Creating art on the big canvas and the small ones too
The Goldens
Nellie.
Blitz steal a stick from her mom.
Bliss, feeling much better after a swim.
Tasha and Bliss stop for a drink.
Bliss is helping with the log quality control. She offer to take care of the tiny log and left me the big ones.
Teka stares forlornly at a beautiful pair of Canada geese.
Blitz and Teka came too. There were lots of dogs in attendance.
Bliss, Sailor and Tasha the three amigos.
Hawk
Sunset from our campsite in Idaho on the second night.
Nellie loves her sticks.
Bliss at Dog Creek.
Redtail’s Nitro Nellie just being “Boopie”
Nellie and Blitz.
Nellie and Blitz
The morning ritual, ” Hey I need some attention here!” Nellie.
Nellie In Watercolor
Blitz with her bag.
Nellie
“Can I get out of the truck please.”
Thanks Kinta! I’m glad you needed to go potty this morning.
In the twilight.
Bliss and Tasha in the Sierra.
Nellie and Blitz
That’s not a flower either, but it is wild.
Looking good.
Divya’s portrait of Blaze and Hunter.
Blitz joyfully returns with a bird.
On the Upper Sacramento River.
Phanny and Bliss playing in the Yellowstone River.
It must have hurt to be that cute. Makes me kind of misty.
Being a forester’s dog is exhausting.
Blitz chills after an exhausting day of events. “Don’t get up Blitz, but I need to get into the refrigerator!”
“Is that a grouse I see?”
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.
Kinta is the truck dog today, since Blitz had a doctors appointment.
The big stick contest. Blitz and Nellie
This looks like trouble, Bliss and Phanny!
Blitz
Blitz sits on the same stump in 2014.
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.
Nellie
Blitz on a water retrieve.
Hunter in 2002
Teka was born to hunt birds.
My sons and Nellie.
The race is on! Teka.
A soft seat after a busy day feels so good. Blitz
Yes I know it’s about hauling logs Blitz, but now you’re just showing off.
The golden streak! Teka.
Blitz’s last hunt with us.
February 19, 2006
Phanny on the run! As usual.
Teka and Blitz were busy plotting against His Excellency!
Teka and Blitz train for the hunt tests.
Sailor and Kinta find this whole adventure thing quite exhausting.
Mary and Tom dog visiting Nellie at the Vet’s office. She was one sick pup, but it sure perked her up seeing us.
The pack!
Feel the love.
It just doesn’t seem right to not end this post with a picture of Blitz. She’s still here in spirit.
Phanny swimming!
She was still that little puppy at heart.
Blitz goes back to what she does best.
A happy girl. Blaze and Hunter.
Don’t be deceived by this angelic face. This puppy is wild little rascal.
Catching a nap.
Hunter and the big pine.
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.
My oldest son, Chris with his girl Nellie. This was her last pheasant season.
The Doctor Bob released her to come back to camp for our last night.
Hawk and Blitz were best buddies.
There’s gold under that rainbow.
Blitz is happiest while doing her work.
Bliss at the Gallatin River, Montana. The Gallatin River is a tributary of the Missouri River.
August 6, 2006 — April 25, 2014
Blitz loves the snow.
After a security sweep by Blitz it was determined that this log deck was clear of ferocious jack rabbits.
Teka can’t wait for her turn. She stakes out my truck.
Looking down the hill at our pond with Sailer, Tasha and Bliss.
Teka Playing in the snow
Phanny decide the desert was good place to run and frolic!
The forester’s dog and the loggers dog.
She loves playing with her buddy Sailor.
It seems Blitz is not impressed. 😦
“A Forester and his Dog”‘ pen and ink.
Doug and Teka.
Blitz decided she would just wait in the truck during. She figured the bear would be full after a yummy forester meal.
Blitz the happy dog.
Refreshing. Nellie.
It’s a race.
Blitz giving her best regal pose.
Blitz spots for me. She has seen this all before.
Blitz and Teka on the beach near Brookings.
“Squirrel, gotta go!”
Me: “Well, what do you think?” Bliss: “Sniff, sniff.”
Bliss loves to play and Tasha isn’t immune.
Phanny joined us for some pre-season scouting.
And hunting buddies
At a stop near Rye Patch Reservoir to stretch their legs, Sailor wanted to explore every smell.
Blitz would prefer to ride up front.
Whoop whoop
Well this isn’t going well.
Sailor and Kinta are ready for an adventure.
Blitz grazes during a break.
Time for the boys to watch from afar.
Bliss says to beware of predators hiding along the riverbank!
Blitz and Nellie taking a break for a swim at Lake Prairie
Squirrels tremble in her presence!
Blitz, the red dog!
Tasha enjoys a romp in the Nevada desert. lots of room to run.
Blitz finds a fish for me. “Hey Blitz that one is dead.”
Hawk during his last pheasant season.
Bliss one year old.
Blaze impatiently waits for her driver.
Blitz and Teka romp in the snow.
Blitz has a lively pheasant.
Sailor thinks Phanny should shake somewhere else.
She took to the water right away.
On the road home and Blitz is dreaming of ducks.
Blitz
The consumate stick dog.
“Don’t you make that face at me Blitz…you are a bad dog!”
Tasha and Bliss at Sly Park Reservoir.
On the Trinity River.
Mixing the canine color palette. Teka and Blitz with their lab friends.
Bliss: “Rarr Rarr Ruff!!!” Me: “Everyone’s a critic. Maybe next time I’ll let the sleeping dog lie.”
Blitz at four months.
Once she was back home again she made the best of it.
Blitz loves a shaded fuelbreak. So many sticks, so little time.
Blitz gets a “little” love. 🙂
Bliss
Water Break, Nellie and Blitz.
This was the site of the Little Giant Mill log deck.
Blitz loved the woods.
Mary and Blitz take a stroll on the beach.
I had a companion on this day. Tessa, our friends dog got to be a forester’s dog for a day.
Phanny, Bliss, and Tasha decided Mary makes for good playground equipment.
Tim, Teka and Blitz.
You had to know this would happen.
This is where we escape. Mary give Blitz a snuggle.
Flying high.
Blitz
“Kinta you are not the photo editor!”
Nellie in her youth at Iron Canyon Reservoir.
Pine seedlings in a burn restoration. That’s me with Blaze and Hunter in 2006.
Ponderosa burn fire salvage. Santee.
Big pine in the Coast Range.
Bliss, Tasha and Sailor in Montana.
Blitz know that she better be rolling in the snow while she still can.
The girls are loaded up and ready to roll.
Blitz says, her critical period is pheasant season.
Just hanging out.
Bliss
Me and Blitz.
From left to right, Tasha, Phanny, Bliss and Sailor.
When we got home she had to go back into the hospital.
Hunter motto was “It’s good to be Hunter!”
May 5, 2001
Blitz and Teka out in the woods.
“Hey lazy dog, you’re sleeping on my sketchbook!”
Meet Skidder, and no he’s not my dog. He belongs to the logging crew I was visiting. Yes, I gave him back.
Blitz says, “Can’t trust em’, they remind me of cats!”
Teka with the wind in her face.
October 23, 2013
Blitz likes a good ride along, but don’t take her seat!
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.
We have actually had many more. I just haven’t had time to make a post about them all. Now we are down to two dogs, Blitz and Nellie, but we have our guest dog Teka for a few more months..
I am curious and maybe this was posted before I found your blog. What caused Nellie to be so ill. One more question. Have any of your dogs been bitten by a rattler?
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
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!
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. 🙂
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.
I’ve been reading and looking thru your website, love looking! saw the post on Nellie and the snake, lots of adventure going around. You’re a great story teller 🙂
as a dog lover, my heart nearly stopped! I was ‘worried’ even though it was ages ago. Then you lost her, & I had tears in my eyes. I’m originally from the Pac NW logging country near Mt. St. Helens, so my ears perked up, when I saw ‘logging and dogs’ LOL
It’s true that most of us foresters have our dogs as traveling companions. I think because we work alone so much it’s nice to bring our buddy along. It’s never easy to lose them. They are our constant companions.
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.
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.
Thanks Adrienne. We love them to death. We’ve been raising goldens for over 30 years and they’ve ruined me for other dogs. Although, your little spaniel is a character!
such wonderful friends indeed
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Yes, they are as loyal as they come.
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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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We have actually had many more. I just haven’t had time to make a post about them all. Now we are down to two dogs, Blitz and Nellie, but we have our guest dog Teka for a few more months..
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I am curious and maybe this was posted before I found your blog. What caused Nellie to be so ill. One more question. Have any of your dogs been bitten by a rattler?
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Nellie was bitten multiple times by a rattler. I tell the story on this post, https://theforesterartist.com/2012/11/23/nellie-in-watercolor-part-5-the-rattler/.
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Thanks.I’ll read later today.
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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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Thank you so much. It is difficult to lose those little souls. They bring such joy. I’m glad you found my blog. I enjoyed your photography very much.
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What gorgeous dogs!
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Thanks, what would we do without our dogs!
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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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You are beauwoooowoooootiful pups! Wooooowooooooo!
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Many thanks and same to you Ku!
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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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Thank you Arlene, we love our”goldies” dearly!
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Hello, do you breed goldens? If so, do you have (or are you expecting) puppies?
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Hi Debbie, we do breed and we have a litter coming. My wife, Mary will contact you through the email.
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Thank you! I’ll look forward to Mary’s email.
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I’ve been reading and looking thru your website, love looking! saw the post on Nellie and the snake, lots of adventure going around. You’re a great story teller 🙂
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Thank you very much Debi! That story was definitely an adventure. One I hope never to repeat.
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as a dog lover, my heart nearly stopped! I was ‘worried’ even though it was ages ago. Then you lost her, & I had tears in my eyes. I’m originally from the Pac NW logging country near Mt. St. Helens, so my ears perked up, when I saw ‘logging and dogs’ LOL
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It’s true that most of us foresters have our dogs as traveling companions. I think because we work alone so much it’s nice to bring our buddy along. It’s never easy to lose them. They are our constant companions.
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they surely make the best companions 🙂 my girl went with me everywhere, Great buddy!
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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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This is THE life for a golden! 😀
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Yes, our place is referred to as Golden Retriever Camp.
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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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Thanks Adrienne. We love them to death. We’ve been raising goldens for over 30 years and they’ve ruined me for other dogs. Although, your little spaniel is a character!
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