but have it sorted out to return home Monday. Along with the English is my new pride and joy a mint 1919 28 ga VHE 28" barrels all original out of Midland TX. So lucky to get from great granddaughter. Haven't even shot yet had to get a slight split in forensics repaired first. Finally a Parker 28 I can call my own. Best to you and your pups and mommy. I'm counting the days til dove season about 45 now.

I sent the deposit out today for a GSP pup that will be whelped in September. At 13 Daisy needs some help and I finally convinced the wife that I NEEDED another dog. Time will tick slowly from here on in.

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Rich good for you, have that dog ready for me to hunt over in 2019. 28 vhe returns Mon

Here's my Sophie as a pup with my Golden Gracie:

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Photos of my now 2.5 year old Llewellin setter, Max (Highland Maximus Wind'em). Max is the little one on the right of the feeding bowl. Doesn't get any better.

Growing like weeds

They look great Harold, keep the pictures coming as they grow:)

Here's a few of Kansas

And a few of Jake, my youngster. The last photo is his first bird at 8 months.

1st time out

Harold,Are there any of the pup's for sale? J.J.

Harold, your pups are to cute!!!! Very good looking dogs, and I bet will be all sold in no time. Here is my soon to be 6 month old Cody on a hot summer day in New Hampshire, trying to cool off...............and he is from New Mexico, go figure:)