Why I love labs
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utah400elk
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I had a chocolate lab named Doc. I got him when I was going through a rough patch (divorce) and he was just what the Doctor ordered. He was my partner in crime and an absolutely awesome pointing lab/pheasant machine. He passed at 10 and really tore my family up. He was not my first lab, and I loved them all, but he was the best dog.
I have had five chocolate labs and swore off dogs after losing Doc. Well my wife and son weren’t having it. We now have two more Chocolate labs and “Maple” is our “tiny” dog. She is a hunting machine and considers it her duty to keep squirrels out of our yard. For unknown reasons (maybe the extra snacks I provide or the adventures we have) I am her clear favorite.
This is her in low power mode. She was insulted that I didn’t take her on my gulf vacation with my wife this week…so she is sulking and missing me.
I have had five chocolate labs and swore off dogs after losing Doc. Well my wife and son weren’t having it. We now have two more Chocolate labs and “Maple” is our “tiny” dog. She is a hunting machine and considers it her duty to keep squirrels out of our yard. For unknown reasons (maybe the extra snacks I provide or the adventures we have) I am her clear favorite.
This is her in low power mode. She was insulted that I didn’t take her on my gulf vacation with my wife this week…so she is sulking and missing me.MTGunner
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Is that the Missions in the background? MTG
SilentBirdHunter
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Yes. Mission Mountains. The Ronan area is a national hotspot for retriever field trials.
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I was on the floor doing some sit-ups, so he decided to come look at me from point blank to see if I needed help.
SilentBirdHunter
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This lab routinely does 300 yard blind retrieves in competition.
My most memorable blind hunting was less than 5 yards.
Shot a pair of huns on a cut bank. The first fell in the stream and
drifted lodged 30 yards below my feet by the current on a cliff cutbank.
Lab marked and easily retrieved the second of the pair.
For the first bird, had to send the lab downstream to cross, then handle
the lab upstream then a come-in whistle to cross the stream and
get the hun lodged against the cutbank.
My most memorable blind hunting was less than 5 yards.
Shot a pair of huns on a cut bank. The first fell in the stream and
drifted lodged 30 yards below my feet by the current on a cliff cutbank.
Lab marked and easily retrieved the second of the pair.
For the first bird, had to send the lab downstream to cross, then handle
the lab upstream then a come-in whistle to cross the stream and
get the hun lodged against the cutbank.
