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I just got a yellow lab puppy a week ago. This one could very easily be my last pup, but I'll do all I can to see that she isn't. I was out of town and my wife called me and said she thought that it was time for me to get another dog. We had to put down a little beagle a year and a half ago that was a good early warning system for anything going on outside. My wife had found someone that had a litter of yellow lab pups and was giving them away. We went to take a look at them and I came away with the smallest female they had. I never liked a big lab and this one looks like she was going to meet my size requirement. She isn't just smaller than the rest of the pups, she's little. She was the first one to come up to me, so she kind of picked me out too.

I'm helplessly addicted to beagles. Dumber than a box of rocks, stubborn as they come, but they make great pets. We have one now that's not a hunter. I long for the days of running rabbits with hounds. Man, that was some fun hunting.

yorkie

I have had a lot of dogs over the years- north of 30 dogs. We have been without one of our own for about 4 years now. We are babysitting my daughter's yorkie but as far as I'm concerned they are nothing more than an ornament that you have to feed everyday.

The best hunting dog I ever had was a lab. Died at about 5 years so I never got another one. Best overall dog we ever had was a Rhodesian Ridgeback; flat awesome dogs. We were around quite a few of them and raised two litters. Only downside was shed a little too much for her own good.

Someone mentioned a Jagd terrier. Having owned one and been around them, they are NOT good dogs to have for pets. They need a full time job or you will have trouble.

Had a rat terrier- was a pretty good dog. Loved riding on the saddle but the horses hated it!

Had quite a few heelers over the years. Pretty good overall dogs but not really hunters.

I just put a deposit down on a Blue Lacy. Guess Im driving to Texas next month.

Black mouth cur, good all around dog for the homestead,, and I don't bird hunt

Brittany will be my next one.

Thanks, Mike and TRH

These goofy Llewellins are birdy guys who will love you 110%.

(Only 109 1/2% if you miss two birds in a row, however )

Good enough for Vikings and they work for me:

We have a GSP bitch, she's nice but I do miss our Border Collie. Smart as.

Cheers, Chris

I agree, awesome photo!

English setter, love 'em.

Good post,
For me, it'll be a black lab. I had a yellow, Kelsey, that was my best pal. I think she was my once in a lifetime dog. She was just so GD cool. I had to put her down at 13. It broke my heart. My son and his GF had a Chocolate lab, and when they broke up, we inherited Reilly. Reilly got cancer, and he was put down at 7. I want to round out the lab breed and get a black. Love that strain. Intelligent obedidient, and loyal.

Here is Sparkey in his prime figuring out how to get a ground squirrel out of a crack. It took him three hours before he got it. He's a tall thin Jack Russell and can run circles round the stubby Jacks. He's 13 now and a little deaf but a great companion.

I have had so many over the years, A Doberman for sure DD (Dober Dog, Dam Dog etc) was loyal to a fault knew the yard, knew exactly how far a squirrel could get from a tree. Golden Retriever loving to the end and still a puppy at 12+. Current dog is about the best one I've had, a BRT Black Russian Terrier not what you think, look one up on the web. Obedient loyal and I would not want to be the one who breaks into the house. Funny thing about them is they have little prey drive, they do not chase things, they wait until it crosses the line. If it moves off then no issue, The warning barks get louder and deeper as something approaches. At 90+ pounds my runt Layla is still rather impressive.

I don't even know for sure what my best dog WAS!!! Part Shepherd, some Rottweiler...who knows? Best darn dog I ever saw. Couldn't hunt at all. Retrieve? Nope. Just a great soul.

Always wanted a JRT or a Feist

Where do you get a JRT like that??

We do that all the time and I live in a higher crime, lower income area. But this is South Texas.

Anyways for dogs, I'm sold on heelers, but I like heeler/sheepdog mutts even better. That's one in my avatar, a great dog. Here's another one, a heeler/Australian shepherd mutt my sister owns. Damn near a perfect dog



Birdwatcher

He looks like part rat terrier, as well as Jackie. GREAT PHOTO!

Probably the smartest dog I ever encountered was over in the central CA eastern side Coast Range. I was pig hunting and met up with Jake, 1/2 & 1/2 Jackie/Rat. The dog seemingly understood several languages. I still bet he could write his name and count.