Harvest Hunters English Springer Spaniels

Dog Blog Winter 2010

Katie — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:02:24 +0000

The boys are no longer on house arrest! Mini is no longer in heat; they can now join the rest of the household. Tim had the girls out today: Mini, SoBe, Miata, Mighty, Kane, Beret, Kahlua, and Trixie (Kane is not big enough to be interested in Mini so, we count him as a girl….shhhh, don’t tell him that though). I think that it is time for me to retire the pigeon I am using…it is missing the head and a leg; it is a pitiful site but, still great to use for puppy retrieves. Mississippi is retrieving great for her age. Mighty, Kane, and Beret are testing the waters but, I am keeping them in the shallow end for now. Beret is carrying around a beer can and is proud to show her support for Hamm’s; yes, i said Hamm’s, it was all Tim could find at the time. Mighty is teething on a cranberry Ocean Spray plastic bottle; that will keep her entertained for a half hour or so.

House full of Dogs

Katie — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:14:51 +0000

The house is full of dogs; they have cabin fever and so do I. The weather has been cooperating the last week or so; I was able to train the puppies on live pigeons out in the field. Mighty, Kane, and Beret had a blast! Mighty quarters the field well and is learning to use her nose; I planted clip wing pigeons for her. Kane is a little hesitant in his run but, I believe that he will open up. Beret is a little running machine; I think that she is going to make a great trialing dog. Tim clipped the dogs toe nails tonight; some found it to be nothing special while others thought they were going to die….oh the drama. Beret got a nice warm bath; she enjoyed the nice toasty water with the help of the jets that is. Mighty, Kane, Beret, and Mississippi all did their pigeon retrieves tonight; they really enjoy it. Not only did we work on retrieves but, we are teaching them HUP. They are all fast learners. Trixie, Mighty, SoBe, Miata, Kahlua,and Mini are all out lounging on the couches….Mini is a little irritated that I am not letting her sit in my lap while I type this; I tried explaining to her I can’t type with her in my lap but, I don’t think she believes me. I have made plans to send SoBe out to Ohio to be run by Chuck, that is if she doesn’t come into heat….keep your fingers crossed.

Mississippi Retrieving

Katie — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:00:25 +0000

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Here is some video of Mississippi Planters Punch (Kahlua x Ace; Female) retrieving a frozen pigeon…she did great!

Puppies in the Tub Video

Katie — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:57:00 +0000

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As I type right now, SoBe is next to me on the couch staring at Tim…it is funny and, I might add creeping him out. I can hear Trixie grumbling in a low annoying tone in the kitchen crate; it sounds like a distant cow is mooing. Mississippi Planters Punch and Mint Julep got a soak in the whirlpool tub today. Tim turned the jets on and let them enjoy the warm pulsating water. They are now clean and toasty in a crate with a fluffy towel which I am sure will become a victim to their extremely sharp teeth…I will look for survivors in a bit to see what has endured their little needles that inhabit their mouths. Just to let you all know that Mississippi Planters Punch is still available as of today; January 4th.

Mighty Video

Katie — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:49:48 +0000

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Mighty playing in the living room with Tim….it is amazing that she does not touch the floor….it must be made out of lava!

Puppy Video; Early Morning Playtime

Katie — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:09:01 +0000

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The puppies get plenty of one on one playtime with Tim and I in the morning but, today they got to play with my little brother, Aaron. All involved had a blast! They got a shower this morning and were all squeaky clean for their romp session this morning. We also clipped their little claws too; they were turning into little hooks. Aaron gave them a toy to mangle….there are little puncture wounds all over it with little tufts of stuffing peaking out….like I keep saying their teeth are needle sharp. Also in the video is Mississippi playing with a pheasant wing; she is birdie, no doubt about it! Beret was in a crate with Mighty and Kane and between the 3 of them they decided to relieve Beret of her collar…..another one bites the dust. No matter what I do to try and prevent the destruction of collars they always seem to find some ingenious way of getting it off. The only recognizable piece of her collar that was left was the rabies tag. These three little buggers are definitely keeping Tim and I on our toes! SoBe and Trixie are out with me as I type…my foot is falling asleep because Trixie is deciding that it needed to be kept warm with her butt. The other adult dogs are outside romping in the snow; the weather is nice out so, I try and get them out as much as mother nature will let me. Mini is pouting in a crate in the kitchen; she is in heat. Tim wants to breed her again and I am toying with the idea of breeding her now or in the spring. Well, time to start another day; I wonder what adventures it will bring.

Friends and Family

Katie — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:05:06 +0000

The Holidays are here and I have a house full of guests; friends from near and far along with my little brother Aaron. The house if full and we will be expecting more. Dan, Andy, Aaron are here now; Laura and Sam will be joining us later in the week. My little brother Aaron received a hat identical to my husbands as a Christmas gift from Tim and I. I ordered it because Tim was tired of Aaron taking his hat when he would stay with us…now he has is own. Gene and his Pit Bull puppies stopped by for a visit; they are such happy beautiful dogs. I will post more pictures of the festivities as they occur.

Puppy Blog 5.5

Katie — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:37:05 +0000

The rest of the day was great! I took the puppies to the vet and they are HEALTHY! The roads on the other hand were not so much fun; ice 1 inch thick on the roads is not my idea of fun. Mississippi Planters Punch weighed 10 lbs and Mint Julep weighed 9lbs. My friend Andy arrived from Nebraska and will be visiting for a couple of days. He is getting used to the noises that are contained with in my little house…..in other words the ear piercing screeches from the puppies…Tim and I are immune.

Puppy Blog 5

Katie — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:04:01 +0000

The night was not as eventful as I anticipated…..Mighty had consumed 2 cups of frying oil off the stove. Her tummy must be made out of steal because she made not a peep last night. Tim headed off the work this morning but, not after letting Mississippi and Mint romp and scamper through the house; it is amazing what they can find in a matter of milliseconds; it always seems to be Tim’s wool socks. Beret, Kane, Mighty, Mini, and SoBe were also out this morning to enjoy some personal time. Mint and Mississippi are good sleepers in their crates and will sleep in if allowed to. Mighty is beckoning me right now….hold on; she needs to go out. Wow, for all her complaining she was not to enthused to go out; cant blame her it is cold, the winter blast from the open door was enough to make my teeth chatter. Mint and Mississippi got showers last night; Tim rinsed them off (after a couple of minutes of waiting for the hot water to make the venture upstairs). We dried them off an snuggled them in their crate with a nice warm dry towel fresh from the dryer; what was left of the towel this morning is more to be desired. Their needle sharp teeth can turn anything into swiss cheese; the victim now looks more like shag carpeting than a towel. Well, off to start another day…I wonder what it will bring?

Puppy Blog 4; Video

Katie — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:24:16 +0000

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Never a dull moment in our house…as you can see even when the puppies are in their crate they are active and vocal. The noise level increases while they terrorize each other. Today Mississippi and Mint played int he kitchen with intermittent breaks of sleeping and trips to the cold outdoors. Potty training is going great! Mighty got into some trouble today; she went into stealth mode ( impressive for her age) and jumped up onto the stove where a nice pot of frying oil was waiting for her to slurp down…..she was able to consume 2 cups before Tim realized that she was missing from his lap…..lets just say that she is grounded to her crate for the night. I can only imagine how icky her tummy is going to be; as I type, she is sitting in her crate right next to the door, walking circles, ready for quick evacuation to go out. Tim is over being upset now, and feels bad that she is going to have an unpleasant experience soon….poor baby. The dogs spent most of the day in the house with us; we rotate them from their room co everyone gets plenty of attention. I am still finding pieces of stuffing through out the house from their Christmas presents….the one day that we let them destroy stuffed toys….it looks like a cotton ball exploded but, they have a great time doing it!