Galla Feist--Squirrel Dog Hunting Photo Gallery

When I go south or east of Little Rock

2012-02-18T01:37:00.004+01:00

...I really appreciate the highlands where I live!

Patch Pups From Her last Litter With Tie

2012-02-17T01:41:00.006+01:00

These are pups from Patch's last litter. All I can say is ahhhhh! They are so special. This coming litter will look different as the sire is Spud! Siggie can not wait until the new puppies are here. She is ready to rock them to sleep!

Another Facebook Feist Photo

2012-02-16T01:19:00.003+01:00

My Facebook friend, Derek, shared another hunt photo with me. Here's his comment! Sure looks like he had a great hunt.

An evening hunt with my feist dogs!!16 grays 2 fox squirrels and a coon!! Derek

Baby Face Nelson

2012-02-15T00:56:00.006+01:00

Coach Adam Patterson sent photos of two of Nelson's recent hunts. Looks like Nelson has not lost his charm. I think he will be 8 this year...not young anymore...but still handsome! Here is

Adam's email:

Hello,
Here are a few pictures of some recent hunts I've had with Nelson. He has done a great job this year. I really enjoy getting to take him hunting. I hope ya'll are doing well, and I hope ya'll have a great week. Thanks for allowing me to own Nelson.
Adam Patterson

Snow Day Slow Day

2012-02-14T00:36:00.005+01:00

We had snow today. Betty did not have school. We had a 'slow' day...worked really hard to just stay warm. Put new hay in the dog houses last night so they had a blanket from the cold.

Scout's New Home

2012-02-13T01:21:00.004+01:00

Lee Moore delivered Scout to the Joyner family. Mike emailed that Scout was living in the house with him and they were bonding nicely. Mike once owned Amos Moses and a female pup from whose parents were Nogo Nell and Nelson. Serious illness brought Mike to a point when he had to find homes for his Feists. A new cure gave him a new lease on life. He called saying "I want a Galla Feist squirrel dog again". Lee Moore helped fulfill Mike's wish and now we are just waiting for treeing pictures from LA. Mike is getting a female pup from Dobs or Patch. We wish him the best. When you almost lose your life, you really appreciate a second wind! We love you Mike Joyner!

Troy Vance's Mantle

2012-02-12T00:17:00.003+01:00

Found this on Troy's Facebook page. I'd swear that is little Zipporah--or just plain Zipper!

Carrie

2012-02-11T01:14:00.005+01:00

This shows Patch--Carrie Nation--in puppyhood. She is as sweet as she looks and she will have her second litter of pups about the last day of March. This litter will be with Spud. Patch's parents are Bonnie Sue Parker and Shooter. We received another deposit today...well it was a total payment for a pup, $350.00. The man who sent it has a male pup who is a half brother to Patch. His Feist, Cooper, tore up the squirrels in southern Missouri last year and he wants a partner for Cooper. We will take a few more deposits so if you are wanting a Galla pup send your deposit. We offer pups by the date of the deposit.

Carrie Nation

2012-02-10T01:33:00.003+01:00

Spud and Carrie Nation!

Here is Carrie Nation-Patch-treeing in her kennel. She is out of Bonnie Sue Parker and Shooter. She is bred to Spud and her pups will be here the end of March!

Early Spring?

2012-02-09T01:00:00.004+01:00

Above Feb. 8, 2011 and below today!
Spring is around the corner!

Patch and Dobs Pups

2012-02-08T04:45:00.005+01:00

Dobs (above) and Spud below will have a litter of pups the end of March. Patch and Spud will have a litter also. Below I have posted photo of Dobs pups and one of Patch's pups.

Scout

2012-02-07T00:08:00.004+01:00

Lee Moore wants to sell Scout to a good home. He guesses he has had well over 100 squirrels shot out to him. Scout is out of Babe Oyl (out of Opal and Spud) and Radio Flyer. His price is $1200. Call me if interested and I will put you in touch with Lee. I can give you more info about him 479 890 8090

Here is Lee's email:Since Sadie is in lock down (she is in heat) I have nothing but time to work these young dogs and that is what I have been doing. I carried Scout, Ruby and the 2 pups Saturday evening and got 2 should have got 2 more but they were a little slow to tree and the squirrel started timbering and twice more they could tell a squirrel was near but just couldn't quite figure it out I am hoping they were winding them. Then I carried Scout and Ruby Sunday before heading to work. We hunted about an hour and I rode the 4 wheeler and we got these 4. That afternoon was slow so we cut it short bad weather but I should have knocked 1 out to them but it limped away. They are coming along just fine and Scout does most of the treeing (at least first) out of this bunch. Hope you enjoy the pics. Lee

Facebook Friend

2012-02-06T00:16:00.002+01:00

Derek S. sent me a message asking to be my friend and tagged me this picture. On facebook, you can not always tell what state folks live. I am hoping Derek sees I shared his squirrel hunting photo and fills us in on the particulars of the hunt.

Squirrels Scarce in Arkansas

2012-02-05T01:29:00.003+01:00

These pictures were snapped in Washington State. Squirrels everywhere out there. As normal, our squirrels are few and far between. We had a bunch until deer season and then poof they were gone.

Galla Creek Buster--Mountain Feist

2012-02-04T01:50:00.002+01:00

Message from Zack-- Had buster out playing yesterday evening and he treed in the front yard. This particular squirrel always timbers out across the road where buster can't go, so I called him back and told him to stay in the back yard. He minded but got on the picnic table so that he could see into the tree where he knew the squirrel went. Funny dog, smart, and trainable even for an amateur like me. I wanted to share the photo of him pouting about being called off a squirrel, looks like he's posing for a bench show. Thanks. Zack

Zeke & Siggie & Colton

2012-02-03T00:53:00.002+01:00

It is really great to see these 3 Galla Creek friends of ours. This is Siggie (orange collar), Zeke, and Colton Phillips. They all look great. Here is the email including Colton's sire and dam! lol

Hello Betty & Larry,
Hope each of you are doing well. I wanted to drop a line and let you know
that we are doing fine down here in SW AR. We haven't been able to hunt as
much as we would like, but we hit the woods every chance we get. I'm
sending you a photo from a recent hunt with Siggie Belle (Two Rivers Sandy
X Tie) and Zeke (Lia X Spud) and Colton (Regina X Clif). We didn't
have any success from a squirrel standpoint, but it was good to be in the
woods with Colton and our dogs, each learning new things. Seems like this
year there was not that good of a crop of squirrels in our area.
P.S. Our 4 pups are now 10 months old and doing great. I take each one
out separately on hunts with Siggie (Zeke is a true alpha male and only
hunts well with females.)
God Bless!
Clif, Regina, Colton & Caiden

Spud

2012-02-02T02:26:00.000+01:00

Another Phoenix Hunt

2012-02-01T00:48:00.001+01:00

Lee Moore recently made this catch in a few hours. The little dark Feist is Sadie Belle out of Spud and Opal.

Eli in Connecticut

2012-01-31T01:46:00.004+01:00

Al Larson lives in Connecticut. He has one of our Feist dogs, Eli. I got these photos from his Facebook page. The upper photo is of Al rabbit hunting in Maine. Lots of snow up there, Al.

Dan Goes After Mr. Coyote

2012-01-30T00:30:00.000+01:00

Excitement In Galla Meadow

2012-01-29T00:15:00.002+01:00

Excitements comes to Galla Meadow!!

We live 2 miles from the Interstate. A convict stabbed a trooper and jumped from his car. We looked over at Laura's house this afternoon and 3 police cars were in her drive. She called giving us a report and saying they wanted permission to cross the Meadow to search around Galla Lake. He is around here somewhere they said. Nope, they did not find him. Glad we have these Feists to tell us when an intruder ventures near.
Excitement exits down Meadow Drive!

Spud

2012-01-28T02:30:00.003+01:00

Sparky and Cora

2012-01-27T01:27:00.001+01:00

Sparky and Cora met for the first time last weekend. Sparky is Cora's Aunt. Cora's mother is Bonnie Sue Parker--sister to Sparky.

Troy Vance Shares A Laugh

2012-01-26T00:47:00.003+01:00

Dog Free to a good home!

Our house was broken into last night by two robbers who locked

me in the bathroom, and proceeded to steal all they could carry.

Our watchdog Killer did not alert us at all, and for this reason

we are giving him away. We no longer want this dog.

We've decided on installing an electric fence and detection devices

with alarms. They're cheaper to maintain and definitely more reliable.

For those interested in adopting the dog please send an e-mail immediately.

”A recent photo of Killer is included below.”

Dog Free to a good home!

Another Lee Moore Hunt

2012-01-25T01:38:00.001+01:00

I recognize a Kubota tractor in this photo. Lee lives in Mississippi and they have a bunch of squirrels in his woods...well there are several hundred less because of Lee and his Feist dogs treeing and shooting them!

Lee Moore with his Sister

2012-01-24T01:12:00.002+01:00

Lee Moore is getting his sister hooked on squirrel hunting. Here he is with 3 Galla Creek Feists, Sadie Belle, Scout, and his new male pup from our Kennel. Thanks, Lee for sharing the photo with us.

Dangers In The Woods

2012-01-23T00:22:00.002+01:00

This is one of Lee Moore's videos. It demonstrates one big danger to Feist dogs while hunting. Wild hogs can kill a small dog quickly. Galla Creek Belle was once almost killed in a fight with a hog. Watch and beware.

Mother Mabell--Sparky

2012-01-22T00:35:00.006+01:00

Elliot brought my old friend to see me. Sparky is a littermate to Spud. We named that litter after country singers. Spud is Vern Gosdin and Sparky, Mother Mabell Carter! One male was named George Jones. I remember there was at least one more female.
Sparky has a great home and Elliot says they will be together until the end. Nothing pleases me more than to see one of my dogs again. Sparky was treeing with Spud when she was 6 months old. She is a special Feist.

What's For Supper

2012-01-21T01:05:00.002+01:00

Found It!

2012-01-20T00:51:00.002+01:00

I Know I Put That Acorn Here!

2012-01-19T01:01:00.002+01:00

I know this is where I put that nut. It has to be here somewhere.

Buster's Getting Tougher!

2012-01-18T01:36:00.002+01:00

Zack sent a new photo of Buster! Wow, he is doing great. Thanks for sharing the hunt with us! Buster is out of Bonnie Sue Parker and O' Tie that binds. Here is Zack's email:

He's really turning on here lately. We treed and killed four this morning. I hated to leave he was doing so good but it started pouring down rain. He treed these four in about thirty minutes Very proud of his progress. Zack Kraft

Squirrel Hunters

2012-01-17T02:56:00.004+01:00

Hunter Scroggins sent us a picture of his recent squirrel hunt with Pris and Galla Creek Dan. Pris is the mother of Ole Dan who sired the litter of pups with Lia. Galla Creek Dan is the pup Hunter kept from the litter is what I think. Thanks so much for sharing with us, Hunter...here's his email.

Dear Renfroe's
Hunter Scoggins and friends hunting on a windy day near Chester, Texas. Dogs are Mountain View Pris and Galla creek Dan.

Good View From Above

2012-01-16T00:58:00.002+01:00

Every kid should have a tree to climb and a dog to love. That's what I think!

Most Wanted

2012-01-15T01:29:00.000+01:00

Rusty

2012-01-14T02:58:00.002+01:00

Opal is a jewel!

2012-01-13T01:07:00.001+01:00

Pup From the Past

2012-01-12T00:39:00.002+01:00

Took this photo about 5 years or more ago of Astrid and one of our sweet Feist pups. If I think hard, I might recall that pup's name.

Rained Out

2012-01-11T01:57:00.000+01:00

Could not go to the woods today--rained out!

Galla Creek Gail

2012-01-10T02:27:00.001+01:00

Watch Out

2012-01-10T01:16:00.001+01:00

Matt Howell shared this photo. I guess the squirrel population have decided that coffee is invigorating.

The Vine and Branches!

2012-01-09T00:23:00.004+01:00

I guess if I had to have a 'vine' for the dogs in my present Kennel. Spook is the vine. Opal, Spud, Lia, Dobs, Tie, Viper, Cor A Vett, Patch, Sassy--they are branches. My Kennel is putting on growth each season. The young Feist below is Dan--named for his sire, who you see pictured below him. The first video is his great grandmother and the second is of his mother, Lia. Good fruit comes from a good vine. Hope that makes sense to you as it does to me! Dan is not a year old and look what he is doing! Here is the email message I received from Tony Marshall with his photo.

Betty and Larry hope you are both well, Dan and I had a really good hunt this morning. He treed 7 times and we got six. One got in a hole. Our best hunt yet. His best treeing hunt overall too. Dan's biggest problem is not wanting to range out from me very far. He also comes back to me to often I think. A couple of trees today were far enough away I could not see him through the timber, but most of the time he stays well under 100 yards from me. I am really proud of the way he is progressing so far.

Tony Marshall

Boudreaux & The Yates Boys

2012-01-08T00:23:00.002+01:00

Squirrel doggin' is a great pasttime for boys and girls, too!

Grandma Spook Can Still Do It!

2012-01-07T01:02:00.003+01:00

I took Spook (Bandit) with Tie today. She still treed like a young pup. But she is 10 years old. I take care of my dogs so she does not look 10. She ran the tree some. I don't like that and she did not used to do it, but I just let it slide. She sure was glad to be in the woods.

Sweetest Little Baby Face

2012-01-06T00:53:00.005+01:00

Adam Patterson sent pictures of a Baby Face Nelson hunt. I still miss Nelson. I kept him until he was past two years old. He was a really great squirrel dog out of Max and Spook. I know Adam enjoys hunting him.

The Woods are Calling

2012-01-05T00:09:00.001+01:00

I think I will answer them tomorrow.

Dan Repeats Great Hunt

2012-01-04T00:27:00.003+01:00

Matt Parker sent another picture as Dan had another good hunt at Wattensaw Refuge! Keep those pictures coming Matt as we love to see them. Dan is the sire of pups from Lia last year.

More Pictures of Ole Dan's Hunt

2012-01-03T01:37:00.003+01:00

Matt Parker sent more photos of Ole Dan and his hunt in the Wattensaw Management Area.

Ole Dan's Wattensaw Hunt

2012-01-02T01:41:00.001+01:00

Matt Parker sent the results of his Wattensaw (near Hazen, AR) squirrel hunt with Ole Dan.

Jack

2012-01-01T00:10:00.005+01:00

Troy Vance sent a picture of Jack after a hunt . Troy's environment it like ours, a 4 to 6 squirrel total is a good hunt. Now, down where Lee Moore lives, they get 20 to 40 each time out. I can only imagine the thrill. Jack is out of Spook and Shooter. Thanks, for sharing, Troy.

Porsche & Lucky Strike

2011-12-31T00:12:00.002+01:00

Kenny Williams sent pictures of a hunt with Porsche and Lucky. He said in 3 hours they got 14 squirrels and a coon. This was their afternoon hunt 11 squirrels. Porsche is doing great--out of Rosco. Hope Lucky helped out in this hunt. Kenny really did not say. Lucky is a sister of Lee Moore's Scout. Her sire is Radio Flyer. Thanks for sharing, Kenny!

Hagar & the Rev.Rutledge

2011-12-30T01:38:00.003+01:00

The Rutledges who bought Hagar already know they want another Galla Feist. Mark takes Hagar on a walk each morning. Hopefully she will run across a squirrel and scoot it up a tree. Mark said this photo was snapped after they got back from their stroll in the woods. The other photo is of his two boys and their duck hunt. It was their first and looks like they did great.

Galla Gale

2011-12-29T01:02:00.001+01:00

We are going to take Gale tomorrow and see what she will do in the woods. Betty is excited about going and taking pictures.

New Hunting Rig!!

2011-12-28T00:10:00.000+01:00

We got our new truck today. It has lots of room. Hope the Feists like how it rides!

Lia

2011-12-27T16:03:00.002+01:00

I am going to sell Lia. Want her to go to a good squirrel hunting home. Price $1500. She is out of Floyd (Grand Sq. Champion) and Nogo Nell (Sq. Champion). She is 5 years old. Great little Feist Squirrel broke dog!

Christmas for Feists

2011-12-26T00:32:00.003+01:00

I bought all my dogs a hamburger at Waffle House for Christmas. They like them rare and on Texas toast.

Merry Christmas

2011-12-25T00:48:00.014+01:00

I am sharing photos in my December file. The above hunt was enjoyed by Lee Moore of MS. He owns three Galla Creek Feists and loves taking them to the woods.
This is our Tie treeing this month!
This is Dan, out of Lia and Ole Dan, with his Bob Cat! He is only 6 months old.
This is the above Dan's sister, Spook, who is owned by Danny in LA. She is doing good.
This photo was shared with me by Brian Smith. This is his Feist, Walker! He is a special Feist to his family.
Lee shared this photo of his sister and I think his father. Sadie is the darker Feist. She is out of Opal and Spud.
This is Riley out of Patch and Tie. We called her Frankincense..she lives with the Bardenwerper family!

Here is Buster. His owner is Zack Kraft. He's out of Bonnie and Tie and he is treeing some bushytails.
This is Eleazar, Elie, out of Patch and Tie. She is learning what she is supposed to do.
This is Rosco, out of Spook and Peanut. Matt Howell, our good friend, owns Rosco. And Rosco can do it ALL.
This is Slick Willie, owned by D. J. McLeland. He is learning the ropes!

Fat Bob AKA Max

2011-12-24T00:21:00.003+01:00

Fat Bob is from the Spud Lia litter that we named after Harley Davidson Motorcycles. Thanks for sharing with us. Email copied below!
Mr. Renfroe,
This is Fat Bob: Ohio Lia X Vern Gosdin, 5-11-2010.

We named him Max. He loves to tree these East Texas Cat Squirrells.

Steve Conn
Hemphill, Texas

Hunt Today

2011-12-23T02:09:00.001+01:00

I had a nice hunt with Matt Howell, his nephew Clayton, and his Feists, Rosco and Brandi. I took Tie and Viper. I was pleased with Viper she treed with the big dogs. Could not ask for more on her very first woods squirrel hunt!

Dan Corners A Cat

2011-12-22T02:37:00.003+01:00

Ole Dan treed a squirrel but Tony said he let it get away...well, then Dan cornered bigger game and Tony came through on that tree. Thanks, so much for the photos, Tony! Give Dan a pat on the head. He is not much over 6 months! Doing great!
Here is Tony's email:
Larry and Betty, Dan and I went hunting this morning for awhile. He treed hard on one squirrel. I saw the squirrel but it got in a hole before I could get to the tree. Later I saw Dan throw his head up and take off. I was watching up in trees the direction he headed then heard him tree and saw a bobcat climbing up to a high fork. Dan was barking hard on the tree. I head shot the cat with my .22. I saw no sense in a fight with him just 7 months old. He did jump on it growling and biting. I am more proud of him each hunt.
Take care,
Tony Marshall

Pictures From The Homestead

2011-12-21T00:22:00.012+01:00

These pictures were snapped in Carroll County on the farm where Betty grew up. Reminds me of the title 'joy in the morning'.

Lee Moore with MORE Squirrels!

2011-12-20T01:18:00.002+01:00

Lee is doing great with all his Feists!! I am thoroughly impressed! Here is his email:
Renfroe's I hope this message finds yall all well and having fun. We are having lots of squirrel dog hunting fun down here and making some new friends while doing it. I am really enjoying my feist dogs and am proud to own each one. Scout looked good this weekend and I hope he continues to progress we even had a split tree between him and Sadie this evening. Scout I think has the potential to be a very good dog if he will make up his mind to do it because the ability and skill is there and I feel like he will as he is still young at only around 16 months or so. Sadie continues to do good and these pups are growing. Little Ann is very driven and stays in the woods with the big dogs most of the time I look for her to take off early and strong. Gauge is a little more layed back and also hasn't quite learned to maneuvere the woods quit as well but he is getting there and did fine on this hunt. Gauge looks like he is going to be a big dog. This is a picture of the evenings hunt between church services that me and Daddy went on here behind our house and we really enjoyed it. The dogs were working good and there were only a couple of slick trees.Hope yall enjoy and thanks for the dogs. Merry Christmas. Lee

Spook--Remembered

2011-12-19T00:22:00.004+01:00

Danny called and said he was pleased with Spook and Nell. They were born in May out of Lia and Ole Dan. So they are just 6 months old. We asked Danny to please send pictures which he did. It is good to see our pup again. Hopefully she will continue to improve. Thanks for sharing, Danny!

Nogo Nell

2011-12-18T00:58:00.000+01:00

Nogo Nell is a daughter of Old Rowdy and she is Lia's mother.

Nothing Like a Good Soak

2011-12-17T00:15:00.004+01:00

Lia

2011-12-16T01:13:00.003+01:00

Here is a picture of Lia yesterday treeing and a closer photo of her. She is a gorgeous Feist and I want to sell her to the best possible home. She is out of Pretty Boy Floyd who is out of Spook and Max. Her mother is Nogo Nell whose sire is Old Rowdy. Lia barks a lot on the tree. She hunts better alone. She was born in 2006. 479 890 8090

Lia Leaning On The Tree

2011-12-15T01:26:00.002+01:00

Here is a video of Lia. She is for sale as I got Dobs back from Troy Vance and I kept two young females--Cora and Viper. I do not have room here for as many dogs as I could have at my old place. Anyway, I don't have a male who is very much in line with Lia so I am going to sell here. She is out of a Grand Sq. Champion and a Sq. Champion. Both came from my Kennel. Nogo Nell--Lia's mother--is a daughter of Old Langford's Rowdy. She is 5 years old. She was born in 2006, March.

From 2004

2011-12-14T00:54:00.007+01:00

Astrid is playing here with a litter of my pups from 2004. I remember Romeo was the sire, but I don't recall the dam. They look a lot like the pups we had born this fall. I like to look back and see the pups from past years and also see my sweet little granddaughter who who has grown tall over the span of years that have passed. I had the top pup photo labled Pocie and I recall we named the litter after Native Americans and this one's tag was Pocahontas.

My Friends Two Dogs!

2011-12-13T00:30:00.001+01:00

Piggie Back!

Pistol Pete

2011-12-12T00:12:00.002+01:00

I got Pete from Larry Ellingson. He and I are just getting to know each other. He will be for sale when I see what he can do.

Learning to Lead

2011-12-11T00:56:00.005+01:00

Slick Willie needed to be broke to lead so Joey McLeland brought him down and we hooked him to one of the zip lines. He learned within a few minutes about the line attached to his collar. Here are some photos of him. He has Opal's color on his ears, but looks almost identical to Tie.

Tie and Slick Willie

2011-12-10T01:54:00.007+01:00

Joey McLeland came today and took Tie and his pup, out of Tie on a hunt. Slick Willie stayed with Tie and enjoyed his day in the big woods. The top photo is Joey and Willie and the ones on the tree are of Tie. Looks like they all had good time.

Perfect Pups

2011-12-09T01:50:00.004+01:00

I got the nicest email from Dr. Jenkins in Louisiana wanting another pup. He bought this one from me in 2004. It has been over 7 years. I remember the family coming after this little girl but can't recall who were her parents. Wish I could. I don't have any pups...but plan to have 2 or 3 litters next year. Folks like Dr. Jenkins keep me wanting to put more of my pups out there for families to love and hunt.

Gail Ann

2011-12-08T02:14:00.003+01:00

This female is one I think I may be getting. Her name is Gail Ann and when my friend took this picture she had a cat treed about half a day. She is Beaty on the bottom of her paper. She a little over a year old. I am anxious to see what she can do.

Spoon in the Persimmons

2011-12-07T00:45:00.006+01:00

My pond is flooded this week and the Persimmon tree near by it has a spoon in the seed of all the fruit when I split the seed in half. I think this symbol may mean I will be bailing water all winter instead of the snow the old timers referred to.

Old Timers say if persimmons have a spoon, fork, or knife it tells something of the winter to come. My persimmons this year all have a spoon which is supposed to signal a lot of snow. A knife means cold, cold that cuts like a knife and if they have a fork inside the winter will be mild. All the fruit has the same symbol each year. I am confused though and wonder it the spoon might be to bail water. As we had another flooding rain this week. What do you think?

Well Built Wooden Dog House For Sale

2011-12-06T01:08:00.001+01:00

Feist size well built dog house for sale. These are wooden and trimmed out dog houses. The front has an extended roof so the dogs can have their head out of the house and still not get soaked when it is snowing or raining. They have a shingled roof. Twice as warm as a plastic house and much, much drier. These are the houses I use with my dogs.

Call if interested 479 890 8090! Price $75.00

Rain, Rain!!

2011-12-05T00:39:00.006+01:00

No pictures today. It rained last night and at 5:00 today it is still pouring. We will be flooded again. My dogs all have nice snug wooden houses. In the one photo there are 4 zip lines but you can not even tell it. Next week I hope the rain lets up as I am looking forward to going to the woods.

Lia

2011-12-04T03:49:00.002+01:00

O' Christmas Tree ~ Treed!

2011-12-03T01:03:00.001+01:00

Sassafras

2011-12-02T01:16:00.000+01:00

Bonnie Sue ~ Flint Pups

2011-12-01T02:01:00.003+01:00

Bruce Barnett sent photos of Bonnie and Flint's litter. Flint is out of Lia and Spud. Bonnie is a full sister to Spud so the line breeding is aunt/nephew which is a very good line breeding. If anyone is interested in a pup give us a call and we will give you Bruce's phone number. He is in Alabama.

David Marshall's Dan

2011-11-30T02:25:00.004+01:00

Dan is out of Lia and Ole Dan. He was born in May and David Marshall owns him. He got a squirrel here! Thanks David for sharing and telling us about Dan. Glad he is still progressing.

Here is David's email:

Larry and Betty, it's been awhile since I emailed y'all. Dan is doing fine and I took him out squirrel hunting the other afternoon. It had been since Sept. since he had been in the woods so he was just running and playing more than anything else. He is still just a pup so really I don't expect a lot. He also does not want to get out of sight of me. It makes it hard to still hunt with a pup running back and forth. It was windy too so it was tough to find any squirrels. Not long before dark the wind died down and he was getting tired. I had heard a squirrel barking so I kept easing in that direction. Dan was a few yards in front of me and I saw him start looking up in the tree he was under. Sure enough I saw a grey squirrel running to the top of the tree. I shot him out and Dan pounced on him, but the squirrel was dead on arrival. Dan shook it and threw it in the air a few times growling. I got the squirrel from him and hung it in a tree. He barked then of course really strong. I gave him lots of praise and cut the squirrel open so he could have the insides. We got one other fox squirrel before we made it back to the truck. It was about the same as the first on how he reacted. It was a real big male fox squirrel I shoot a .22 and shot it in the hind leg on purpose but the angle must have hit some vitals too. It to was about expired when it hit the ground. He is starting to clamp down on them instead of nipping and backing off. The photos are just of him and the grey. sorry they are not very good photos.

Take care,

Tony Marshall

Another Deer Boast!

2011-11-29T00:32:00.003+01:00

Matt Howell's Dad, Lannie, is shown here with the 9 point buck he killed at the beginning of this season. I am sure it was near Lannie's farm at Heber Springs. Matt prepared the deer trophy for his Dad and you can see he did a great job. Pictured with Lannie is his Grandson.

Thanks for sharing, Matt.

Martie McLeland

2011-11-28T01:31:00.001+01:00

Congratulations to Martie McLeland on this 8 point buck. She also got a 6 point this season. Martie can do it all!

Parker's Family

2011-11-27T01:13:00.007+01:00

Parker--Feist Remembered

1999 -- 2011

Parker's Sire with Steve ? his owner

Notice the pups including Parker romping

Parker's Mother bearing the agony of Child Rearing

Parker with his siblings!

More to eulogize Parker--Greatly loved Feist who lived from 1999 to 2011

Parker Crosses the Rainbow Bridge

2011-11-27T00:58:00.008+01:00

October 16, 1999 to November 23, 2011

Remembrance of A Greatly loved Feist--Parker!

We received an email yesterday from the sad family of Parker. Of course, we immediately thought of our own Parker (brother to Carrie nation)....but this was not Galla Creek Parker, but another who carried the same name. We wanted to post a memory to Parker. Below are the two emails from the Lange family!

Dear Larry,

Wanted to let you know that Parker has crossed the rainbow bridge 11-23-11. He was very brave and underwent a very serious surgery, but the postop complications afterward came for him. I know how schmaltzy that sounds considering the nature of mountain feists. I know he’ll be chasing down, off-leash, all the squirrels he can find now. Parker didn’t hunt, per se, but I have great memories of his natural treeing antics in the yard, and those fuzzy tails just teasing him. Thanks for your friendship. I look forward to checking out your page and blog regularly for the beautiful dogs and woods in Galla Creek. Perhaps, in time, we’ll be ready for another little feist, but right now there’s a big silence in the house.

Follow up email explaining about Parker's pedigree!

Hi Larry – Your reply means the world to us. We’re not sure of Parker’s genealogy. He was purchased from a shop at Fairfield Mall in Fairborn, unregistered, and probably nobody would fess up to sending him off that way anymore. We were told his breeder’s name was Steve(?), who perhaps lived at one time in or near Springfield, OH. They gave us pictures of his parents – maybe you recognize them or know someone who might? We’d sure tell Steve, if that was his name, how much we loved that dog. Anyway, when I first went looking for other pups like him, yours were the first I saw but that’s not saying he was. Since then, I’ve seen a lot more squirrel dogs, but then I never realized what great working dogs these feists were – never heard of them before, hehehe. I’ve enclosed some pics...His puppy pic is old and pretty grainy, but Parker’s the lead pup in the pic w/his mother. You can get a pretty good look at Parker’s Dad all stretched up on (Steve?)’s lap. Obviously, Parker had some sibs – heaven knows if they worked at eliminating squirrels or were just sweet companions – broken homes are a puppy’s lot sometimes. Anyway, you’ve got to know what great dogs these are. Parker had surgery for a pheochromocytoma that had invaded his vena cava and left a thrombus in a vessel by his liver. Aside from his tiredness and allergies and then developing a cough from the pressure against his lungs, he never complained but last Sunday couldn’t pee. Emergency exams revealed the tumor far gone. One wonders how his regular vet couldn’t have guessed until it was too late as well. Anyway, the MedVet facility in Worthington, OH, is worth it’s weight in gold for their professionalism and expertise. I can’t say enough about his emergency treatment there. His surgeon was reassuring that dogs do sometimes pull through but the postop shock was too much for our old boy. We miss him, and thanx for allowing me to bend your ear as I know you love this “rare” (not so much anymore) breed too. Susan Lange

Allis /Flint Pups

2011-11-26T01:06:00.002+01:00

Bruce Barnett sent a photo of his pups from Allis Chalmers (she is a littermate to Tie). The sire of his pups is Galla Creek Flint. Flint is from Spud and Lia. Allis had 5 pups--only one female which is spoken for--we're getting her! He has 4 males and part of them are for sale. If you are interested. Bruce lives in Alabama--call us and we will give you his number.

Bruce called today. He has a litter of 6 pups from Bonnie Sue Parker and Flint. He has 4 males and 2 females. Some of these will be for sale too! He said they were are black with white and tan trim.

Success Story

2011-11-25T00:08:00.006+01:00

When Lee Moore (on the right) got Sadie Belle, I don't think he had trained a squirrel dog. But Sadie is showing Lee what fun squirrel hunting really can be. Here are some pictures he has shared recently. Sadie is the mother of of Sassafras. The white Feist is Scout out of Babe and Radio Flyer. Lee said he is kicking in. I hope when Lee is an old man he will remember the Feists he owned that came from Galla Creek!

Happy Thanksgiving all. I am thankful for all my squirrel hunting friends, old and new. Betty cooked an entire turkey for my dogs so they could have a feast today. We love our Feists and are thankful for each of them that we now own and those that we have raised and sent to new squirrel hunting home. Raising Galla Feists Squirrel dogs is not our hobby--it is our mission in life!

Here is Lee's email:

Hello Renfroe's I hope yall are doing well and the dogs to. We are having a great squirrel dog season down here already this year even this early. In the pics one has 20 squirrels in it and Jimmy's dog did most of that and in the other one Me, Daddy , and my Sister and Sadie and Scout treed those 10 here behind the house. Sadie is still doing well and Scout is treeing but his hunting comes and goes in spurts, one time he will go to the woods good and the next he may want to stay with Me but he can really timber one and has done that more than treeing one off of the ground which to me is harder for a young dog to do. Scout will also retrieve the squirrel to me if he gets it when it falls out which I really like and he just picked that up on his own. Ruby my Buckley feist is getting interested but still has a good ways to go but she is young. I carried Sadie's pup Little Ann out with her this evening and she followed her all over the woods and we were impressed and think she is going to pick it up really fast. Take care and I will keep in touch. Lee.

Galla Creek Jama 'Bama

2011-11-24T01:19:00.003+01:00

This is my pup out of Allis Chalmers and Flint. Allis is out of Dobs and Shooter. Flint is from Spud and Lia. I am going to call her Jama Bama. Bruce Barnett owns Allis and Flint. The litter of pups had 4 males and this one lone female--I am proud to get this little girl. If all things work out in about 2 years she will be a perfect match for Tie.

Bruce will have a pup or two for sale, I think. I will post a photo of them later. They are all black (or brindle) and white. They are about a week old. No females for sale, only males. Contact me and I will give you Bruce's phone number in AL.

Galla Is Flooded

2011-11-23T04:47:00.000+01:00

This is what happened to the car that did not go over the Mountain...they went in the Creek.

It rained and rained. My road was flooded and I had to go in the opposite direction to get to Russellville. It was down enough tonight that I could cross. Notice how close it was to the electric high line.

Spook and Nell

2011-11-22T01:20:00.003+01:00

Danny called and said he made it back home fine. He lives near Baton Rouge but is originally from Mississippi. We sure hope he will send us pictures of the two sisters so we can continue to keep in touch with them.

Spook and Sass

2011-11-21T00:25:00.003+01:00

We met Danny in Lake Village today with Spook and Nell. Last night we took Spook to Galla Lake one last time and let her run and play with Sassy.

Hagar

2011-11-20T01:09:00.004+01:00

This is a Dobs / Shooter litter from the past. One of those white pups is our Tie! The spotted male is Case. The cream male is McCormick. The white female is Allis Chalmers! The little black male is Moline--buried here on Galla Creek. McCormick is gone, too! But all made squirrel dogs! We are excited to own Dobs again!
The Rutland family want another Feist. There is nothing like a Galla Feist. Looks like Hagar likes her new home. We are going to try and get them a male out of Dobs and Shooter! Will be a great cross with Hagar! She is out of Tie and Patch--Patch out Bonnie Sue. I plan to name their male, Ishmael and they can call him Ish!

Zipper in Wyoming

2011-11-19T01:26:00.002+01:00

This is Galla Feist Zipper treeing in Wyoming! She loved her trip out west with Troy! I think this is our first Feist to tree in that state. Here is Troy's email!

WE CARRIED ZIPPER TO WYOMING THIS YEAR AND SHE HAD A TIME. SHE WAS EITHER TREEING SQUIRRELS OR RUNNING THE CHIPMUNKS IN THE ROCKS.

SHE DIDNT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ALTITUDE LIKE POP AND I DID. THE CABIN SETS AT 7200 FT ON LARAMIE PEAK, THE ONLY THING THAT BOTHERED HER WAS THE HIGH WINDS THAT THEY HAVE THERE. IT CAN REALLY MAKE THE PINES SING A SONG AND RATTLES THE ROOF ON THE CABIN. NOW LARRY CAN SAY HE HAS HAD ONE OF HIS PUPS TREE IN WYOMING.

Troy

Troy's Sausage

2011-11-18T01:48:00.003+01:00

Troy is making good use of that deer meat! Wow, doesn't this look tastey. Here is Troy's email!

SPENT THE DAY TODAY MAKING LINK VENISON SAUSAGE AND SMOKING THEM. MY SMOKE HOUSE IS NOT VERY BIG BUT IT WORKS REAL WELL.
POP REALLY LIKES THEM AND IT MAKES FOR A QUICK BREAKFAST OR LUNCH WHEN HUNTING. NOT MANY PEOPLE FOOL WITH THIS ANYMORE ITS TAKES TIME GRINDING AND MIXING SEASON AND STUFFING BUT YOU JUST CANT BUY THESE IN THE STORES. A TASTE FROM THE PAST.

MILL CREEK KENNEL SMOKE HOUSE

Modern Gun Season

2011-11-17T02:13:00.001+01:00

Won't be able to get serious about squirrel hunting until after deer season ends.

Friends!

2011-11-16T03:28:00.001+01:00

Roger Littlejohn and Smarty--spending quality time!

Heath Thomas' Zoey!

2011-11-15T00:59:00.003+01:00

Heath Thomas sent this photo of Zoey's first squirrel this year. She is zooming! Heath is naming his new male, Zeke. We called Zeke, Cain. Heath had a put out of Lia and Ole Dan (Zack). Zack was hit by a car. It is always hard for us to report the demise of one of our Feists, but this happens and we hope Heath's new pup Zeke will be a good mate for Zoey. Here is Heath's email about Zoey. Zoey is a full sister to Tie, but not from the same litter. Tie is 2 years older than Zoey!

Here is Zoey with her first squirrel. She is treeing up a storm. We named the puppy Zeke. He is really pretty. Zoey is ready now so you had better squirrels look out. Heath

Zack Kraft's Buster

2011-11-13T03:19:00.000+01:00

This is Cora Vette's littermate , Buster!

Spook and Nell~Galla Mountain Feists

2011-11-12T00:07:00.004+01:00

Spook and Nell are both sold to Louisiana to Danny! I sure will miss them as they are loads of fun to work with. They will still be here a week or two.