The Goldens

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

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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