Lets see the dogs of IDO!

Little chilly in west central MN yesterday morning.

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I don’t think he cares how chilly it was

Doesn’t get any better. For either of us. Headed for his favorite swimming island. Happy pup, smelling the smells

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Out for a morning walk!

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My sons pups first time duck hunting. Take a look it is a short video.

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Fishingstar,
Awesome, good job. Make sure she gets a treat.

Happy to be playing in the lake, sad to need a bath to scrub the summer’s worth of lake stank off.

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Extreme drought and somehow Ripley ended up like this yesterday. Doh!

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Oh Ripley!! 😅😅 That is a look of pure happiness right there!

The Muddy Bear (and boat) after a recent trip on the upper Mississippi.

-J.

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Lily AKA “monkey butt” right

Bocephus AKA “BO BO” Left

6 yrs ago my girlfriend found Bocephus tied very tight to a tree on some state land here in east bethel when he was a pup. Some people Suck

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rubberduck wrote:

Lily AKA “monkey butt” right

Bocephus AKA “BO BO” Left

6 yrs ago my girlfriend found Bocephus tied very tight to a tree on some state land here in east bethel when he was a pup. Some people Suck

I’m sure BoBo has had a pretty good life since then!

My GSP Murphey

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My big mean….. Lapdog!!🤣

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It’s someone’s birthday today. 10 years old. Time flies. He’s an asshole but a sweet asshole. I get sad thinking about how short a dogs lifespan is.

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This is Champ my 16 year old GSP, he was a great hunter till 2 yrs ago. Now he is retired

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Been gone hunting for six days. Get the message I need to come home, my dog misses me. Hasn’t gotten out of bed for last two days….even when someone tells him time to go play. My buddy

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koldfront kraig wrote:

I get sad thinking about how short a dogs lifespan is.

Unfortunately it is part of the deal that you likely will outlive your dog. It is an especially hard lesson for kids. My Springer will be 12 in April, likely has another year after that. He will be the third of my dogs that my 28 year old son will see pass on. I’ll be sad, my son will be heartbroken (again).

I heard once that the first day you bring your puppy home is the first day to eventual heartbreak. Been through it a couple of times and truer words have never been spoken. Enjoy them while you have them.

Try having Mastiff’s and Dane’s if they turn 10 they’re living an borrowed time.

It’s better to have loved and lost then never to have loved at all.

steelslinger71 wrote:

I heard once that the first day you bring your puppy home is the first day to eventual heartbreak. Been through it a couple of times and truer words have never been spoken. Enjoy them while you have them.

Eelpoutguy wrote:

Try having Mastiff’s and Dane’s if they turn 10 they’re living an borrowed time.

It’s better to have loved and lost then never to have loved at all.

So very true.

Eelpoutguy wrote:

Try having Mastiff’s and Dane’s if they turn 10 they’re living an borrowed time.

It’s better to have loved and lost then never to have loved at all.

Understanding that is what I think separates some pet owners. After we lost Lily, our Brit, I understood just how short a dogs life is. Since, I have shared so much more time with Ruger. It’s a catch 22. We are closer than ever imagined a person can be with their pet, but I know his life span will end sooner than later. This one will be harder than I think

Mark Steffes wrote:

This is Champ my 16 year old GSP, he was a great hunter till 2 yrs ago. Now he is retired

Oh Mark, that warms my heart! To see a 16 year old GSP!! My boys are 9 and 8 and Fritz has been going gray since he was about 5 LOL!

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Pheasant hunting last Wednesday. The pics are in reverse order.

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We made Christmas cookies today and had them on the table with plans on decorating them after dinner. We should have known better, but Ripley had never stolen food when we’re gone, so…

Well, he ate at least 2 dozen of them!

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Thats hilarious Ralph!! I had a dog once that ate a bunch of cookies, be aware sugar can work like a potent laxative in dogs!!!

Fingers crossed, Sheldon!

Nothing worse than critter skitters!!
My Gracie ate a bunch of freshly applied chicken manure on a field right next to our house many years ago, I caught her red handed and screamed at her to drop it but she wolfed down a big chunk of it.
The next morning we tossed out the couch, a couple of pillows and Sparkles spent an hour cleaning the walls and carpet, ICK!!

The dog that ate a bunch of cookies, it started with him coughing, then acting like he was going to heave.
I made the mistake of yelling OUTSIDE!! to him, he knew he was in trouble anyway and sorta panicked and closed his mouth, all of that pent up pressure came out the other end, you can imagine the rest of the story.

Salmo, my Greyador, playing in the snow.

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Last week coming in to the access on Tonka, Cody scented these about 80 feet from shore.
He showed a lot of restraint!!
Earlier he almost jumped out of the boat after a loon.

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