The Goldens

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