The Goldens

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

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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