5 months old

Moki formally Nash 

 Hi everyone,
I thought it would be be good to finally get my blog updated.  For those of you who have purchased one of our pups or those of you who have a puppy I think you will have some fun looking at the pictures and hearing a story or two. The pups are nearly 5 months old and it sounds like they are all getting big.
Our pup who we started out calling Jackie we now call Oakley (thanks Josh and Amelia).  She has been so much fun.  Our 9 year old son loves to spend hours playing in the back yard with her and they are becoming real good pals. She keeps her Mom on her toes and often I hear Mom giving her a scolding if she gets too carried away.
We recently noticed a bump on top of Oakley's head so we took her to the vet.  He said she had just bumped it and it will go away in a couple of weeks.  While we were there we had her weighed and she weighs a solid 40 pounds. Wow!

My brother introduced me to his friend Stewart and this is his poodle pointer pup  Great guy and pup.

Oakleys first day on pigeons

I've been working on Come, Sit, Stay, Heal and on fetch. My next big thing will be whoa.  I've introduced her to pigeons and gun fire and just yesterday I took her pheasant hunting for the first time. She did great kept up with the other grown dogs had fun and had a great day.  We also got her swimming for the first time.  She took to it like a pro just like her Mom and made me proud.  

Below are a few pictures of my boys from the youth Pheasant Hunt that took place yesterday.  The dog work was great and and the boy work was even better.  Parker went 2 for 3 on his shots and took home 2 nice roosters!  His little brother Brandon had a great time seeing how Big Brother gets it done.

Look at Sage on point in the background

2 tired boys on the way home from the hunt

I have a few updates from the puppies so below are a few pictures and stories.

This is Lady, formally Harley

Gary is the owner of Lady.  Gary tells me he loves her and she is very smart.  Gary tells me that when they go out in the horse pasture she likes to fetch horse biscuits over and over again.  Look at how gentle Gary is with her.  She looks very happy.

This is Moki,  His owners tell me that he runs with her 3 miles a day now and she is sure he could go more but doesn't want to put too much stress on his young joints.  She says "training has been a breeze.  He has picked up everything very quickly".  Also he enjoys the couch more than his bed.

This is Chief and his owner Chris.  Chris decided to keep the name of Chief.  He is a very handsome boy.  Chris tells me that they just went to his first  Pheasant farm.  Chris said "He was amazing!  The owner of the farm couldn't get over how good looking he is or how well he held his points and how well he retrieved".  The owner wants to know where he got Chief.

  

This is Kota formerly know as Clark.  Look at the muscles on that boy.  The dog not Barry.  Barry says"Kota is doing great.  He weighed 34 lb(I'm sure he is 40 lbs now). at his last vet visit and is very healthy.  We have been working on basic obedience (come, sit, down, stay, heel, whoa, kennel, etc.) and he knows how to do all of them.  However, he doesn’t always choose to do them.   He will get there.  We have also been working with him with birds.  I have been over with Tyler and have introduced him to birds.  He has a great nose and point.  It is so fun to see him work the birds.  We also shot over him and it didn’t even phase him.  We have been exposing him to lots of noise so that probably helps."  Kota has already been on his first grouse hunt.

This is Bella, I don't have a recent photo but I do have an update.  Rich says "Bella is now tipping the scale at 40# and has taken to diving under the beds in the guest room. It’s funny watching her dive under the bed; then trying to entice her out. We are really enjoying watching her grow and develop. Rich is also considering taking up hunting again.  I hope you do Rich!

The season is upon us.  Take your pups out and enjoy them!  I know I am.