The Goldens

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

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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