Happy First Birthday 4-Wheelers!

Happy Birthday to the “4-Wheelers,” whelped November 25th, 2008:

Avalanche (now, Lucy) – North Carolina
Dakota (now, Tripp) – PA
Liberty – New Jersey
Tahoe – PA
Ranger – PA
Milan – Michigan
Sable (Missy) – PA
Nitro – Wisconsin
Titan (now, Woodrow), Canada
Sierra (now, Aspen) – Washington

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3 Responses to "Happy First Birthday 4-Wheelers!"

Don & Ellzie Reidel says:

November 25, 2009 at 10:46 pm

Hello, We are the owners of Aspen, who was Sierra. We really enjoy her company, and she is a wonderful addition to our family which also includes our english setter, Spencer. We have had pointing dogs for only three years, so we readily admit to being rookies in the dog world.

We got Aspen from our trainer Butch Tewell, who told us that he had found us our close in hunting dog. We saw her photos, trusted in Butch, and we added her to our home. She has alway impressed us with how fast she learns, and everyone comments on her good looks and happy fun disposition. Of course, she sleeps in the house, eats in the house, plays with Spencer in the house, but when we let her out she’s the last one in, and you can tell she wants more outdoors.

When we sent her to Butch’s in Montana for training we thought six months old was a little young, but we sure saw a different pup when we went to get her from Butch. She was happy as ever, but we could see she now knew her what her job was.

We saw her point birds, back other dogs on birds and hunt with the rest of the dogs Butch was running. She was a pup still but really having fun hunting with the big dogs.

We live in Washington State, and have started her on released pheasants. She started off a little slow, but by the middle of the season was finding, pointing and holding hens and roosters in the fields and surrounding woods. She is our go-to dog in the thick woods and brush that surrounds our hunting fields here in Washington.

She stays closer that the other dog, and keeps hunting until called to the truck. She does check in regularly, but because she is a small dog, and short to boot, we see her checking in with flying leaps into the air while her head swivels around looking for us. She just loves the hunt, and we love hunting with our “young lady”

P.S. she really is my wife’s dog, but looks to me for a lot of direction when we hunt together. When we seperate, she hunts with Ellzie, and those two always end up with some good storys to tell.

Last week-end, we hunted for quail in Yakima, WA, and we had split up to cover promising new ground. We agreed to meet at a point in the distance, but when I got there, I could not find Ellzie. So, Spencer and I hunted along the river towards where we knew she had to be and found her stuck in some incredibly thick brush, and no idea on how to get out. After viewing the situation from the outside and giving her some good advice, she srtarted out along a way that would lead her out. During this time, her “young lady” stayed with her and did not leave Ellzie until she heard me, and then Aspen came out to greet me.

As you can see, we love our dog, and am really happy to have her. I am sure we will keep in touch and share some more Aspen adventures.

Don and Ellzie Reidel, Sequim, WA
Rodger & Sally Barveld says:

November 26, 2009 at 7:19 pm

We are the owners of Milan. She is a sweet heart but she is definitely the diva in the house just as she was with her brothers and sisters. Rodger had her out hunting around Cadillac and then in the UP and she got better and better. At first she was kind of clueless but then oh man did she get the hang of it. She even got to go out to South Dakota and hunt pheasant. She did great with all of the birds. Rodger just loves the way that she jumps in the tall grasses like a jack rabbit. She stays close to him and he really loves that about her. We loved this breeding so much that I have a brother from another breeding between Shay and Brier, Chase (Rebel). He has a sweet disposition and I can’t wait until next hunting season it will be his and my first season together. Just love these dogs.
LML says:

November 27, 2009 at 7:09 pm

Thank you so much for the responses–it is good to hear all about the pups and how they are doing for you.

Feel free to share anytime!

—LML

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