And Then Like Any Good Dog Parent

..... I drove away from home the said favorite new toy on the top of my car. I even tracked back to see if the ring could be found. Alas, poor dog ring. We knew him well.

At least I still have a giftcard for PetSmart.

6 Months

We've signed up for a companion for Max for hopefully in the fall. Rufnit Kennels has a new litter of beautiful fawn puppies with a female we really liked as a possible companion for Max. However we talked with Shari of Rufnit Kennels abut the timing and how that might affect Max, especially since we'll be moving soon - about the time the new puppy would be ready to arrive. Shari wisely said it would be a lot of upheaval for Max so we are going to wait for another litter - maybe X or Y. Can't wait to see the names for the X and Y pups!

Max is right about 6 months old. He does really well off leash - whistle trained pretty well, but he has a stubborn streak! He continues to start sniffing birds in the air. Hopefully we'll have a few coveys of quail soon to see what he does! He stands about 20 inches and about 30 pounds. And what a face he has! Such a beautiful little fellow! I can't get upset with him when he misbehaves since he is such a cutie, but train him (nicely) we must. I strongly recommend two books - one is called How to Help Gun Dogs Train Themselves by Joan Bailey and the other is The Dog Whisperer: A Compassionate, Nonviolent Approach to Dog Training by Paul Owens and Norma Eckroate.

The new house has loads of space for him to romp and play - most cross fenced for horses or cattle but I have a strong feeling that will not contain dear Maxie. I spy digging under fencing in the future! He has an amazing ability to find snakes so we've begun the rattlesnake vaccine process. We'll be fencing in the back yard area so Max has free rein out there. He can romp in the pasture and gun range under supervision!

Who knew I'd come to love this little fellow so much? Superdog! I made one video with the theme to Hong Kong Phooey but can't post it here because of copyright issues, but here is another fun video - enjoy!


For some reason this supposed HD video came out terribly and took me four days to get it to embed. Go to my youtube channel at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP8RgCe0c1Q for a better quality vid..... Or wait another day or two while I figure it out!

Running Dog!

Max at play in the pasture! He starting to sniff those birds!

Leash play! Max loves to carry his leash in his mouth - go figure!

5 month run

At 5 months! He's a galloping fool off leash! Looks a bit like a rabbit when he runs - back feet together but he is a fast little thing. Little is a but of a euphemism! He is stronger than me - hence the broken foot!

4 months

Captain Longlegs

Here is Max at 5 months of age. He stands about 18 inches tall at the withers and weighs about 25-27 pounds. A few more inches taller and much room to gain weight - he should be somewhat barrel-chested and he is strong as an ox already - as witnessed by a fracture in my foot! More pics to follow!

Curiosity! At least we don't have porcupine! But we do have loads of snakes. I highly recommend the rattlesnake vaccine for those in snake country.....