Monthly Archives: July 2010

Before We Hang It Up

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Twin Buttes Spinone

The following is a “pass along” newsletter article from the Pointing Dog Journal. Pass Along PDJ July 2010 Before We Hang It Up By Steve Smith I will be the first to admit that I have been luckier than most. … Continue reading →

Posted in Hunting | Tagged | Leave a comment

killing geese update

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Twin Buttes Spinone

Further information indicates that the geese killed in New York was done on an expired contract: This is great…. We actually found the so called “contract” for the gassing of the city’s geese. Interesting thing is that it specifies five … Continue reading →

Posted in Alerts | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Did federal authorities kill geese in New York?

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Twin Buttes Spinone

I’m behind on reading my email and in catching up, want to bring an email message to your attention. I received the following message on July 13 (I apologise for the delay) from a reader who reports that one night, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alerts | Tagged , | 1 Comment

The stop whistle

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Twin Buttes Spinone

Didn’t work with the dogs the past two nights, our wireless router fouled up last night and this evening we went to a training session for working in the free lunch program. However the past several nights, I’ve been working … Continue reading →

Posted in Journals, Training | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Lucky didn’t make it

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Twin Buttes Spinone

The kitten we rescued and named Lucky took a turn for the worse on Wednesday and had to be put down yesterday. She had been doing fine – running, playing, and even putting on a little weight, but suddenly began … Continue reading →

Posted in Journals | 1 Comment

15 facts about therapy dogs

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Twin Buttes Spinone

Received the following email and thought I’d post it. Hi, We just posted an article, “15 Amazing Facts About Therapy Dogs”. I thought I’d bring it to your attention in case you think your readers would find it interesting.

Posted in Training | Tagged | 2 Comments

3 methods to becomming a successful breeder

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Twin Buttes Spinone

Actually, these methods work in all aspects of business and politics and we see it everyday throughout our society, but since this is a blog about hunting dogs, that’s what I’ll apply it to. But first as a commentary, let … Continue reading →

Posted in Caring for your dog, Journals | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Little Lucky

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Twin Buttes Spinone

We named the kitten that we rescued a couple of weeks ago Lucky, since she’s lucky to survive. The kitten is from a neighbor’s litter and is apparently the 3rd time the Boxer has killed their litters. From talking to … Continue reading →

Posted in Journals | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Swimming 7-10-10

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Twin Buttes Spinone

We took the dogs down to the reservoir to swim with them, but the water is still too high and the beaches are still underwater. We did swim for a few minutes around the boat ramps – Mia followed me … Continue reading →

Posted in Journals | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Morning swim, 7-9-10

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Twin Buttes Spinone

I took the Labs to some nearby ponds for a little work on honoring retrieves and a lot of swimming. They’re doing well and spent nearly an hour doing water retrieves before I called it quits, much to their disappointment. … Continue reading →

Posted in Journals, Training | Tagged , , | Leave a comment