Hello Don,
Ch. Doindogs Chelsea Marie competed on Saturday Oct. 31 in the Royal Canine sponsored Atlantic Top Dog Awards show. She was entered in the Sporting Group with 14 other Champions. In order to be eligible to be invited to compete in this show a dog is required over the preceding 12 months to have won Best Puppy in its Group. Chelsea did that three times. although one of the youngest to compete, Chelsea finished 4th overall in the Sporting Group and was the top female in the Sporting Group.
On Sunday Chelsea competed in the Lab Specials class at the Island Dog Club Show in Charlottetown against 10 other Champions as well as the all the other Lab winners of the day at the show and won Best Opposite (Top Female).
It was a successful weekend for Doindogs and Don Bates!
Saturday, November 07, 2009
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Stoke (pics)
HI Don,
My name is Annie Kaderly and I bought a pup from you in January 2005 - a yellow male from Roo's second litter with Jett. I live in Vancouver now, bu will be in the Maritime in April or May of 2010 for several weeks before heading back to BC. I'm thinking about getting another pup at that time - do you know if you'll have any ready to go home around then?
I've attached a picture of Doindogs Take Me Home Revelstoke ("Stoke"). He's wonderful!
Cheers,
Annie
My name is Annie Kaderly and I bought a pup from you in January 2005 - a yellow male from Roo's second litter with Jett. I live in Vancouver now, bu will be in the Maritime in April or May of 2010 for several weeks before heading back to BC. I'm thinking about getting another pup at that time - do you know if you'll have any ready to go home around then?
I've attached a picture of Doindogs Take Me Home Revelstoke ("Stoke"). He's wonderful!
Cheers,
Annie
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Kilo (pic)
Just thought I would send you a picture of Kilo @ 6 and 1/2 months. Thank you for your help with Kilo yesterday. We are going to try him on his bone today.
Have a great day.
Gary and Susan
Have a great day.
Gary and Susan
Tate (pics)
Hi Don,
Here are some recent pictures of Tate enjoying fall. She's doing great, she's in her second heat now and very healthy. Hope your fall is good.
Leigh Ann
Here are some recent pictures of Tate enjoying fall. She's doing great, she's in her second heat now and very healthy. Hope your fall is good.
Leigh Ann
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Just a Dog...
This post will obviously bring about different feelings from those who know all too well what it is that I will be writing about. These are the days when having good bird dogs loses much of it's luster. It is the day we OWE to our friend, our partner, our pet.
It dawned on me the other day as I told someone that I soon had to say goodbye to my girl of 15 plus years, that it was O. K., "she's just a dog".
At first, I was a little offended, I mean come on, give a little compassion here. I just smiled and agreed and carried on my way... Thinking the whole time, "it's just a dog".
Hmmm, just a dog.
The mom to 4 litters of pups with owners that cannot believe the gift they were given. Yep! 37 happy families. Could of easily been 10x that. She sure gave the world good pets, great friends and fabulous hunting partners... yep! Just a dog...
She was my son's best friend growing up. We had acreage and friends needed to be shipped in for play time. But Breeze was always available to play with Hunter. A couple hours in the sand box... a little time running under the sprinkler, sharing lunches outside, sleeping on the front porch for hours while Hunter napped waiting patiently for him to come back out... yep! Just a dog...
She stepped up in a big way at 5 years old to be my lead 'go to' dog after having to put 2 titled kennel mates down in the previous 2 years. I gave her little credit for her hunting abilities as my other dogs were incredible... well she showed me what 5 years of pent up desire looks like. Her waterfowl skills were superb on her first real day out hunting. She laid on a floating bog for 2 straight days and completed some amazing retrieves. Her upland skills while utilized minimally in the past, came through like a polished all-pro... and I never had to use a collar or correct her. She knew what it was that made me happy... yep! Just a dog....
She so eloquently slipped into old-age. Still hunting at 12
It dawned on me the other day as I told someone that I soon had to say goodbye to my girl of 15 plus years, that it was O. K., "she's just a dog".
At first, I was a little offended, I mean come on, give a little compassion here. I just smiled and agreed and carried on my way... Thinking the whole time, "it's just a dog".
Hmmm, just a dog.
The mom to 4 litters of pups with owners that cannot believe the gift they were given. Yep! 37 happy families. Could of easily been 10x that. She sure gave the world good pets, great friends and fabulous hunting partners... yep! Just a dog...
She was my son's best friend growing up. We had acreage and friends needed to be shipped in for play time. But Breeze was always available to play with Hunter. A couple hours in the sand box... a little time running under the sprinkler, sharing lunches outside, sleeping on the front porch for hours while Hunter napped waiting patiently for him to come back out... yep! Just a dog...
She stepped up in a big way at 5 years old to be my lead 'go to' dog after having to put 2 titled kennel mates down in the previous 2 years. I gave her little credit for her hunting abilities as my other dogs were incredible... well she showed me what 5 years of pent up desire looks like. Her waterfowl skills were superb on her first real day out hunting. She laid on a floating bog for 2 straight days and completed some amazing retrieves. Her upland skills while utilized minimally in the past, came through like a polished all-pro... and I never had to use a collar or correct her. She knew what it was that made me happy... yep! Just a dog....
She so eloquently slipped into old-age. Still hunting at 12
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