The Goldens

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

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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