A dog lives fifteen years, if you’re lucky.~ Mary Oliver Jerry and I feel lucky. Vixen, the fourth of our reindeer-named pointers, will be 15 years old in a couple weeks. We’ve had many dogs,… >
The quarry for Jerry, me and our dogs in southwestern Georgia near Thomasville is bobwhite quail—wild bobwhite quail. Bobwhites are small birds that weigh only 6 ounces. They live in flocks, or coveys, of about… >
To continue our tradition, Betsy and I want to honor three men and 13 dogs who passed away this year. These men were not only friends but were—in their own ways—crucial to the success of… >
The theme song for the 1997 James Bond movie, “The Spy Who Loved Me,” was composed by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics were by Carole Bayer Sager. But it was the singer Carly Simon who brought… >
By the dozens, Northwoods Bird Dogs have recently been afield across the country. No matter the age of the dog—whether young puppies whelped this year or experienced older dogs—many birds were pointed, retrieved and bagged.… >
