my sisters father in law jumped on a plane over to Aussie.... got to airport and looked in boot OH SHIT,forgot I had dog in there this morning panic phone call home to son,then got on plane...two hour fast trip up road for son who retrieved dogs from boot of car,desperately in need of a pee but otherwise fine.it happens
75/15/10 black powder matters
Lost my two best mates within a couple of months of each other last year to the needle. Gut wrenching.
Still in mourning but my wife conspired against me and I have this. No, the hunter-way down the road didnt pay a visit
My Son being in Canada as a hunting guide needed a bear dog and mate so when he returned to NZ he brought his Canadian bred lab back.
He has since bred with a NZ pure bred black bitch. Not such a good result as all pups were marked as they call it. Mine is the worst / best which ever camp you may be.
Marked labradors are accepted by the American kennel Club but the cant be shown. But recently the marked ones have gained a following and now a premium might be asked on purchase.
We have just started training and going well. Will just about do anything for affection, not food which is generally a great motivator for a lab.
His DNA tells him to run 40 metre circles in front when sent and will cast left and right with little prompting, and with hand signals.
The bigger boned rangier American labs are used for upland shooting and this appears quite natural for him to do.
Same in the water, looking, looking but not sure what to retrieve. I think when we join the dots he will be fantastic.
Not small at 640 mm at the shoulder, he brings a bit of size to the pond or paddock.
Mum, dad and the kid.
Cool looking dog
My two favourite things at the moment ( after my wife and kids of course)
FALL IN LOVE WITH THE NUMBERS , NOT THE IDEA
The toe Warner on a quick overnighter before the weather turned. Was watching some hinds through binos on a grass face about 1200m away and dog was doing a good job of acting like she could see them too.
Nui pretty happy with our 5 minutes of walking around some short, green pastures. 7.62x39 doing the damage.
Lady at 8 months and in training
As an "up and coming" and winning my heart
As a champion and sniffing out din dins in the Ruahine;s
Last edited by NIMROD; 31-07-2024 at 07:01 PM.
Brno aka dick,relaxing in the lounge now we are down to single dog family..
He looks like a hard case fella
Comes in natural camo colour too
Oh and time goes so fast with the fluff monsters so remember to take a heap of pics along the way
Latest addition to the family…Fred
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