Of the thousands of client dogs in our database, the most popular name for male dogs is Max. The second most popular name is Bailey.
For females the most popular name is Maggie. The second most popular is Daisy.
The top 10 breeds that visit us are:
1. Labrador Retriever
2. Golden Retriever
3. Boxer
4. German Shepherd Dod
5. Shih Tzu
6. Yorkshire Terrier
7. Cocker Spaniel
8. Beagle
9. Bichon Frise
10. Weimaraner
Recently the Rocky Fork Hunt Club celebrated the “blessing of the hounds”. After the priest concluded the blessing, Alan positioned himself down the trail to capture the breakaway for the hunt.
This is one of my Llewellin Setters, “Living Will Wind’em”. In the above photo taken Monday evening Nov. 16th at a friends farm he is pointing a wild pheasant. You will notice the fence in the photo and the heavy thicket on the other side of the fence. Unfortunately for me, the bird was in the middle of that thicket on the other side. I had to leave my dog and go back to a place where I could cross the fence, make my way back to the thicket and try to flush out the bird. In all, my dog held this intense point without moving for over 10 minutes. Will comes from a strong breeding and has tremendous natural instinct. As any great bird dog, Will points wild birds naturally. Training alows me amazing control over his movements. A verbal command allows me to tell him when to change directions in the field, another allows me to call him in, and yet another allows me to release him from point. Training also has forced upon him the need to hold a point no matter what I do or where I move and not chase after the bird!
About 10 minutes after I flushed the first pheasant, Will found another hiding in deep grass. Keep in mind that a bird dog points by sense of smell, not by seeing the bird. Notice how far I have moved out in front of Will. This requires training. Without training the dog will want to push forward and keep up with me. By training him to hold point, it allows me to walk in front and flush the bird. Will’s natural ability causes him to point his nose directly at the scent of the bird.
