Opening Day of Phez.

[Brush Buster]

Nice picture Larry ,looks like a good day out ! I sure would have really enjoyed it had my wife taken up hunting ,she just had no interest at all ,but I will say this in the 37 years we have been married ,she has never complained about the time I have spent afield or any of the guns and equipment I have gathered along the way ! Sounds like your Lab and my Britt would work well together ,about three hours into it and I can see he has had enough !

[Double Play]

Russ,
Like all of us I dread the day I will have to say goodbye to this dog. She has been the absolute best dog/companion I have ever had. I have always thought that because we are not getting any younger that my next dog would be a pointing breed. I recently returned from a trip to New Brunswick were we hunted for grouse and woodcock. I had the opportunity to hunt behind a Brittany that the camp owner had and he was a wonderful dog. He is a three year old with a good personality, lots of drive and a great nose. I plan to do some research on the various breeds of pointers but right now for me the Brittany is in first place.

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Originally Posted by Larry Frey

Russ,
Like all of us I dread the day I will have to say goodbye to this dog.

Little did I know when I wrote the quote above that today might be that day. As I was coming out of the woods tonight from an uneventful bow hunt my cell phone rang. It was my wife noticeably upset saying the dog was run over by a car and she was on route to a 24 hour veterinary hospital. I was in my truck and cruising and almost beat her to the vets. Between the tire marks across her mid section, the lacerations to her head and back legs, and the dried blood she was not looking good at all. After about an hour the doctor showed us the xrays and even he was surprised that she suffered no broken bones or any visible internal injuries. I will pick her up in the morning and take her to our regular vet as she will need some miner surgery before coming home. I just thank god that today was not our day to say good bye.

[Mike McKinney]

Larry, Glad to hear this prognosis. I sure hope it holds up.
Mike

[Autumn Daze]

Larry, I am so glad to hear that Brooke will be okay. My heart was pounding reading your post.

[C.O.B.]

Larry I sure hope you hunting partner makes a full and speedy recovery. We live on a busy road and the first thing we did when we bought the house was to fence in the back yard. When the dogs go out to get in the truck they are always on a leash. A car/dog encounter isn't something I want to deal with.

In regards to breeds I have been fortunate to have been adopted by four very good GSP. I currently have two hunters with Gunner at 14 still haveing the heart but the hearing is about gone and Crazy Daisy who I'd put up against any dog. At the end of the day your not combing burrs out of them like you would a long haired dog. This may all change in a year or so as I have a friend with wonderfull English Setters and he is bound and determined that I'm getting a dog. It will be started and have a idea of whats going on is the only way I'd even consider it. We have four GSP now and three are over 11 and one is insulin dependent diabetic. The crowd will need to be reduced in number befor any new additions move in.