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