The Goldens

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

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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