The Goldens

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

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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