The Goldens

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

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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