The Goldens

Hawk during his last pheasant season.
“Can I get out of the truck please.”
Hawk and Blitz were best buddies.
Blitz at four months.
Blitz decided she would just wait in the truck during. She figured the bear would be full after a yummy forester meal.
“Squirrel, gotta go!”
Big pine in the Coast Range.
Blitz loved the woods.
Tim, Teka and Blitz.
After a security sweep by Blitz it was determined that this log deck was clear of ferocious jack rabbits.
We didn’t know it yet, but Bliss was one sick puppy. She had chewed a toxic mushroom in the morning. In the afternoon we knew something was wrong and headed for the vet.
Teka and her person, Doug.
I had a companion on this day. Tessa, our friends dog got to be a forester’s dog for a day.
Nellie In Watercolor
Nellie and Blitz.
Phanny and Bliss playing in the Yellowstone River.
The race is on! Teka.
The big stick contest. Blitz and Nellie
Hunter motto was “It’s good to be Hunter!”
Blitz
Blitz the happy dog.
Blitz and Teka out in the woods.
“Don’t you make that face at me Blitz…you are a bad dog!”
Nellie and Blitz
Teka with the wind in her face.
Blitz chills after an exhausting day of events. “Don’t get up Blitz, but I need to get into the refrigerator!”
February 19, 2006
There’s gold under that rainbow.
The morning ritual, ” Hey I need some attention here!” Nellie.
Catching a nap.
And hunting buddies
Sailor thinks Phanny should shake somewhere else.
Blitz with her bag.
Bliss at the Gallatin River, Montana. The Gallatin River is a tributary of the Missouri River.
The girls are loaded up and ready to roll.
Ponderosa burn fire salvage. Santee.
Hunter and Blaze in a sea of Ponderosa pine tree. Blitz got the day off so instead a photo of Hunter, Blitz’s dad, and Aunty Blaze.
You had to know this would happen.
This is where we escape. Mary give Blitz a snuggle.
Bliss, Sailor and Tasha the three amigos.
Once she was back home again she made the best of it.
Being a forester’s dog is exhausting.
Kinta is the truck dog today, since Blitz had a doctors appointment.
Blitz gets a “little” love. 🙂
Bliss
Me: “Well, what do you think?” Bliss: “Sniff, sniff.”
Me and Blitz.
Squirrels tremble in her presence!
Blitz sits on the same stump in 2014.
Just hanging out.
August 6, 2006 — April 25, 2014
That’s not a flower either, but it is wild.
“Hey lazy dog, you’re sleeping on my sketchbook!”
Time for the boys to watch from afar.
Hunter in 2002
Tasha enjoys a romp in the Nevada desert. lots of room to run.
Bliss, Tasha and Sailor in Montana.
Teka and Blitz were busy plotting against His Excellency!
The Doctor Bob released her to come back to camp for our last night.
Teka was born to hunt birds.
Blitz is happiest while doing her work.
Blaze impatiently waits for her driver.
Tasha and Bliss stop for a drink.
Nellie
Blitz and Nellie taking a break for a swim at Lake Prairie
Nellie in her youth at Iron Canyon Reservoir.
In the twilight.
It must have hurt to be that cute. Makes me kind of misty.
Water Break, Nellie and Blitz.
She loves playing with her buddy Sailor.
Hunter and the big pine.
Well this isn’t going well.
With Burney Mountain in the background, Nellie strikes a lovely pose. She is one of my favorite models. Nellie is very co-operative and will work for dog biscuits.
Nellie and Blitz
Blitz goes back to what she does best.
Blitz finds a fish for me. “Hey Blitz that one is dead.”
Blitz joyfully returns with a bird.
On the road home and Blitz is dreaming of ducks.
The pack!
“Is that a grouse I see?”
This was the site of the Little Giant Mill log deck.
Nellie loves her sticks.
Refreshing. Nellie.
Doug and Teka.
Bliss says to beware of predators hiding along the riverbank!
Blitz on a water retrieve.
Blitz has a lively pheasant.
This looks like trouble, Bliss and Phanny!
Divya’s portrait of Blaze and Hunter.
Bliss loves to play and Tasha isn’t immune.
“A Forester and his Dog”‘ pen and ink.
Nellie
My sons and Nellie.
October 23, 2013
Blitz says, “Can’t trust em’, they remind me of cats!”
Blitz’s last hunt with us.
Bliss and Tasha in the Sierra.
Sailor and Kinta are ready for an adventure.
Blitz spots for me. She has seen this all before.
Tasha and Bliss at Sly Park Reservoir.
Blitz steal a stick from her mom.
Blitz likes a good ride along, but don’t take her seat!
Teka Playing in the snow
Looking down the hill at our pond with Sailer, Tasha and Bliss.
Phanny on the run! As usual.
Phanny joined us for some pre-season scouting.
It just doesn’t seem right to not end this post with a picture of Blitz. She’s still here in spirit.
Bliss is helping with the log quality control. She offer to take care of the tiny log and left me the big ones.
Blitz and Teka romp in the snow.
When we got home she had to go back into the hospital.
Bliss
On the Upper Sacramento River.
Meet Skidder, and no he’s not my dog. He belongs to the logging crew I was visiting. Yes, I gave him back.
Teka can’t wait for her turn. She stakes out my truck.
She was still that little puppy at heart.
“Kinta you are not the photo editor!”
Mary and Blitz take a stroll on the beach.
Phanny swimming!
Blitz, the red dog!
Redtail’s Nitro Nellie just being “Boopie”
Teka and Blitz train for the hunt tests.
A happy girl. Blaze and Hunter.
Pine seedlings in a burn restoration. That’s me with Blaze and Hunter in 2006.
Sailor and Kinta find this whole adventure thing quite exhausting.
May 5, 2001
Bliss at Dog Creek.
Bliss: “Rarr Rarr Ruff!!!” Me: “Everyone’s a critic. Maybe next time I’ll let the sleeping dog lie.”
On the Trinity River.
Mary and Tom dog visiting Nellie at the Vet’s office. She was one sick pup, but it sure perked her up seeing us.
Blitz grazes during a break.
Phanny, Bliss, and Tasha decided Mary makes for good playground equipment.
Blitz loves the snow.
Blitz and Teka came too. There were lots of dogs in attendance.
Don’t be deceived by this angelic face. This puppy is wild little rascal.
Blitz know that she better be rolling in the snow while she still can.
Blitz and Teka on the beach near Brookings.
Teka stares forlornly at a beautiful pair of Canada geese.
It’s a race.
Looking good.
Blitz
Yes I know it’s about hauling logs Blitz, but now you’re just showing off.
At a stop near Rye Patch Reservoir to stretch their legs, Sailor wanted to explore every smell.
Hawk
Bliss one year old.
The consumate stick dog.
The forester’s dog and the loggers dog.
Blitz would prefer to ride up front.
Mixing the canine color palette. Teka and Blitz with their lab friends.
Blitz giving her best regal pose.
Thanks Kinta! I’m glad you needed to go potty this morning.
She took to the water right away.
It seems Blitz is not impressed. 😦
Bliss, feeling much better after a swim.
Nellie.
Blitz loves a shaded fuelbreak. So many sticks, so little time.
Blitz says, her critical period is pheasant season.
My oldest son, Chris with his girl Nellie. This was her last pheasant season.
Sunset from our campsite in Idaho on the second night.
Whoop whoop
The golden streak! Teka.
From left to right, Tasha, Phanny, Bliss and Sailor.
Feel the love.
A soft seat after a busy day feels so good. Blitz
Flying high.
Blitz
Phanny decide the desert was good place to run and frolic!

32 thoughts on “The Goldens”

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  3. Oh my gosh!! Every one of these was wonderful! That first picture of Nellie is still a favorite that I’ve seen here. There are five dogs in one picture. Did you really have five dogs at one time? We had four, but only have one left. I pine for more dogs. Blaze and Hunter up close are adorable, I love Blaze on the truck cab, and your artwork is so good. Really enjoyable, Tim.

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  5. I just come from Yvonne who posted a poem for you. Pictures of your dogs are wonderful. I lost two of my dogs recently, Lady was 7 and Fanny who died in January 14. I still have a little fellow of 12 years’ old. I am glad I found your blog

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  7. Your dogs are lovely. They have lovely color!!! In Sweden our Goldens are usually much lighter. It is a nice combination: dogs an watercolors 🙂 Like that!

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    • Thanks you so much. We definitely favor the red golden retrievers. Our dogs are hunting dogs and run in events. Most goldens that come from hunting lines here favor the darker colors, but there are many that are lighter too. We have raised them for many years and enjoy thier company enormously. I can see by your blog that you too enjoy your dogs very very much. 🙂

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  9. Lovely rich red coloured goldies, in UK they are more cream coloured, though we do get some real ‘goldies’ more the working strain as yours appear to be. lovely pictures with each one telling a story.

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  12. Hey Tim,
    LOVE the beautiful pictures 🙂 We would love to know if you and Mary are still breeding… Our 10 year old Red Tail golden, Kona is precious to us and looking to add another someday to our family. Thank you for your time.

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  14. We bought a lighter Golden puppy a few years ago when our daughter first came to live with us out of foster care, but my husband and son are the ones who became obsessed with her. She is such an amazing dog. Yours are gorgeous.

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