The Goldens

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

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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