I love it. That goose retrieve was nice. He's probably like "damn, this is one big duck". I feel Labs are part fish. I miss my good girl Kimber who was a black English Lab. She was more of an upland dog for me, but one day on a hunt with my buddy, Kimber locked on a pheasant and flushed it for my friend and I. He took and shot and winged it even though the shot was a fatal one. But it flew pretty far out over this lake and wound up there. My buddy says to me, "Darn, that sucks. How are we going to get it". I looked at him, then looked down at Kimber and said, "Uhh, well, let me see. I have a hunting dog and she loves the water and retrieving birds. Soooo uh, I am pretty sure she will keep our feet dry and go get it for us". Sure enough, I looked at Kimber as she looked back at me in excitement with that look on her face, and said, "get the bird baby" and off she went charging into the water. After quite a long swim out and back she got to the shore and got kind of stuck in some thick mud at the bank. Then she dropped the bird and basically said to me, "Okay daddy, since I did all the heavy work, you can at least pick it up and put it in your vest cuz I am done". I have to admit that moment was pretty funny. She passed away about a year and a half ago and I still miss her just as much today as I did that very day. Enjoy every moment with your boy Lake for as many years as you can, because not only are they great partners in the field with us, but they are our family members as well.
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That's a good looking pupcake!
I love it. That goose retrieve was nice. He's probably like "damn, this is one big duck". I feel Labs are part fish.
I miss my good girl Kimber who was a black English Lab. She was more of an upland dog for me, but one day on a hunt with my buddy, Kimber locked on a pheasant and flushed it for my friend and I. He took and shot and winged it even though the shot was a fatal one. But it flew pretty far out over this lake and wound up there. My buddy says to me, "Darn, that sucks. How are we going to get it". I looked at him, then looked down at Kimber and said, "Uhh, well, let me see. I have a hunting dog and she loves the water and retrieving birds. Soooo uh, I am pretty sure she will keep our feet dry and go get it for us". Sure enough, I looked at Kimber as she looked back at me in excitement with that look on her face, and said, "get the bird baby" and off she went charging into the water. After quite a long swim out and back she got to the shore and got kind of stuck in some thick mud at the bank. Then she dropped the bird and basically said to me, "Okay daddy, since I did all the heavy work, you can at least pick it up and put it in your vest cuz I am done". I have to admit that moment was pretty funny.
She passed away about a year and a half ago and I still miss her just as much today as I did that very day. Enjoy every moment with your boy Lake for as many years as you can, because not only are they great partners in the field with us, but they are our family members as well.
Sorry to hear about Kimber. That’s a great story and a proud moment. It’s too bad that they are only with us for a short period of our time.