Shout out to hunting dogs you have lost...

[rtspring]

Another thread made me think back.  I was one happy dude when I came home after school when I was 16 and there in the yard was a golden lab female.  I named her Sandy.  In 14 years we were the best of friends. I cannot even count how many ducks, pheasants, quail we killed together.

She had it all, never had to train her on anything.  I have had three labs since her and none came close to her talent..

The day came when she couldn't walk or stand and my heart was tore up.. My sister took her in and had her put to sleep..  She is buried in a field where we killed tons of Roosters over the years!!!

I will never forget you Sandy.. Love ya.

Rtspring

[LndShrk]

There are a few..

Rocky (Lab)
Tosha (Lab)
Leo (Golden)
Dusty (Golden)
Lady (Pointer)
Christie (Golden)
BJ (Mix breed husky / Lab  Don't ask about the name  )

And my two Current Still with me.

Midnite (Chessie/Lab cross 14 years and retired)
Nooner (Yellow Lab 13 years mostly retired)

Midnite in a Carrot patch with Rooster.


Nooner doing what Nooner lives to do..


The two of them after a long weekend at the beach.

[Knocker of rocks]

Dogs are my favorite people

[Curly]

Those pics are sweet, Lndshrk. 

Love the yellow paw on top of the black paw in the last pic.

[LndShrk]

Those pics are sweet, Lndshrk. 

Love the yellow paw on top of the black paw in the last pic.

Thanks the wife got that while I was driving..

You might like this on too.
I think the "Smile" says it all..

He just got back from picking a bird and knocking over the goose deke with the can I go again look..

[Curly]

 

[ghosthunter]

Tess
1998-2012

My first time.

[BIGINNER]

I lost only one "hunting" dog.  Ruby was a 6 month old gsp.  great potential.... lost her to parvo

I lost a nice rescue gsp to a car.

Lucky wasn't a hunter, he was so gunshy I couldn't even hold a gun around him without having run and hide under the truck.
he was a great dog though. we were at my sisters house, and he wandered down her .25 mile driveway to the street while I was inside. A lady called my cellphone (number was on lucky's collar) she said that she saw the car hit the dog, and it looked like it was hit purposely.  she said the car swerved halfway onto my sister's drive way in order to him him.
    pissed me off really bad.   I buried 2 german shorthairs within 3 weeks. 

now I have weimaraners and a lab,... and I am crazy careful with them

[deltaops]

Miss my Brittany Spaniel Patches. Got her for free in CA at a Swap Meet. She was the runt and nobody wanted her. Turned out to be a real great dog. Never hunted with her but she went everywhere with me except school.

One time while living in Port Orchard I happened to step outside and I heard her yelping, I looked toward the sound and seen her collar was caught on a downed tree. I got her free. Ever since then she never left my side. It was very interesting to see her change from being around the other family members to just hanging around me, always by my side.

 Another time we were down at the river and as we were crossing a log she fell in. The current was to much for me to pull her up so I grabbed her head and forced her under the log and she popped out the other side unhurt.

When I was deployed to Desert Storm she had to be put down, I will never forget her.

Also owned a Springer. He was another great dog. Loved to hunt and be where ever I was. I never had to train him, he just did what came natural. Had to put him down a couple years ago as well.

To Patches and Max, you will always be remembered!

[trophyhunt]

This is our beloved kc, she was my first dog from a pup.  Her story is on hear as "saying goodbye to our lab".  We miss her very much, these are some pics of her w my daughter as a pup, one of her litters and one just looking good.              Can someone flip these for me, thanks.

[Sportfury]

Deke' 2000-2012. When he was on he was on. I remember one morning he pointed eight birds in ten minutes. It was a short morning that day. Was incredible. He loved to trail also. He would get on a running bird and hunt it down. A lot of times it would almost be to the point where I was ready to give up. After the first few times of me wanting to give up I really learned to trust him when he was trailing. Miss you Deke'.

On point on my son's first pheasant hunt:


With my dad and my son:

[Don Fischer]

This is a d*mn tear jerker. I have had d*mn few dogs that I don't miss. Two in particular get me going. Hannah was a GSP, my first in a long line of them. She's been gone a long time But I still get misty eyed thinking about her. Skipper was a springer and if ever anyone had a friend, Skip was it, he get's me misty eyed too!

[Hunting Cowboy]

Shadow: Lab
 Awesome Duck and Goose dog. We also used him pheasant hunting and was great at picking up any ducks out of the irrigation canals. Stolen from our back yard one week before hunting season. Never saw him again.

George: German Shorthair
 Shadows replacement. Mainly used for pheasant hunting. Afraid of thunder and lightening and would have to sleep in the house. We had to put him down due to age and health issues.

Christy: Lab
 Young female learning the ropes. Did well retrieving ducks and was used jump shooting ditches and hunting over decoys in the field. She was also getting better hunting out of a boat both in the lakes over decoys but also out at the bay. I will never forget her first snow goose retrieval....Hit by a car and died from her injuries.

[RainingSteel]

Dogs are my favorite people

  lol

[trophyhunt]

Tough to come back to this thread, but it's heart warming reading all your stories!