Great Outdoors
All dogs are not created equal
My first Golden Retriever, Cricket, was a nearly perfect dog. Her only flaws were that she would tear up something that had my scent on it if I left her in the house for too […]
Cricket
Great Outdoors
Missing my bird dog more than usual today
On a cold morning 15 years ago, I made the trip out to Albin to bring home the best bird dog I’ve ever had. She wasn’t the best bird dog ever – don’t think I’m […]
Great Outdoors
Great dogs are hard to let go
I’ve been lucky. Some people go through their entire lives without a good dog to come home to. I’ve had several. In fact, at times, I’ve had two, three, or even four great dogs at […]
Great Outdoors
I can’t take my bird dog’s pouting much longer
I really need to get my dog out for a day of hunting. I just hope it’s not too late. Cricket has been pouting for months, and I realized a while ago it was because […]