Creating art on the big canvas and the small ones too
The Goldens
Bliss, Sailor and Tasha the three amigos.
Blitz finds a fish for me. “Hey Blitz that one is dead.”
Me: “Well, what do you think?” Bliss: “Sniff, sniff.”
And hunting buddies
Thanks Kinta! I’m glad you needed to go potty this morning.
Bliss one year old.
Blitz is happiest while doing her work.
“Don’t you make that face at me Blitz…you are a bad dog!”
Water Break, Nellie and Blitz.
You had to know this would happen.
Teka can’t wait for her turn. She stakes out my truck.
She took to the water right away.
Nellie
Hawk during his last pheasant season.
Tasha enjoys a romp in the Nevada desert. lots of room to run.
When we got home she had to go back into the hospital.
Tasha and Bliss stop for a drink.
This is where we escape. Mary give Blitz a snuggle.
Mixing the canine color palette. Teka and Blitz with their lab friends.
The race is on! Teka.
Blitz loves the snow.
Blitz and Teka on the beach near Brookings.
Hunter and the big pine.
Catching a nap.
Blitz decided she would just wait in the truck during. She figured the bear would be full after a yummy forester meal.
Sailor thinks Phanny should shake somewhere else.
Blitz has a lively pheasant.
Time for the boys to watch from afar.
She loves playing with her buddy Sailor.
Blitz goes back to what she does best.
Nellie In Watercolor
Blitz giving her best regal pose.
It seems Blitz is not impressed. 😦
Tim, Teka and Blitz.
Big pine in the Coast Range.
Hunter motto was “It’s good to be Hunter!”
After a security sweep by Blitz it was determined that this log deck was clear of ferocious jack rabbits.
The consumate stick dog.
Nellie in her youth at Iron Canyon Reservoir.
On the Upper Sacramento River.
Phanny decide the desert was good place to run and frolic!
Looking down the hill at our pond with Sailer, Tasha and Bliss.
A happy girl. Blaze and Hunter.
Phanny swimming!
Teka and Blitz train for the hunt tests.
The golden streak! Teka.
Pine seedlings in a burn restoration. That’s me with Blaze and Hunter in 2006.
Blitz and Nellie taking a break for a swim at Lake Prairie
Flying high.
“Is that a grouse I see?”
Blitz
Blitz, the red dog!
Teka was born to hunt birds.
Redtail’s Nitro Nellie just being “Boopie”
The big stick contest. Blitz and Nellie
Blitz loves a shaded fuelbreak. So many sticks, so little time.
Blitz on a water retrieve.
“Squirrel, gotta go!”
Phanny joined us for some pre-season scouting.
Bliss, feeling much better after a swim.
Bliss is helping with the log quality control. She offer to take care of the tiny log and left me the big ones.
It must have hurt to be that cute. Makes me kind of misty.
Hunter in 2002
Phanny and Bliss playing in the Yellowstone River.
Blitz and Teka romp in the snow.
Teka with the wind in her face.
Blitz and Teka out in the woods.
Blitz spots for me. She has seen this all before.
Doug and Teka.
Blitz sits on the same stump in 2014.
Phanny on the run! As usual.
Nellie and Blitz.
This was the site of the Little Giant Mill log deck.
The morning ritual, ” Hey I need some attention here!” Nellie.
Sailor and Kinta find this whole adventure thing quite exhausting.
Blitz and Teka came too. There were lots of dogs in attendance.
Nellie loves her sticks.
My oldest son, Chris with his girl Nellie. This was her last pheasant season.
The pack!
Teka and her person, Doug.
Bliss loves to play and Tasha isn’t immune.
February 19, 2006
October 23, 2013
Bliss: “Rarr Rarr Ruff!!!” Me: “Everyone’s a critic. Maybe next time I’ll let the sleeping dog lie.”
I had a companion on this day. Tessa, our friends dog got to be a forester’s dog for a day.
Hawk
Nellie and Blitz
Bliss at Dog Creek.
She was still that little puppy at heart.
Kinta is the truck dog today, since Blitz had a doctors appointment.
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.
Teka and Blitz were busy plotting against His Excellency!
A soft seat after a busy day feels so good. Blitz
Whoop whoop
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.
Yes I know it’s about hauling logs Blitz, but now you’re just showing off.
May 5, 2001
Bliss, Tasha and Sailor in Montana.
Blitz
The forester’s dog and the loggers dog.
On the Trinity River.
“Can I get out of the truck please.”
Ponderosa burn fire salvage. Santee.
Blitz at four months.
Nellie and Blitz
Mary and Blitz take a stroll on the beach.
Hawk and Blitz were best buddies.
Me and Blitz.
My sons and Nellie.
Well this isn’t going well.
It just doesn’t seem right to not end this post with a picture of Blitz. She’s still here in spirit.
Blitz
On the road home and Blitz is dreaming of ducks.
Blitz gets a “little” love. 🙂
At a stop near Rye Patch Reservoir to stretch their legs, Sailor wanted to explore every smell.
“Kinta you are not the photo editor!”
Feel the love.
This looks like trouble, Bliss and Phanny!
“A Forester and his Dog”‘ pen and ink.
Bliss
Bliss says to beware of predators hiding along the riverbank!
Blitz says, her critical period is pheasant season.
The girls are loaded up and ready to roll.
Looking good.
Squirrels tremble in her presence!
Blitz joyfully returns with a bird.
Divya’s portrait of Blaze and Hunter.
Bliss at the Gallatin River, Montana. The Gallatin River is a tributary of the Missouri River.
Just hanging out.
Blitz loved the woods.
That’s not a flower either, but it is wild.
Meet Skidder, and no he’s not my dog. He belongs to the logging crew I was visiting. Yes, I gave him back.
Blitz would prefer to ride up front.
Teka Playing in the snow
Blitz steal a stick from her mom.
Sunset from our campsite in Idaho on the second night.
Bliss
Phanny, Bliss, and Tasha decided Mary makes for good playground equipment.
Nellie.
Blaze impatiently waits for her driver.
It’s a race.
Once she was back home again she made the best of it.
Bliss and Tasha in the Sierra.
Blitz know that she better be rolling in the snow while she still can.
Blitz likes a good ride along, but don’t take her seat!
August 6, 2006 — April 25, 2014
Blitz with her bag.
From left to right, Tasha, Phanny, Bliss and Sailor.
Blitz says, “Can’t trust em’, they remind me of cats!”
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.
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’s last hunt with us.
Blitz the happy dog.
In the twilight.
“Hey lazy dog, you’re sleeping on my sketchbook!”
Teka stares forlornly at a beautiful pair of Canada geese.
Refreshing. Nellie.
Blitz grazes during a break.
There’s gold under that rainbow.
Nellie
The Doctor Bob released her to come back to camp for our last night.
Being a forester’s dog is exhausting.
Sailor and Kinta are ready for an adventure.
Mary and Tom dog visiting Nellie at the Vet’s office. She was one sick pup, but it sure perked her up seeing us.
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.
We have actually had many more. I just haven’t had time to make a post about them all. Now we are down to two dogs, Blitz and Nellie, but we have our guest dog Teka for a few more months..
I am curious and maybe this was posted before I found your blog. What caused Nellie to be so ill. One more question. Have any of your dogs been bitten by a rattler?
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
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!
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. 🙂
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.
I’ve been reading and looking thru your website, love looking! saw the post on Nellie and the snake, lots of adventure going around. You’re a great story teller 🙂
as a dog lover, my heart nearly stopped! I was ‘worried’ even though it was ages ago. Then you lost her, & I had tears in my eyes. I’m originally from the Pac NW logging country near Mt. St. Helens, so my ears perked up, when I saw ‘logging and dogs’ LOL
It’s true that most of us foresters have our dogs as traveling companions. I think because we work alone so much it’s nice to bring our buddy along. It’s never easy to lose them. They are our constant companions.
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.
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.
Thanks Adrienne. We love them to death. We’ve been raising goldens for over 30 years and they’ve ruined me for other dogs. Although, your little spaniel is a character!
such wonderful friends indeed
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Yes, they are as loyal as they come.
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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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We have actually had many more. I just haven’t had time to make a post about them all. Now we are down to two dogs, Blitz and Nellie, but we have our guest dog Teka for a few more months..
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I am curious and maybe this was posted before I found your blog. What caused Nellie to be so ill. One more question. Have any of your dogs been bitten by a rattler?
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Nellie was bitten multiple times by a rattler. I tell the story on this post, https://theforesterartist.com/2012/11/23/nellie-in-watercolor-part-5-the-rattler/.
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Thanks.I’ll read later today.
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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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Thank you so much. It is difficult to lose those little souls. They bring such joy. I’m glad you found my blog. I enjoyed your photography very much.
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What gorgeous dogs!
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Thanks, what would we do without our dogs!
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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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You are beauwoooowoooootiful pups! Wooooowooooooo!
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Many thanks and same to you Ku!
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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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Thank you Arlene, we love our”goldies” dearly!
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Hello, do you breed goldens? If so, do you have (or are you expecting) puppies?
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Hi Debbie, we do breed and we have a litter coming. My wife, Mary will contact you through the email.
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Thank you! I’ll look forward to Mary’s email.
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I’ve been reading and looking thru your website, love looking! saw the post on Nellie and the snake, lots of adventure going around. You’re a great story teller 🙂
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Thank you very much Debi! That story was definitely an adventure. One I hope never to repeat.
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as a dog lover, my heart nearly stopped! I was ‘worried’ even though it was ages ago. Then you lost her, & I had tears in my eyes. I’m originally from the Pac NW logging country near Mt. St. Helens, so my ears perked up, when I saw ‘logging and dogs’ LOL
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It’s true that most of us foresters have our dogs as traveling companions. I think because we work alone so much it’s nice to bring our buddy along. It’s never easy to lose them. They are our constant companions.
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they surely make the best companions 🙂 my girl went with me everywhere, Great buddy!
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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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This is THE life for a golden! 😀
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Yes, our place is referred to as Golden Retriever Camp.
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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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Thanks Adrienne. We love them to death. We’ve been raising goldens for over 30 years and they’ve ruined me for other dogs. Although, your little spaniel is a character!
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