The Goldens

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

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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