Post by ike on Sept 7, 2008 12:57:38 GMT -5
My four year old Kody dog out of Ryan and Multi that go back to LionHeart and Ike
My eighteen month old Ru Lui out of Ryan and Echo
Maverick, my Shamrock bred plott dog
better not forget my blue Griz dog either, out of Ryan and Multi that go back to LionHeart and Ike!
Well luckily I got through another training season with all the dogs in tact, and was lucky not to make many trips to the vet. My two oldest hounds have been mostly retired, as Rowen injured a hind leg last spring on a bear and is still coming back from it. Ryan was out Roading with me this morning and seems healthy but I try and watch what kind of track I put him on at the age of eleven years. Ike and Choco are still solid at seven and nine, and are still the backbone of my pack with Kody and Griz coming on hard at fours years. The plott dog is still in the program at two and my Ru Lui bitch is running hard as an eighteen month old pup--she is out of my Ryan dog and Richie Zacarrdi's Echo bitch and as fast as greased owl shit!
The summer season did not go without a hitch, as my plott dog discovered the joy of killing a porky--oh man! I had never before had to pull quills out of a dog and that black plott made up for all those experiences that I have missed. It was bad enough I took him to the vet and four of us pulled quills for over an hour. That was nearly two months ago and I just pulled another quill out a couple days back. I'll tell everybody that you can have those gritty dogs ha!
Good luck to those of you running the kill season, as fall is in the air. I've had my dogs out looking for lion a little and will most likely be after a bear before long. Good luck to all.........
Ike