Gibbs Update

Hope all is well with you guys. Things are going great here, Gibbs is learning how to sit on command by blowing one whistle (we did this when he was younger as well but over the winter have not been using it much) and to look for direction after his name is said, Over...followed by the hand direction, he's doing so well he learns things so fast it great.

Gibbs has also been using his nose a lot lately I think it's been since we started hiding the duck in the yard, after our last visit with you we've been working with him and the frozen duck a lot.

Over the weekend Corey took him in the woods for a walk and they came across some deer tracks Corey said Gibbs went nuts following the scent. We are loving and enjoying him so much I just wanted to pass on some of our news.
He'll be 1 next month, time has gone by so fast, we are looking forward to this summer I'm sure he'll love the water.
Take care, talk to you soon

The Smith's

Fitting in

This is Gary's House

Merlin says grace

Arty Pictures

Hello Don,

I promised some photos of Arty and here they are, sorry for the delay.

Leah

Merlin, the latest

He is really starting to settle down and be more civilized - he has his half hour spurt and then lays down for a few hours!

Good little runner too, he is up to 6 miles. Love's the play fetch, the only thing is like his father I can't get him to stop licking!!! It drives me!! Oh well, could be worse - he could hate me!

He is just shy of 70 lbs of solid muscle - he's going to a brute that's for sure. He is out growing chain collars every two months!

I get lots of compliments on his coat. Billy says he gets the same with LuLu

Hope all is well!

Charlene

Good field trials dogs frequently make poor hunting dogs

This article exactly reflects my opinions and experience.  The general hunting public deserve to be protected against the notion that field trial dogs are the best choice for hunters.

"There is an Elephant in the Room" By Robert Milner:

http://www.doindogs.com/there_is_an_Elephant_in_the_Room.shtml

 

Don BATES

New Pics of Dew

Doindogs Syke first time in the snow

Talisker out for his first walk in the snow with Doindogs Syke.

Fake Facebook page

It has come to my attention that there is another person on facebook posing as me ( https://www.facebook.com/don.bates.376 ), there is only one Facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/doindogskennel ) associated with me or Doindogs Kennel. You may want to unfriend of report this person as it is not me.

Thanks

Don Bates

Jill and Pucks pups

Doindogs Chelsea Marie pups

Definitely got my sook!

Definitely got my sook!

Got the dog show info but i'm working next wkd and pardon the pun but everyone and their dog is away on a course so there's no leave allowed. Maybe next show.

Charlene

Retrieve # 53 for the season

I couldn’t resist sending this photo from today (Feb 8, 2014) of Angus making his 53^rd retrieve of the season. He was up to his neck in powdery snow all morning and still managed to find, flush and retrieve 3 snowshoe hares!

 

Best Regards

 

Rod

Sam

Sam and i are doing fine he is still running around Hard to beleive he is going to be  10 this year don I gotta say this he is the greatest dog we have ever hadthank you so much i may just go saturday ill let ya know hope the pictures work He loves this duck lol,

Steve

Relaxing (pic)

Angus (Gunny) tracking, flushing and retrieving a snowshoe hare.

Hi Don

I thought you might like this video link below I took today (Jan 25). Angus flushed a hare, flushed a second hare which I miss and then returns to track and flush a second time so I can finish it. It is Great bit of dog work!

Regards
Rod

 

Ch. Doindogs Chelsea pup Jag

Hi Don   In addition to being a super duck retriever, Ch. Doindogs Chelsea pup Jag loves to go ice fishing with his owner.

Gary

 

A report from Kadnook!

Hello Don,

While you sent me some lovely photos of the snow in your area, we have been frying over here. Last week we had five days of burning hot weather; 43 - 46 deg Cel. The countryside has dried out to a tinder dry state with everywhere now a fire risk.

Last Friday 17th Jan 2014, everyone in my area was ordered to leave our homes due to a large out of control bushfire just 1.5 km down the road. The 90-100 km an hour winds were causing great havoc for the firefighters sending ember attacks everywhere. John Stott came and took the dogs, Graeme and his son came and took the cars, cats and personal items and I stayed for as long as I could before leaving.

This fire and many others were started by huge lightning strikes late Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning. Luckily for our area the wind changed direction 180 degrees and sent the fire back on itself. We were given permission to return to our homes on Saturday about 11.00 am.

Reports are that no homes were lost, no animals affected, but there was about twenty kilometers of farm fencing destroyed, and some six hundred acres of bush, plantations and farmland burnt.

We are receiving light gentle rain at this moment, 40 points [10 mls] predicted, we need every ml of it.

Must go and give my two pups their midday meal, they are twelve weeks old and doing great.

Talk again soon
Regards to you both
Wayne.

Kadnook Kennels Labradors

Snow, Snow, Snow

Good Morning....I hope all is well with you folks.....lots of snow here......Boo is loving it.....thought you might like an update....weighing in at around 33 lbs on our last vet visit a couple of weeks ago

 

Take Care!

Teresa, Eugene & Boo

 

Puppies, see how fast they grow!

Gary’s pups at one day old

Brie update

Hi Don and Pierette,

 

Hope you both had a great Christmas and a fantastic start to the New Year...

The Matheson's is looking forward to some great news soon......Justin is getting excited and he is preparing Brie in his own way for the little one...

Here is a few pictures of Miss Brie waiting for Justin to come through the school doors.... She is so happy to see him after school.... :)

Had a great time with you both in Dec.... Looking forward again soon....

 

Take care and will talk soon.... :)

 

Donnie, Paula, Justin and Brie...

 

 

Gary's  CH Doindogs Chelsea Marie with her 6 pups.  There are 3 males and 3 females, all are doing well. 

Don

Lois & Daizy

Hi Don & Pierette & Co.

 

hope this finds you all doing well & wishing you all the best for this new year. We hope to make a trip to the mainland this spring ... can't wait for you to meet Daizy (again) ... 

 

Paws & Kisses,

Lois & Daizy

 

Waiting Patiently

Gary Faloon's abused labs!

Andrew's Lab Doindogs Tucker

Andrew and Tucker hunted right up to December 30, 2013. Here are pictures of Tucker in December. Andrew says they had a fantastic year with Tucker making over 60 duck retrieves.

Pictures of Gibbs

Merry Christmas to you and Pierrette 

It was so nice to hear from you tonight, funny I was just saying to Corey this morning we should stop out over the holidays because he never gets to come with me he's always working. Gibbs is such a wonderful dog we love him so much he's perfect,  I've attached a few pictures of Gibbs, he just turned 8 months old on Dec 26th, he loves the snow and playing outside, Gibbs on his birthday weighted 75.2lbs he's getting pretty big. He's been sleeping out of his kennel at night now for about 4months and doing very well, he's so smart tends to forget his manners when company comes over but we are working on it. Hope to come by soon hope all is well

The Smith's