now "puppy breath" has a name "Mako" (bear)

[wwbirds]

as many of you know we lost my male hunting dog almost a year ago and had looked far and wide for a field trial quality golden to replace him in good time.
Had pretty much given up finding a hard going pup so took my female down to Ron Biscke yesterday to breed her Buddy the all time top point open golden ever (155 Open all age points).

While there Ron asked how my hunting dog Bertuzzi was doing and I said he died from cancer last February and I had had no luck finding a high energy field quality dog to replace him. he went to his computer and copied a field trial ad from Bill Bennet in Ontario (second highest open point dog in North America "Jazz" (138 open all age points) advertising field golden pups born November 25th ready to go to new homes in late January. Preference to field trial competitive obedience and hunting homes only.

Guess we qualified as "puppy breath" is on the way to Alberta end of the month. I had the choice of 2 Alpha males but one has a slight slash of white on the crown like my old field trial dogs Nip, Amick and even Bertuzzi so we picked him. Will have him chasing ducks and maybe even geese by fall 2014! Doesn't he look ferocious? Names? Should be Objibway or Cree to hold with tradition.

http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww349/wwbirds/family/IMG_1591_zps99d77f27.jpg (http://s734.photobucket.com/user/wwbirds/media/family/IMG_1591_zps99d77f27.jpg.html)

[wags]

Not sure about names, but that is a very nice looking pooch.

Cheers

[Redfrog]

Lucky dog!!!! Both of you.

Yes Dear and I were looking at pics of golden pups last night. No, I am not thinking about getting one. I'm a labaholic and I just need to accept that.
However I said that those goldens really are beautiful looking dogs and if you get a working golden, it is truly a thing of beauty.

I hunted for years with a buddy who had a field trial golden. Never had a bad day in the field with that dog.:sHa_shakeshout:

[Ormachek]

I had a collie named Muskwa....Cree for bear

[wwbirds]

Called her Muckwa for "bear", so think muckwa and muskwa are interchangeable for bear??

Jim don't tell "yes dear" there is still one male left in this litter. Only one of the top line of field goldens in North America right now. took a year of looking to find the right one. Bird wing testing is being done by Bill tomorrow.

[catnthehat]

Real cutie!
Cree is Muskwa, dunno about Algonquin?:confused:
Cat

[Pixel Shooter]

Big congrats, whohoo!!! the stars aligned, got to luv it!

[bagwan]

Call him Todd. Big Bert would love you. Beauty of a pup.

[densa44]

He looks like he is ready for ducks right now! Way to go, buy the best dog you can find!

[Roughneck12]

Cute pup. Congrats.

[Redfrog]

Did you breed your dog?

[Sooner]

Nice looking pup, my last Gsp made it to 16 and 1 month when i decided her time was done. That was in July. I can feel the pull of getting what will be my 4th Gsp getting stronger every month. I haven't been without a dog beside me for over 16 yrs, picks of new pups don't help lol. Congrats on the new addition.

[Newf]

Congrats! Just wondering the other day if you had found a new pup. Going the be a fun and busy year for you!!

[wwbirds]

Marley is still down at Ron's in Lethbridge. she wasn't standing for buddy so we may have missed the opportunity. Buddy eager but Marley snarley. May vet her today as took her down as soon as bleeding stopped but may have missed it. Know for sure later today if I am picking her up or waiting for the ties to happen.

Bagwan-Not sure Todd was impressed the first time as my oldest son named Bertuzzi after meeting Todds family near Sudbury while we were on vacation there. Our friends are his parents neighbors on Deloges Road. Was Mikes favorite player for a long time and his family gave him lots of souvenirs and treated him like royalty after showing up at our friends BBQ in a Bertuzzi Canucks jersey.

[Winch101]

Has that " let's get at it " look in his eyes ....

[Mike_W]

What a cutie, congrats!!

[wwbirds]

My pick of males was most aggressive with ducks and not as interested in pigeon given the choice.

http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww349/wwbirds/family/IMG_1607_zps10bf5464.jpg (http://s734.photobucket.com/user/wwbirds/media/family/IMG_1607_zps10bf5464.jpg.html)

However the whole litter is very birdy:

http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww349/wwbirds/family/IMG_1601_zpsef64de5b.jpg (http://s734.photobucket.com/user/wwbirds/media/family/IMG_1601_zpsef64de5b.jpg.html)

[DarkAisling]

Oh, what a cutie! Goldens are stunning dogs.

The story is great, and the photos are interesting.

[chauncy]

Awesome looking dog. Congrats on the new pup.

[aulrich]

Nice pup

[greylynx]

Cree eH?

http://www.creedictionary.com/search/?q=dog&scope=0&submitButton.x=58&submitButton.y=12

atimo kiseminiw? :sHa_shakeshout:

He He He.

Thanks for the pix.

That little fella is going to one nice home.

[wwbirds]

Just picked up Marley in Lethbridge, guess we missed the cycle. will try again in July

I have a feeling one pup at a time is probably a good thing!

[greylynx]

I knew that would rile your feathers up.

A guy needs that in January.

Take care.

[wwbirds]

Not riled at all, like water off a retrievers back. My kids have been telling me how old I am for 20 years. I tell them if they are very lucky they will get there to!New puppy in 13 days

[greylynx]

Pictures please.

Thanks.

[gitrdun]

I've never met a Lab I didn't like. Beautiful puppy there WW. :)

[wwbirds]

Hey thanks, but it is not a lab!
Golden is long coated separate breed. You might be thinking yellow lab which is short coated lab like black or choc but with yellow coat. they are sometimes referred to as golden labs in Europe and Britain.

[Redfrog]

Too bad you missed getting yours bred.
I have a friend who has done some AI. Have you ever tried it or know anyone who has?

[wwbirds]

I am no expert but if she had stopped ovulating I assumed it was too late to AI.
Ron talked to one vet yesterday who would do an AI on her but only after completing a ?? test (read $200 for test and $200 for AI).
It was not critical enough for me to want to force the issue to have her bred at this time especially since the puppy is coming so I would like time between the new arrival and the litter arrival since I will keep a female for myself and we have a waiting list for this breeding to Buddy and Marley. Breeding her next cycle in July is just fine with me.

Marley:http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww349/wwbirds/family/marsbar.jpg (http://s734.photobucket.com/user/wwbirds/media/family/marsbar.jpg.html)

[greylynx]

What is the percentage of success with AI in dogs?

Does the percentage change from breed to breed?

[Redfrog]

I don't know how the success rate is in dog. I do know some breeders who have used it as insurance of a breeding as well as with an uncooperative female, without problem and were successful.
It is used successfully in other animals and like anything else the more demand the better the procedure will become.

[wwbirds]

Some of the US dog sites show 62-100 success with fresh sperm AI. Repeating procedure twice in 3 days often resulted in the higher results. A single AI often accounted for the lower 62% results
using previously frozen sperm for AI in dogs yielded only a 62% success as a ripe egg has to be present when AI is performed as frozen sperm is only alive for up to 5 hours where as fresh can linger for 24 or more hours waiting for a ripe egg.
No known comparisons to different breeds.

[pinelakeperch]

Beautiful puppy! I can't imagine my Golden, Rocky, ever being a hunting dog. He tips the scales at 115lbs, what a loaf.

[wwbirds]

My males have all been working goldens and some as light as 55-65 pounds and very athletic so they looked even faster than they were really running. A really big golden like Rons "Buddy" is probably in the 75-85 pounds but solid muscle and retrieves big geese all day long. 115 pounds sounds St Bernard size?

[Faststeel]

Hey thanks, but it is not a lab!
Golden is long coated separate breed. You might be thinking yellow lab which is short coated lab like black or choc but with yellow coat. they are sometimes referred to as golden labs in Europe and Britain.

Should have hooked up your bitch with Baxter, black long haired " dynamite retreivers " FS

[wwbirds]

I think they would take my life membership back at the CKC for a move like that to create a new breed of dynamite retrievers buddy!
I still have my own big black dynamite retriever (Ozzy) he is just beyond breeding age!!

[wwbirds]

Offered it to oldgutpile first as know he was looking but it is up for grabs after that as spoke to breeder this morning. We are flying my male in Wednesday afternoon. Field trial champions and National Field trial dogs on both sides of pedigree.

[ali#1]

Beautiful dog.

I have dogs now so I'm full but I want a good retriever/setter in a few years for ducks.

[wwbirds]

Person who reserved female 4 weeks ago has changed their mind and is taking last male so this female is available. Jim is at work and will get back to me within an hour or so after talking to "the boss" and let me know tonight.

[Ice Fishing Maniac]

Sweet looking pup. If my youngest boy wasn't allergic to dogs, we would have a golden retriever. My lil sis had a NA champion show dog. She had 3 litters, some went on to be champion show dogs a few in trials as well.

IMO, most beautiful, gentle breed out there.:)

[oldgutpile]

:sHa_shakeshout: Everything but the paperwork to look after. Mom was a fairly hard sell, but I think the breeders are happy it is going to a working/hunting home! 98% closed deal! (Confident enough I am scrambling to pick a name)

[oldgutpile]

Done deal! Newest addition to my upland addiction is coming home.
My current old girl will have her nose out of joint for a bit, but she will adjust. she might even welcome the help on some of these big bird releases:sHa_shakeshout: Was out on another 60 bird release today, and the old girl was fighting through belly-deep snow for a lot of it. Sleeping pretty good right now!

[Iskra]

Call him Slash.

[wwbirds]

Saw her pictures today and she looks like a cute little sweety but with attitude.
These will be fully ready to hunt in fall of 2014. November 2013 birthdate is a bonus.
See you Wednesday
Rob

[catnthehat]

Great! congratulations!
if that pup even turns out half as good as Abbey she'll be a fantastic dog for sure!!
Cat

[kimmi07]

Goldens are great dogs and the pics look like he will be a great hunting dog. Our friends have two goldens who are not hunting dogs and the male comes in at 130lbs. They are chunky goldens for sure but the male is also the largest bodied golden I have ever seen.

[threeforthree]

congratulations!

[wwbirds]

Golden Eagle in Objibway. almost called him "aanimi" which is trouble but I was afraid he might try to live up to the name!