The Goldens

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

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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