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[Brush Buster]

Rich ,, " BIRTHDAY " You are a sly Rascal ,Wish I had thought of it ! My wife and I can't agree on when our next Pup should move in ,ever since our Maggie had to be put down ,my Wife says the heart ache is too much for her to deal with any more and wants no more Dogs ! Chip is getting on ,he will soon be 13 years old and really has slowed down . I can't imagine not having a Bird Dog but that appears to be the way I am heading ! My Dear Wife never says a word about Guns I purchase ,Austin Healeys , Mounted Deer Heads ,Etc. Etc. Etc. but she really doesn't want another Dog ! Imagine life without Pointing Dogs and sitting for countless hours in a tree stand hunting Deer !

[C.O.B.]

Russ I know exactly what your going through. Gunners empty chair still brings tears to my eyes. I can't imagine life without a bird dog. Daisy is 7 and while she hasn't slowed down it's time for a new recruit and 4 is a bit much so I'm willing to wait for the passing of another one befor I bring in a new dog.
My wife will be PISSED to say the least but I figure it's better to ask forgiveness than permission especially in this instance.

[Double Lab]

............ Oh my, no dog?

[Harold Pickens]

Hey, Rich. When is that litter of setters due? I am thinking of getting another setter. Old Speck died last summer, she was one hell of a dog. My male Shiner, is 11 today- still hunting well, but he is 11. Betty will be 7 in May, and is generally a joy to hunt with-just like her mother Speck. I have thought about breeding Shiner to Betty--that would be a father-to-daughter breeding, but what the hell-I do live in West Virginia! It would be easier to just buy a pup than produce and raise a litter myself.

[C.O.B.]

Harold the couple is still just dateing. I can find out what the proposed breed date is and let you know. These are real nice setters.

[Double Lab]

Nice job on the avatar Rich.

[Harold Pickens]

Rich', Ithink you will like a setter, but they are a little highr maintanence than GSP's because of their coat. My preferance has always been to blck and white dogs, and females over males. We just got another 6" of snow this morning on top of the 4" of snow then freezing rain that came on Wed, so bird hunting is kind of shut down. Went to an Eagle scout award ceremcony last night for my friend Terry's son Trent---you met Terry at the bar in Channing when we had dinner. His other son AJ, is also an Eagle scout and now in the Air Fo rce Academy. Both of those boys can shoot grouse with the best of us--they have a setter that I gave them as a gift out of my last litter 7 years ago.

[C.O.B.]

I'm impressed with the way these dogs hunt and are very mild mannered compared to Daisy who is rather high strung. The long hair is a downside when i have had shorthairs for the last 20 years. I'm willing to give one a try if it all works according to plan.