The Goldens

Once she was back home again she made the best of it.
Whoop whoop
“Can I get out of the truck please.”
Nellie
Bliss, Sailor and Tasha the three amigos.
“Is that a grouse I see?”
Nellie
Hawk
Teka was born to hunt birds.
Phanny and Bliss playing in the Yellowstone River.
Teka with the wind in her face.
That’s not a flower either, but it is wild.
“Don’t you make that face at me Blitz…you are a bad dog!”
Tim, Teka and Blitz.
August 6, 2006 — April 25, 2014
Hawk and Blitz were best buddies.
The big stick contest. Blitz and Nellie
On the Trinity River.
“Hey lazy dog, you’re sleeping on my sketchbook!”
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
Blitz steal a stick from her mom.
February 19, 2006
The Doctor Bob released her to come back to camp for our last night.
Blitz has a lively pheasant.
Kinta is the truck dog today, since Blitz had a doctors appointment.
There’s gold under that rainbow.
Just hanging out.
On the road home and Blitz is dreaming of ducks.
Pine seedlings in a burn restoration. That’s me with Blaze and Hunter in 2006.
Blitz and Teka out in the woods.
Squirrels tremble in her presence!
It must have hurt to be that cute. Makes me kind of misty.
Blitz likes a good ride along, but don’t take her seat!
Blitz grazes during a break.
May 5, 2001
Blitz spots for me. She has seen this all before.
Blitz loved the woods.
Nellie in her youth at Iron Canyon Reservoir.
Blitz would prefer to ride up front.
Blitz, the red dog!
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.
Teka and her person, Doug.
Redtail’s Nitro Nellie just being “Boopie”
Big pine in the Coast Range.
October 23, 2013
Bliss one year old.
Phanny swimming!
Bliss, feeling much better after a swim.
A happy girl. Blaze and Hunter.
Blitz joyfully returns with a bird.
Nellie and Blitz
Blitz with her bag.
Blitz
Teka Playing in the snow
A soft seat after a busy day feels so good. Blitz
Phanny joined us for some pre-season scouting.
Phanny decide the desert was good place to run and frolic!
Divya’s portrait of Blaze and Hunter.
Ponderosa burn fire salvage. Santee.
Blitz chills after an exhausting day of events. “Don’t get up Blitz, but I need to get into the refrigerator!”
Teka stares forlornly at a beautiful pair of Canada geese.
Nellie In Watercolor
When we got home she had to go back into the hospital.
The golden streak! Teka.
“A Forester and his Dog”‘ pen and ink.
Blitz says, her critical period is pheasant season.
On the Upper Sacramento River.
This was the site of the Little Giant Mill log deck.
Blitz decided she would just wait in the truck during. She figured the bear would be full after a yummy forester meal.
Blitz loves a shaded fuelbreak. So many sticks, so little time.
Looking good.
The race is on! Teka.
“Kinta you are not the photo editor!”
Bliss at Dog Creek.
Hunter and the big pine.
This looks like trouble, Bliss and Phanny!
Tasha and Bliss at Sly Park Reservoir.
Catching a nap.
Blaze impatiently waits for her driver.
Sailor and Kinta find this whole adventure thing quite exhausting.
Blitz says, “Can’t trust em’, they remind me of cats!”
Doug and Teka.
Blitz the happy dog.
Thanks Kinta! I’m glad you needed to go potty this morning.
Teka can’t wait for her turn. She stakes out my truck.
Bliss at the Gallatin River, Montana. The Gallatin River is a tributary of the Missouri River.
Blitz loves the snow.
“Squirrel, gotta go!”
Nellie loves her sticks.
Nellie and Blitz
Me and Blitz.
Blitz on a water retrieve.
Mary and Blitz take a stroll on the beach.
Nellie and Blitz.
Hunter in 2002
Sailor thinks Phanny should shake somewhere else.
My oldest son, Chris with his girl Nellie. This was her last pheasant season.
Blitz goes back to what she does best.
The girls are loaded up and ready to roll.
Don’t be deceived by this angelic face. This puppy is wild little rascal.
She was still that little puppy at heart.
Bliss says to beware of predators hiding along the riverbank!
Blitz
Tasha and Bliss stop for a drink.
Phanny on the run! As usual.
Bliss is helping with the log quality control. She offer to take care of the tiny log and left me the big ones.
The consumate stick dog.
My sons and Nellie.
Bliss loves to play and Tasha isn’t immune.
Blitz sits on the same stump in 2014.
You had to know this would happen.
Flying high.
Blitz and Nellie taking a break for a swim at Lake Prairie
Bliss: “Rarr Rarr Ruff!!!” Me: “Everyone’s a critic. Maybe next time I’ll let the sleeping dog lie.”
Me: “Well, what do you think?” Bliss: “Sniff, sniff.”
Yes I know it’s about hauling logs Blitz, but now you’re just showing off.
Blitz know that she better be rolling in the snow while she still can.
The forester’s dog and the loggers dog.
Blitz and Teka came too. There were lots of dogs in attendance.
From left to right, Tasha, Phanny, Bliss and Sailor.
At a stop near Rye Patch Reservoir to stretch their legs, Sailor wanted to explore every smell.
Hunter motto was “It’s good to be Hunter!”
Blitz and Teka romp in the snow.
Hawk during his last pheasant season.
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 finds a fish for me. “Hey Blitz that one is dead.”
Blitz at four months.
Mary and Tom dog visiting Nellie at the Vet’s office. She was one sick pup, but it sure perked her up seeing us.
After a security sweep by Blitz it was determined that this log deck was clear of ferocious jack rabbits.
It’s a race.
Bliss and Tasha in the Sierra.
Tasha enjoys a romp in the Nevada desert. lots of room to run.
Being a forester’s dog is exhausting.
It just doesn’t seem right to not end this post with a picture of Blitz. She’s still here in spirit.
Looking down the hill at our pond with Sailer, Tasha and Bliss.
I had a companion on this day. Tessa, our friends dog got to be a forester’s dog for a day.
Blitz gets a “little” love. 🙂
She loves playing with her buddy Sailor.
Blitz and Teka on the beach near Brookings.
Sailor and Kinta are ready for an adventure.
Nellie.
Phanny, Bliss, and Tasha decided Mary makes for good playground equipment.
Refreshing. Nellie.
Bliss
Blitz giving her best regal pose.
This is where we escape. Mary give Blitz a snuggle.
She took to the water right away.
And hunting buddies
Sunset from our campsite in Idaho on the second night.
The pack!
Blitz
Feel the love.
Well this isn’t going well.
Teka and Blitz train for the hunt tests.
Water Break, Nellie and Blitz.
Mixing the canine color palette. Teka and Blitz with their lab friends.
The morning ritual, ” Hey I need some attention here!” Nellie.
It seems Blitz is not impressed. 😦
Bliss, Tasha and Sailor in Montana.
Blitz’s last hunt with us.
Blitz is happiest while doing her work.
Teka and Blitz were busy plotting against His Excellency!
In the twilight.
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.

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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